Archive for May, 2006
Friday, May 12th, 2006
Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India by Lawrence James
Lawrence James is a British historian best known for his title Rise and Fall of the British Empire, which was published about ten years ago and had a military-historical focus. In Raj, James again focuses on the more military aspects of his subject, but does not ignore cultural or political topics either. The book weighs […]
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Thursday, May 4th, 2006
His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis
For those searching for a relatively condensed exposition on the life and times of America’s most famous Founding Father, one need look no further than His Excellency: George Washington. Authored by Pulitzer Prize winner Joseph J. Ellis, His Excellency is an unbiased foray into Washington’s intricate and occasionally contradictory life. Ellis masterfully synthesizes the […]
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Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
A Walk in the Woods is a humorous travelogue about the author’s journey along a two thousand mile swath of wilderness stretching between Georgia and Maine known as the Appalachian Trail. His companion on this journey, Stephen Katz, is a life long friend that will be familiar to readers of Bryson’s previous travelogues. In […]
