Tag: California

River of Angels – An excellent tale of two families and their divided city: Los Angeles – #fiction #bookreview

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  River of Angels Alejandro Morales (Arte Público Press, paperback )   This third novel by Alejandro Morales is a compelling, evocative portrait of  two very different families whose lives become intertwined through their children, in ways both loving and tragic. Set in the 19th and 20th centuries, River of Angels is also the story … Continue reading River of Angels – An excellent tale of two families and their divided city: Los Angeles – #fiction #bookreview

Confessions of a Book Burner – A novelist and poet’s engrossing journey to find her creativity and strength – #bookreview

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  Confessions of a Book Burner Lucha Corpi  (Arte Público Press – paperback )   In the Mexican state of Vera Cruz, a school teacher who knew the Corpi family let little four-year-old Lucha come to class with her older brother and spend each day sitting quietly at the back of the room. As Lucha watched and … Continue reading Confessions of a Book Burner – A novelist and poet’s engrossing journey to find her creativity and strength – #bookreview

The Last Camel Charge – An intriguing look at America’s pre-Civil War desert military experiment – #bookreview

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The Last Camel Charge: The Untold Story of America’s Desert Military Experiment Forrest Bryant Johnson (Berkley Caliber, hardback – Kindle) The U.S. Army employed camels as transportation and pack animals in the American West during the mid-19th century and tried to create “a U.S. camel cavalry, a true camel corps,” the author of this fascinating … Continue reading The Last Camel Charge – An intriguing look at America’s pre-Civil War desert military experiment – #bookreview

The Silver Lotus – fine historical fiction by Thomas Steinbeck – #bookreview

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The Silver Lotus By Thomas Steinbeck (Counterpoint, hardback, list price $25.00; Kindle, $9.99) Written in the style and language of a 19th-century novel, The Silver Lotus is a grand, sweeping, absorbing tale of Pacific seafaring, romance, family, and business and cultural interactions that ultimately help spur the growth and development of the Northern California coast. This … Continue reading The Silver Lotus – fine historical fiction by Thomas Steinbeck – #bookreview