Magical and mesmerizing! Read my full book review of Bright Circle: Five Remarkable Women in the Age of Transcendentalism by Randall Fuller (@oxfordunipress.bsky.social) at Foreword Reviews:
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A tense and page-turning chronicle of Nicholas II's last attempts to save his rule. Check out my book review of The Last Tsar: The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa (Basic Books) at @shelf-awareness.com:
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This was simply superb! Read my full review of The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe by Marlene L. Daut (Knopf) at the @wirobooks.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/2596ae43
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Wow...just, wow. A whole new way to read history, people. I highly recommend Gettysburg, The Tide Turns: An Oral History by Bruce Chadwick. Talk about history coming alive...this is a genius synthesis of first hand accounts!
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