Stories By Sam Stowe
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Great Britain
Battle for Europe: How the Duke of Marlborough Masterminded the Defeat of France at Blenheim by Charles Spencer
October 17, 2021Even the greatest deeds of brave men can be forgotten in the mists of time -...
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Fiction Reviews
Alibi by Joseph Kanon
October 16, 2021Joseph Kanon’s summer potboiler is a weak whodunnit set in the seedy splendor of post-war Venice.
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History
Book Review: The New York Times Complete Civil War 1861-1865
September 8, 2020This collection of the Times' news coverage during the war is a must-have for Civil War...
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History
Book Review: The Big Policeman by J. North Conway
September 1, 2020J. North Conway's new account of the law enforcement career of Thomas Byrnes, The Big Policeman,...
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Fiction Reviews
Book Review: Nemesis by Philip Roth
August 23, 2020Weequahic has been particularly hard-hit by the summer’s polio epidemic. Bucky, stuck supervising his school playground’s...
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Fiction Reviews
Book Review: The Fort by Bernard Cornwell
August 15, 2020Bernard Cornwell, who has written a masterful novel about Agincourt, tackles the American Revolution and its...
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Fiction Reviews
Book Review: The Elephant’s Journey by Jose Saramago
August 11, 2020Saramago’s ability to wring delightful dialogue out of his characters will charm just about anybody. The...
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History
In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs: A Memoir of Iran – by Christopher de Bellaigue
April 26, 2020Americans would be well advised to learn about Iran’s culture and tragic recent history before our...
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History
Rising Up and Rising Down: Some Thoughts on Violence, Freedom and Urgent Means – by William T. Vollmann
April 26, 2020With the exceptions of several of his earlier works, every time I take on a book...
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Biography
Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster by T.J. English
April 26, 2020The genius of the Irish who emigrated to the United States in the 19th and early...
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