History Book Reviews

Béla’s Letters by Jeff Ingber

Béla's Letters by Jeff IngberBéla’s Letters by Jeff Ingber is a work of historical fiction so closely tied to history that it reads more like a moving non-fiction account. Inspired by Ingber’s family history, the novel spans eight generations, beginning with Béla who endures the horrors of the Holocaust, and the terrible aftermath where survivors feel guilt, sorrow and immeasurable pain trying to put their lives back together. Woven through the novel are letters to Béla from his family, which serve as a tragic historical window of the period, as horrifying events unfold in real time.

The letters are the strongest component of Ingber’s […]

2016-04-11T13:15:13+02:00April 11th, 2016|Categories: New Releases|Tags: , |

Review: The Emergence of One American Nation by Donald J. Fraser

The Emergence of One American Nation by Donald J. Fraser.

In the divided political climate of modern America, it’s time to look back at the differences, and the similarities, to the early days of the truly United States of America. In The Emergence of One American Nation by Donald J. Fraser, the spotlight is on the days of the founding fathers, their concordances, their bitter disagreements, their unions, and their separations. A new Constitution, and a new country, is born from the ashes of disparity. The history is laid out in simple terms, within the wider context of the Revolutionary War, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, and the […]

2023-06-30T17:21:55+02:00March 23rd, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Review: A Walk Through Minden by Lillian Frazer

A Walk Through Minden by Lillian Frazer

A Walk Through Minden: In the Lives of the Crone and Vegh Families, by Lillian (Sissy Crone) Frazer, is a treasure trove of facts for historians and those interested in Minden and West Virginian coal mining families.

Frazer traces her immigrant ancestors from their earliest beginnings in the United States and their travels to Minden, a small mining camp situated in the mountains of West Virginia. The family endures hardships as mining, the company, and the camp change over the decades. Throughout it all, the family and neighbors maintain strong relationships. Life in Minden is never easy, but the […]

2019-02-11T09:32:50+02:00February 12th, 2016|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , |

Review: Flying Snakes and Green Turtles: Tanzania Up Close by Evelyn Voigt

Flying Snakes and Green TurtlesFlying Snakes and Green Turtles: Tanzania Up Close is a love story. Not just between Geoff and Vicky Fox, but also their love of Tanzania. This small nation in Eastern Africa may not be well-known and that is a shame. Tanzania is one of the poorest countries economically, but its biodiversity abounds and astonishes those who witness it first-hand.

The scope of this work is vast. It takes the reader on a journey that begins before World War II and doesn’t end until the present. Along the way, the reader learns about Nazi incursions into Tanzania, tea companies, postwar events, […]

2020-02-20T13:02:28+02:00April 7th, 2014|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: , , |
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