“On a hot, almost windless afternoon in June, a seven-year-old boy stood beside his mother and looked out across the green islands of Boston Harbor.”
That 7-year-old was John Quincy Adams, and they were witnessing the Battle of Bunker Hill from at least ten miles away.
#history #RevolutionaryWar #BunkerHill
#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl
Deep dive into the lead-up and start of the American Revolution. So far, so good.
#history #AmericanRevolution #TBR #TBRstack
so-so(2012) So this is actually a #ReadYourEbooks pick from June that I started but wasn't feeling so figured I'd abandon it. But it hung around on my phone beckoning Come on, you know you want to know. So I gave in and finished. It's a historical technothriller set at the birth of MIT, heavy on “historical,“ light on “thriller“. Several things didn't work for me, but a book that refuses abandonment gets my respect.
@Bookwormjillk I‘m sorry for the delayed opening! Just got back from Portland and ripped right into it. The books both look so good, and I love the little seashells and seed papers! Also that is my FAVE candle company and I haven‘t tried Sm‘oreos, I‘m super excited for both. Thank you for a great New England beach trip (that postcard took me right to Watch Hill ❤️❤️) #staycationswap
pickAfter enjoying Call Me By Your Name and Find Me, I read this one. At first, I was not a fan, but as the story developed I enjoyed the nuances of the character's actions. We often are a reflection of our friends and they can bring our the best or worst in us.
I forgot to post my #WeeklyFavorites for April.
~The Lioness of Boston (Isabella Gardiner)
~Witness
~Jane Kenyon‘s Collected Poems
~Watching the Perseids
~Man in the Brown Suit
4 books are #shelfsweeper #4Elizabeth
pickThis was pretty good and I'll be checking out the museum when I go to Boston this summer! My #doublespin for March @TheAromaofBooks
