Twelve Mighty Orphans/John Dent
North Texas in the 30's and a David and Goliath story of the Masonic Orphanage football team - fascinating.
I'll Never Be French/Mark Greenside,
Thinking about visiting a small town in France? Fun little book to read filled with local characters and anecdotes of small town life.
Eden's Outcasts/John Matteson
This is a Pulitzer Prize winner account of early 1800's New England centered around the family life of Louisa May Alcott. Her father had a long life with many ups and downs that impacted the family. They were lifelong vegetarians and the family members were friends and neighbors of Thoreau, Emerson, and many other similars.
The Brenner Assignment/Patrick O'Donnell
A real-life spy story of a daring plan to block the Nazi's escape from Italy.
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