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phone an independent bookstore there PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2022 #1
That's a really excellent suggestion. nt hippywife Feb 2022 #3
Great Idea! n/t RamblingRose Feb 2022 #4
I hope someone has something for you. hippywife Feb 2022 #2
I love historical fiction, especially Irving Stone. LoisB Feb 2022 #5
I really enjoyed The Agony and The Ecstasy hippywife Feb 2022 #6
My favorite is Clarence Darrow for the Defense but they are all great. LoisB Feb 2022 #7
James Michener has always been hippywife Feb 2022 #8
I only have "Kent State" by Michener. I will have to look into his other books. Is there one you LoisB Feb 2022 #11
My top favorites of his are hippywife Feb 2022 #14
Thank you. I will start with those two. LoisB Feb 2022 #17
Really hope you enjoy them as much as I did. hippywife Feb 2022 #19
Thank you. I'm sure I will. LoisB Feb 2022 #21
It depends on your geographic interests. Hawaii was my first and got me hooked. RamblingRose Feb 2022 #16
First I've heard of it, too. hippywife Feb 2022 #18
Maybe it's not considered historical fiction. I'm not sure. LoisB Feb 2022 #20
I believe it's classified as non-fiction. hippywife Feb 2022 #22
Thanks. I appreciate that. I was going nuts trying to figure it out because I had always LoisB Feb 2022 #23
I'm pretty exclusive to historical fiction too RamblingRose Feb 2022 #9
I just mentioned to LoisB... hippywife Feb 2022 #10
I loved Space since I grew up in Florida & my mom worked at KSC. I struggled through The Source. RamblingRose Feb 2022 #13
Iberia is non-fiction. hippywife Feb 2022 #15
E. L. Doctorow's The March goes through the general area I believe. NNadir Feb 2022 #12
Look up The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash. Though it is set in Bessemer City, NC japple Feb 2022 #24
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