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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Happy May Day


 


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Sunday, April 28, 2024

Book Date: Every Time You Hear That Song


Hi All,

Happy Monday. Stopping by to share my current read.

What are you currently reading?

 

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Friday, April 26, 2024

Stacking the Shelves




Happy Saturday everyone! 

Stopping by to share a few books that I recently got access to. Thank you to the publishers for the opportunity to read these ones.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Cat Meme Thursday


 


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Monday, April 22, 2024

TTT: Unread Books on My Shelves I Want to Read Soon





Hi All,

Welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday. The topic of: Unread Books on My Shelves I Want to Read Soon really spoke to me as this is certainly true of me.  I have an entire list of books that I have been meaning to read, but here are a few highlights:


 







Have you read any of these?

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Thursday, April 18, 2024

First Line Friday: The Personal Librarian



First Line Friday:

"The Old North bell tolls the hour, and I realize that I'll be late."
 

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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Waiting on Wednesday: Rednecks



Hi Everyone,

Just stopping by to let you know about a book that I am waiting on.

Author: Taylor Brown
 
Summary from Goodreads:
A historical drama based on the Battle of Blair Mountain, pitting a multi-ethnic army of 10,000 coal miners against mine owners, state militia, and the United States government in the largest labor uprising in American history.

Rednecks is a tour de force, big canvas historical novel that dramatizes the 1920 to 1921 events of the West Virginia Mine Wars—from the Matewan Massacre through the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest armed conflict on American soil since the Civil War, when some one million rounds were fired, bombs were dropped on Appalachia, and the term “redneck” would come to have an unexpected origin story.

Brimming with the high stakes drama of America’s buried history, Rednecks tells a powerful story of rebellion against oppression. In a land where the coal companies use violence and intimidation to keep miners from organizing, “Doc Moo" Muhanna, a Lebanese-American doctor (inspired by the author’s own great-grandfather), toils amid the blood and injustice of the mining camps. When Frank Hugham, a Black World War One veteran and coal miner, takes dramatic steps to lead a miners' revolt with a band of fellow veterans, Doc Moo risks his life and career to treat sick and wounded miners, while Frank's grandmother, Beulah, fights her own battle to save her home and grandson. Real-life historical figures burn bright among the hills: the fiery Mother Jones, an Irish-born labor organizer once known as "The Most Dangerous Woman in America," struggles to maintain the ear of the miners ("her boys") amid the tide of rebellion, while the sharp-shooting police chief "Smilin" Sid Hatfield dares to stand up to the "gun thugs" of the coal companies, becoming a folk hero of the mine wars.

Award-winning novelist Taylor Brown brings to life one of the most compelling events in 20th century American history, reminding us of the hard-won origins of today's unions. Rednecks is a propulsive, character-driven tale that’s both a century old and blisteringly contemporary: a story of unexpected friendship, heroism in the face of injustice, and the power of love and community against all odds.

 

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Sunday, April 14, 2024

Book Date Monday


Happy Book Date Monday! 

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Friday, April 12, 2024

Stacking the Shelves







Here are a couple of books that I recently got access to. Thank you publishers for the opportunity to check these out! :)

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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Cat Thursday


LOL-Happy Thursday everyone!

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Monday, April 8, 2024

Friday, April 5, 2024

April Bookish Bingo


 


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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Waiting on Wednesday: Good Lookin Cookin



Hi All,

Stopping by to let you know about a book I am waiting on. 


Happy Reading!