Half American is American history as you’ve likely never read it before. In these pages are stories of Black heroes such as Thurgood Marshall, the chief lawyer for the NAACP, who investigated and publicized violence against Black troops and veterans Benjamin O. And yet the stories of these Black veterans have long been ignored, cast aside in favor of the myth of the “Good War” fought by the “Greatest Generation.” Without their crucial contributions to the war effort, the United States could not have won the war. Black troops were at Normandy, Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the Bulge, serving in segregated units and performing unheralded but vital support jobs, only to be denied housing and educational opportunities on their return home. Available now (order links below) Over one million Black men and women served in World War II.
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It had me swooning, drooling and panting over Gideon Cross and had me reading for the better part of it with the world’s biggest grin on my face. I’m re-posting this review to in anticipation for book 2 which comes out in a few short days!! □ The last thing he needs is more heartache, but he can’t seem to let her go again. Now she has to figure out who she was and why she made the choices she did - which includes leaving the supposed love of her life, tattoo artist Ed Larsen, only a month before.Įd can hardly believe it when his ex shows up at his tattoo parlor with no memory of their past, asking about the breakup that nearly destroyed him. When a vicious attack leaves 25-year-old Clementine Johns with no memory, she’s forced to start over. Listening length: 6 hours, 47 minutesFrom Audie Award winning, New York. From Audie Award winning, New York Times best-selling author Kylie Scott comes an irresistible new romance - available in audio first! 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Net sales in the first quarter of 2023 grew +2.0% organically to €3.2 billion versus Q1 2022 driven by higher prices (+14%), overcoming lower volumes (-12%) due to softer demand across several end markets including batteries for auto, construction, and consumer-driven industries. Upgraded full year EBITDA and FCF outlook Strong pricing drives +22% organic EBITDA growth in the quarter Here Cather explores the tension between whites, Mexicans, and Native Americans during this time period. + The focus on identity. The idea of one’s cultural, national, and personal identity seems to be an important common thread running between many of Cather’s works. In particular, I greatly enjoyed the following aspects: As he continues to serve his religious duties in the following decades we see him become more and more a part of the red hills surrounding what is to ultimately be his final resting place.įor me, the experience of reading Cather novel is like coming home after months of being away: it’s familiar, refreshing, comforting, and sweetly nostalgic. When Father Jean Marie Latour leaves Europe to become the Apostolic Vicar to New Mexico, he hardly expects to be swept up in the tangled knot of history between the whites, Mexicans, and Native Americans. Set in 1851 primarily in New Mexico, Death Comes for the Archbishop is a story of religion, a clash of cultures, the deceiving concept of the American identity, and living in the present by embracing the past. Over a full year after reading (and loving) My Ántonia, I have finally picked up another book by Willa Cather. 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When the fiercest dragon in the whole world smashes Princess Elizabeth’s castle, burns all her clothes, and captures her fiancé, Elizabeth takes matters into her own hands. Opportunity arrives in the form of her twin sister, Taryn, whose life is in peril. She bides her time determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan's betrayal. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. He will be the destruction of the crown and the ruination of the throne The Queen of Nothing ( The Folk of the Air #3)Ī powerful curse forces the exiled Queen of Faerie to choose between ambition and humanity in this highly anticipated and jaw-dropping finale to The Folk of the Air trilogy from a #1 New York Times bestselling author. |