Book: The Difference- Discovering the Hidden Ways We Silence Girls

Reflection On a round of book buying for family last holiday season I went ahead and bought myself this 1994 publication of Judy Mann’s The Difference- Discovering the Hidden Ways We Silence Girls: Finding Alternatives That Can Give Them a Choice. Reason being that I am starting to sift out the things in my soul that …

Book: Firearms, Traps, and Tools of the Mountain Men

Review I borrowed this book from my local library branch hoping to ascertain what type of equipment the mountain men and fur trappers of Lewis and Clark’s era wore on their persons. Some success and some disappointment. The questions I meant to find answers to were: What type of clothing, weapons, and equipment would a …

Book: The Last Day

The Last Day: Wrath, Ruin, and Reason in the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 by Nicholas Shrady, 2008 A fascinating book detailing the 1755 Great Lisbon Earthquake, including the events leading up to the socioeconomic atmosphere of the time and the immediate reactions of the Portuguese during rebuilding efforts. On All Saints Day, November 1st, 1755 …