My monthly review is a bit late this month, but here’s what I’ve been reading.
Tales from the Atlanta Braves Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest Braves Stories Ever Told – Cory McCartney
This is another interesting read for Braves fans or baseball super fans. The book starts in the 70s with Hank Aaron and ends with players in the current generation. It was especially poignant to read after the passing of both Hank Aaron and Phil Niekro.
Glory, Passion, and Principle: The Story of Eight Remarkable Women at the Core of the American Revolution – Melissa Lukeman Bohrer
This book was a shorter read with snippets about eight different women in the Revolution. It’s an interesting, if not overly detailed, look at these women’s varying stories. I found the chapters on Phyllis Wheatley and Nancy Ward the most insightful.
The Last Tudor – Phillipa Gregory
As the name may indicate, this was Phillipa Gregory’s last Tudor-era novel and stars the Grey sisters (Lady Jane, Katherine, and Mary). I liked the different point of view narrators, but this wasn’t the best novel. It was a bit bittersweet to me because The Other Boleyn Girl, Phillipa Gregory’s first Tudor novel, really ignited my interest in the Tudor era.
A Woman’s Dilemma: Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution – Rosemarie Zagarri
Another biography on Mercy Otis Warren. This one examined on her role as a patriot, how she came to those views, and how she supported the Revolutionary movement. It’s not a complete biography because it does focus on the 1760s to early 1780s, though her life before and after is covered.
The Kingmaker’s Sisters: Six Powerful Women in the Wars of the Roses – David Baldwin
As with many books about women in the Middle Ages, the women tend to lost in the historical details. This book is no different. You really don’t get the lives of the six sisters of the Earl of Warwick (the Kingmaker). One of those sisters died in her 20s, and one followed in her 30s. Most of the book looks at the roles their husbands played with commentary about their possible views and life details.
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