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Book Review: "Out of the Darkness" by David A. Jacinto
An engaging narrative about the harsh and thankless conditions miners faced in Industrial Revolution-era England.
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Amy Turner
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Issue #16: Of Mütter Mayhem & Mesmerizing Madams
Upheaval at a Philadelphia cultural heritage icon, Georgian ladies-of-ill-repute, and kings of skating.
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Amy Turner
Issue #15: Of Turning Leaves & Temples
The smell of apples and petrichor, the felling of a famous tree, and an Egyptian temple in America.
Issue #14: Of Libertas & Long-Gone Elephants
My trip to New York, a new issue format, Queen Katherine Parr, and elephantine archaeology.
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Amy Turner
Book Review: "The Politzer Saga" by Linda Ambrus Broenniman
The strength, love, bravery, courage, resilience, and endurance of a Hungarian Jewish family that crosses generations forms the nucleus of this work.
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Amy Turner
Book Review: "Of White Ashes" by Constance Hays Matsumoto & Kent Matsumoto
In this heartbreaking novel, the authors tell the tales of two individuals and how their lives intertwine during one of the most horrific times in…
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Amy Turner
Book Review: "Not Pink" by Margaret Kasimatis
"Not Pink" offers a deeply psychological and emotional insight into the life of Mae Panos, a troubled young woman. Can she fight her demons to find…
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Amy Turner
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Issue #13: Of Whirligigs & Waraq
Life's a true whirligig...and what's waraq?
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Amy Turner
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