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3 days ago · In his deeply researched book "The Great River: The Making & Unmaking of the Mississippi River," Boyce Upholt makes clear that a true accounting of the mighty river has all of the elements of a ...
4 days ago · Suggested terms to look for include - diary, diaries, letters, papers, documents, documentary or correspondence. Combine these these terms with the event or person you are researching. (example: civil war diary)
4 days ago · Netflix’s Eric isn’t based on a true story but you’d be forgiven for thinking that it was as it’s inspired by creator Abi Morgan’s experience working in New York as a nanny in the 1980s.
2 days ago · All We Were Promised (Ballentine Books 2024) by Ashton Lattimore is a literary historical novel set in 1837 in which the author accomplishes exactly what an excellent historical novel should—that is, she blends well-researched, accurate historical facts into a fictional plot to create a fascinating, eminently readable, and suspenseful story. Readers will learn true history […]
4 days ago · The best war movies based on true stories are accurate, illuminating, and express why these real stories are important. Epic war movies are a staple of cinema, and the best military movies capture the greatest heroism and harrowing brutality of war like no other medium.
4 days ago · The second book is about a monster story they told me as a child called “Rudy.” I really like the Rudy story, but I‘m determined to make it more than just a silly monster story, and that’s why it’s not finished. Maybe that’s a mistake. Maybe I should just let it be a silly story about a monster and let people enjoy it that way.
6 days ago · 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. Coordinates: 33°31′0″N 86°48′54″W. The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing was a terrorist bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama on September 15, 1963. The bombing was committed by a white supremacist terrorist group.
