Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Villains and Bad Guys
You know what’s fun? Villains. The characters you can love to hate. The people who are complex in their villainous ways, who do things that you almost, almost finding yourself rooting for before they do something that seems to say “haha, suckers! had you fooled, didn’t I?” That’s just one of the best things about… Continue reading
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book troubles: books that come with controversy
I finished an amazing book last week – Prairie Fires by Caroline Fraser – but I haven’t written a review here on my blog yet. I want to talk about why, and it’s my blog, so I will. It actually has very little to do with Prairie Fires. I haven’t seen any controversy around that particular book,… Continue reading
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Bookish Details: Part 1 – Childhood
I don’t remember the first book I ever read. I know I had a set of Disney books. And I know I loved, loved, loved my Berenstain Bears books – and still harbor some resentment over them having been given to my cousin, who still loves reading so perhaps I shouldn’t complain too much. I… Continue reading
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Putting the History in historical fiction
Blame it all on Laura Ingalls Wilder. My addiction to historical fiction, that is. Blame it on Little House on the Prairie and all the books that followed it. My mom read me the books as I learned to read and they were the first chapter books I read on my own. I still have the… Continue reading
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Reviewed: “Death on the Prairie” by Kathleen Ernst
Holy toboggans! That’s sort of the catch phrase for Kathleen Ernst’s DEATH ON THE PRAIRIE, you see. Chloe Ellefson – the main character – never says it but goodness does her boyfriend Roelke McKenna seem to think toboggans are right up there with the Holy Grail. It’s not a bad summary of the story either.… Continue reading
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Reviewed: “The Queen of Heartbreak Trail: The Life and Times of Harriet Smith Pullen, Pioneering Woman” by Eleanor Phillips Brackbill
It’s hard to find biographies of pioneer women so I requested Eleanor Phillips Brackbill’s biography of her great-grandmother, Harriet Smith Pullen, the moment I saw it. It should be noted that the title is a bit deceiving in that about a third of the book is more a biography of her father and only about… Continue reading
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Reviewed: “Pioneer Girl” by Bich Minh Nguyen
The first books I ever remember having read to me were the “Little House on the Prairie” series. The first chapter books I read on my own were the “Little House on the Prairie” series. I watched every episode of the television show and still know the plots of many of them, though they have little… Continue reading
About Me
An English diarist and naval administrator. I served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament. I had no maritime experience, but I rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, diligence, and my talent for administration.
Adventures With Words 