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Eliza Lucas Pinckney: Colonial Plantation Manager and Mother of American Patriots 1722-1793 – Margaret Pickett I really enjoyed this biography on Eliza Lucas Pinckney. After moving to the United States as a teenager, Eliza spearheaded the cultivation of indigo as a cash crop in South Carolina. She also managed her family’s plantations while her father…

How many of these posts can I start with “And we’re back”? Another month, another recent reads. If you follow me on Instagram (and you should), you can check my recent reads highlights for more books that I haven’t posted here yet. I also totally meant to post this the first week of the month,…

And we’re back with another edition of Recent Reads. I’m still catching up on recaps of what I’ve read in the past three years. I’m also slowly chipping away at the never-ending, always-growing piles of books on my bookshelves. Betsy Ross and the Making of America – Marla Miller Considering Betsy Ross is such a…

Prepare yourselves for a whole lot of book reviews. I only have three years of reading to eventually recap here. Read last week’s Recent Reads here. Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore This biography highlights the life of Jane Franklin, Ben Franklin’s only surviving sibling. She was an…

It has been a hot minute (three years) since I posted a book review on the blog. I’ve definitely been reading, but my blogging game has not been the best. Since Prime Day is coming up (I’ll share some of the things I’m looking for there in another post), I wanted to review some of…

Guys, I have a confession. I love books. That should come as no surprise to those of you who’ve seen the many book reviews posted here. Belle is my favorite Disney princess because she loved to read, and having a library to rival that of the Beast’s library is a major life goal (though the Maesters’…