A Journey Through History

Last Tuesday, on December 1, David Faucheux prepared the recorded portion of the program and facilitated the discussion on the book Neffertiti. It was agreed that any story about the lives of persons who lived over three thousand years ago had to be fictional, although it read like a novel it was informative. On January […]

Last night’s discussion of Author in Chief: the untold story of our “presidents, their books and the shaping of American history “was ably led by guest host, Michele Bernstein. On Tuesday, December First Cohost David Faucheux will lead us in the discussion of Nefertiti, our quarterly Historical Fiction book. See a list of discussion questions

Author in chief: the untold story of our presidents, their books, and the shaping of American history
Author: Fehrman, Craig
Book Number: DB98626

The History group met Tuesday night and unanimously applauded the biography of Virginia Hall, world’s most successful but unrecognized spy.

Book to be discussed:
A woman of no importance: the untold story of the American spy who helped win WWII DB95178
NLS ANNOTATION:
A woman of no importance: the untold story of the American spy who helped win WWII DB95178

On August 4th we will be discussing the historic fiction book presented by Cohost David Faucheux, Pompeii a Novel.
NOTES FROM NLS
Title Pompeii a novel
Names Harris, Robert.
Book Number DB057646

The History Group almost unanimously liked Lincoln’s Spies by Douglas Waller except for the repetitious battle scenes.

Last night Co HOST, David Faucheux presented His quarterly program on Historical fiction with the book and author interview ‘The shores of Tripoli: Lieutenant Putman and the Barbary Pirates’, db86275.

ANNOUNCEMENT:A Journey Through History will meet on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 to discuss THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI_ LIEUTENANT PUTNAM AND THE BARBARY PIRATES BY HALEY_ JAMES D. B86275.Read by James Bamer Aproximate reading time: 15 hours; 45 minutes.

In deference to those wishing to follow the election on SUPER TUESDAY, March 3, Journey Through History will move to March tenth, this month only.

Our January book, THE IMPEACHERS, created a lively discussion about the meaning of “high Crimes and misdemeanors’ and several said they planned to read future books by the author, Brenda Wineapple.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Journey Through History will meet on January 7, 2020 to discuss the very topical book, The Impeachers(db95385) by Brenda Wineapple.
Last nights book –RED DAUGHTER– continued to be controversial among the History Group.