so-soI did the audiobook on this one. I liked the narrator. He changed his face with the characters that are included in the book. That being said, I didn't enjoy this one as much as O'Reilly's other books.
It's more off short biographies on the Wild West Characters he included. The usual suspects as Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday, Jesse James, Annie Oakley, etc. I did like the fact he included Bass Reeves. You usually don't read about the ⬇️
pickThe first half of the book is really about the Civil War in Missouri, but that history of division and its creation of the bushwhackers is what led to James' life of crime. The author does an incredible job unpacking the story. I loved learning the story behind his eventual crime spree. This was my Missouri nonfiction book and it's perfect for the category. I'll certainly be reading more from this author as well.
pickJust finished this book. It was my pick for this month's #BackListReadathon. One more off my floor, lol. It gave me one bingo spot #ISpyBingoApril and another for #ReadAway2024. This story happens in 1962 and is very riveting. You get to love the characters who try to move forward with tragedy that happens to them. @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks @TheSpineView @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
#pirates
A new look at the Golden Age of Piracy pirates and the notoriety in our modern culture. Savvy?
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/713637/the-penguin-book-of-pirates-by-e...
I‘m enjoying taco salad for supper and a few chapters of Anything for Billy in the backyard on this beautiful evening.
#ReadAndEat #DeweysReadathon
My new at school read, although I‘m pretty sure I‘ll soon be invested enough that I‘ll be taking this book back and forth. It starts out with three men meeting each other on a foggy mountain and deciding to travel together. It‘s a McMurtry novel I‘d never heard of until a former student recommended it to me.
#TeachersOfLitsy #CurrentlyReading
so-so2/5 ⭐️s
This picture book tells the story of Bass Reeves, a man who was born a slave and became a sheriff in the Wild West before Oklahoma became a state. Reeves really seems like an incredible man; my issue with this book was how flippantly Native Americans were referred to, as well as murder/death - “he ONLY killed 14 people!“ 😳 This just didn't seem like appropriate content for a picture book. What I enjoyed the most were the illustrations.
Pic of Christmas #peace plaque on our front door. A couple years back hubs suggested leaving it up all year so we do. Aspirational, now more than ever. Tagged book is an all- time fave with enduring message about the futility of the "escalation of retaliation." Wishing that whatever holiday you may celebrate brings peace and awareness of our human connection. #DecemberDreams @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#audiobook #nonfiction #awesomeapril Readathon 1
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