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Assassination Vacation
In Assassination Vacation, humor writer and history buff Sarah Vowell, perhaps better known as the voice of Violet in The Incredibles, takes readers on a non-fictional tour of the historical sites associated with the assassinations of Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, and … Continue reading
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Did You Know? (Presidential edition)
Even though 35th President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was considered to be cultured, enlightened and good-looking, the Irish name Kennedy actually means “ugly head”! I found this information on page 119 in the book The Little Giant Book of American Presidents by … Continue reading
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Abraham Vampire
You’re joking, right? Abraham Lincoln, a vampire hunter? When I heard about this novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, I laughed because I thought it was a joke. The cover shows a very stately President … Continue reading
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