by Les Standiford, 2002 This is a fascinating story about Henry Flagler, man who had the vision to build a railroad to Key West. I got a bit bogged down with some of the technical descriptions of bridge and railroad construction … Continue reading →
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris Kearns Goodwin I approached the reading of this book with a great deal of anticipation because I was looking forward to a study of Lincoln written from a different perspective, a study on … Continue reading →
America’s Voyage of Discovery The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838 – 1842, by Nathaniel Philbrick, 2003 Nathanial Philbrick writes a very interesting history of a project that is essentially forgotten as an epic voyage of discovery. He highlights the accomplishments and the … Continue reading →
The Epic Story of Early Naturalist Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of Alaska by Corey Ford, 1966, Alaska Northwest Books, Portland I heard about this book from a shore tour guide in Juneau when we were on our Alaska … Continue reading →