A Journey Through History

It girl: a novel DB136098 Author: Pataki, Allison Reading Time: 13 hours, 57 minutes Read by: Barrie Kreinik Subjects: Historical Fiction, General Fiction “At the dawn of the twentieth century, New York’s streets teem with change: electricity, automobiles, the brash young President Teddy Roosevelt — and the It Girls. As artists’ muses and working models, […]

John Hancock: first to sign, first to invest in America’s independence DB132603 Author: Randall, Willard Sterne Reading Time: 7 hours, 15 minutes Read by: Steve Hendrickson Subjects: Biography of Heads of State and Political Figures, U.S. History, Government and Politics   “A contemporary of Samuel Adams, John Adams, George Washington, and the Marquis de Lafayette,

BARD annotation The gunfighters: how Texas made the West wild DB129769 Author: Burrough, Bryan Reading Time: 12 hours, 53 minutes Read by: Fred Sanders Subjects: U.S. History, True Crime, Social Sciences “The “Wild West” gunfighter is such a stock figure in our popular culture that some dismiss it all as a corny myth, more a

BARD annotation The Harvey girls DB132858 Author: Fay, Juliette Reading Time: 11 hours, 51 minutes Read by: Cassandra Campbell Subjects: Historical Fiction, General Fiction “1926: Charlotte Crowninshield was born into one of the finest Boston society families. Now she’s on the run from a brutal husband, desperate to disappear into the wilds of the Southwest.

Jana Littrell facilitates A Journey through History book group to discuss Denial: Holocaust history on trial DB119278   BARD annotation Denial: Holocaust history on trial DB119278 Author: Lipstadt, Deborah E. Reading Time: 13 hours, 18 minutes Read by: Kate Udall Subjects: World History and Affairs, Legal Issues   “In her acclaimed 1993 book Denying the

Jana Littrell facilitates A Journey through History book group to discuss Royal audience: 70 years, 13 presidents–one queen’s special relationship with America DB120048 by David Charter.   BARD annotation Royal audience: 70 years, 13 presidents–one queen’s special relationship with America DB120048 Author: Charter, David Reading Time: 8 hours, 40 minutes Production: National Library Service for

BARD annotation Propaganda girls: the secret war of the women in the OSS DB129114 Author: Rogak, Lisa Reading Time: 6 hours, 4 minutes Read by: Naeymi, Samara Subjects: Women, World History and Affairs, War and the Military “Betty MacDonald was a 28-year-old reporter from Hawaii. Zuzka Lauwers grew up in a tiny Czechoslovakian village and

BARD annotation Star-spangled men: America’s ten worst presidents DB46576 Author: Miller, Nathan Reading Time: 9 hours, 48 minutes Read by: Gregory Gorton Subjects: Biography of Heads of State and Political Figures, U.S. History   Biographical profiles of American presidents the author judges to be the ten worst in the nation’s history. Candidates were evaluated on

BARD annotation Star-spangled men: America’s ten worst presidents DB46576 Author: Miller, Nathan Reading Time: 9 hours, 48 minutes Read by: Gregory Gorton Subjects: Biography of Heads of State and Political Figures, U.S. History   Biographical profiles of American presidents the author judges to be the ten worst in the nation’s history. Candidates were evaluated on

BARD annotation A sense of the world: how a blind man became history’s greatest traveler DB62703 Author: Roberts, Jason Reading Time: 12 hours, 41 minutes Read by: David Cutler Subjects: Biography of Persons with Disabilities, Disability, Travel   Biography of Englishman James Holman (1786-1857), who was blinded at twenty-five after serving in the Napoleonic wars

Jana Littrell facilitates A Journey through History book group and will lead the discussion on 9/2/25 at 8pm Eastern of  James K. Polk DBC27665 by John Seigenthaler.   BARD  annotation James K. Polk DBC27665 Author: Seigenthaler, John Reading Time: 5 hours, 21 minutes Read by: Raines, Eric Subjects: Biography, Government and Politics, U.S. History  

David Faucheux will join us again on 8/5/25 at 8pm Eastern to facilitate the discussion of The Colony Club: a novel DB127808 by Shelley Noble. NLS annotation The Colony Club: a novel DB127808 Author: Noble, Shelley Reading Time: 11 hours, 42 minutes Read by: Hewitt, Caroline Subjects: Historical Fiction, Women, General Fiction “When young Gilded