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The Voices of the Ignored

The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg's Forgotten History, Immigrants, women, & African Americans in the Civil War's Defining Battle by Margaret S. Creighton

January 19, 2021 by Ale 2 Comments

Until I joined a reenactment group about 6 years ago, I’d never had any interest in the Civil War since its most popular focus is white men shooting each other. Now, this isn’t to say that the experiences of the white, male soldiers consumed by the jaws of war aren’t important, it just means I don’t particularly care what Gen. So-&-So did at noon on July 2nd, 1863. And unfortunately, at least at Gettysburg, ninety-nine percent of the focus is what white men did in […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 19th century, African Americans, blacks, civil war, Civilians, Germans, Gettysburg, Immigration, Margaret S. Creighton, Race, Slavery, women

Ale's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 19th century, African Americans, blacks, civil war, Civilians, Germans, Gettysburg, Immigration, Margaret S. Creighton, Race, Slavery, women ·
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Soldiers in “Hello Kitty” panties are still soldiers.

Women In The Military: From Drill Sergeants to Fighter Pilots by Connie Goldsmith

January 19, 2021 by chelz.hawk Leave a Comment

“Military life poses significant challenges to women in many ways. Yet most are proud of having served their country and feel their time in the military was an important part of their lives. And as women continue to break barriers by joining every area of the military—including combat units—military culture will shift from a male-dominated organization to an institution where women are fully accepted, treated as equals, and encouraged to excel.” This book highlights major topics about women in the military. It starts with the […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Connie Goldsmith, female veterans, military, military life, Sailors, sexism, soldiers, women

chelz.hawk's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Connie Goldsmith, female veterans, military, military life, Sailors, sexism, soldiers, women ·
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She rather be watching TV

We Saw Scenery: the Early Diaries of Merrill Markoe by Merrill Markoe

December 8, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I had not heard of Merrill Markoe before I asked for a reader copy of, We Saw Scenery: the Early Diaries of Merrill Markoe. (Later I realized I must have heard her writing due to her resume.) I misplaced the copy I received (story of my life: I would lose my head if it wasn’t screwed on) but found it the other day (it was hiding under my desk…don’t ask why I was under my desk….) I will now investigate other works because what a […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novel/Comic, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Merrill Markoe, women

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:390 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novel/Comic, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Merrill Markoe, women ·
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Red like the Blood that is all over the place

The Handmaid’s Tale: Graphic Novel by Renee Nault

November 25, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I admit, while I knew a smidgen of theme of The Handmaid’s Tale, I really did not know the “whole story.” The other thing was, I had (and still have) no interest in reading the over 300-page novel. And I really have no interest in watching the show based on it. Therefore, I figured I would just know about this modern classic and that was that. It was not until I saw that there was a graphic novel version that I figured, “Why not?” I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel/Comic, Religion, Science Fiction Tagged With: literary, Margaret Atwood, Renee Nault, social issues, women

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:368 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel/Comic, Religion, Science Fiction · Tags: literary, Margaret Atwood, Renee Nault, social issues, women ·
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Be a Goddamn Cheetah

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

April 19, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

Glennon Doyle hits the ground running in her latest book Untamed with a story of the caged cheetah Tabitha. Tabitha has been raised in captivity and her best friend is a Labrador named Minnie. As they watch Tabitha and Minnie perform, Doyle is captivated. She senses the ‘wild’ in Tabitha. “I nodded at Tish and kept my eyes on Tabitha as she stalked. I wished I could ask her, ‘What’s happening inside you right now?’ I knew what she’d tell me. She’d say, ‘Something’s off about my […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: girl power, Glennon Doyle, Love, woman, women

randirock's CBR12 Review No:19 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: girl power, Glennon Doyle, Love, woman, women ·
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