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I just finished American Nomads by Richard Grant....first published in Great Britain in 2003..My local library didn't have it but ordered it for me from another branch.
I had first heard of Richard Grant when I stumbled upon a documentary for the BBC with the same name....I enjoyed the documentary immensely and how it showed a way of life that many here in America are not familiar with...
So I decided to read the book version and the book went into much more detail about the American Native Indians and the way they lived...fascinating and informative......the book photo I took a few minutes ago so I could post it here....he has written other books but American Nomads is the only one to date that I have read.
A little side note a man in church yesterday was talking about a book about a dog and he said it was blue and on the cover was a yellow lab with a mountain behind it . I was going to ask him about it but church was starting and then he slipped out at end of service before I could stop him . My husband joked and said Wow I'm really surprised you did not run after him and tackle him to get the name of the book LOL. So if anyone has any clue about the title of the book thanks .
edit I found it yeah it is called merle's door lessons from a free thinking dog !!!! im going to buy it . thanks dawn .
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For those who like different perspectives on WWII, I just finished Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah.
About half the book is the recollection of an old woman who was in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Russia during WWII.
Amazing, amazing situation that I hadn't realized - Leningrad was completely surrounded by Nazi forces but they couldn't breach the city boundary trenches. For years. And the hardships were horrific.
Conn Iggulden's War of the Roses just came in from the library, not ideal timing so I will have to juggle.
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For those who like different perspectives on WWII, I just finished Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah.
About half the book is the recollection of an old woman who was in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Russia during WWII.
Amazing, amazing situation that I hadn't realized - Leningrad was completely surrounded by Nazi forces but they couldn't breach the city boundary trenches. For years. And the hardships were horrific.
Yes I agree, it was interesting to learn about Leningrad. I posted about it here when I read it a couple years back, but don't think anyone responded. Sometimes I wonder if people on here are mostly tired of reading about WWII., but I learn so much and each new book offers a new perspective. The last five years there have been several books written concerning WWII.
I just finished When We Meet Again, Kristin Harmel. Some of the story discusses German young men kept POW here in the U.S. during WWII. As many as 400,000 men. That was news to me, never have I read about that.
Many of the men found the work and conditions better than fighting back in Germany. Sad thing is these men didn't have a choice, almost all were forced into it not just Nazi's. Anyway they got 3 meals a day, earned .80 cents per day, and several thousand moved back after the war. This book also included a love story and twist.
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