M.B. HENRY
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the Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Anna Karenina
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The Pastures of Heaven
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“What young men like this soldier – sons of women like herself – were doing today, had done last night, and would continue to do until the final victory was won, Haskell knew would help ensure the gift of freedom for her own son and countless generations not yet born. For the young soldiers who would never return home, children such as Haskell’s ten-year-old son, Carl, would be their spiritual progeny. The freedom for which these men would pay dearly, even with their lives, would be their legacy to the future.”
– “And if I Perish: Frontline US Army Nurses in WWII.”

“…I saw the tears in her eyes. I understood then that war was a special sorrow for mothers – mothers of all countries, who have to sit at home and wait for their sons to come home…”
– Genevieve Duboscq, “My Longest Night”

“What a person knows about the past is limited, and will always be limited, to what they are told by others.”
– T. Westover, “Educated”

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The Bloody Angle

It was a cool morning in April of 2016 when I visited a small prairie in the wilderness of Virginia. It was a wide-open field of grass leading down into a deep ravine. There were blooming purple and white Dogwoods that whispered in the breeze. There were also butterflies everywhere – Tiger Swallowtails, their yellow and black wings a marked contrast with the fresh green grass. It’s hard to know that something… Read More

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AUTHOR/HISTORY ENTHUSIAST/PHOTOGRAPHER
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Today’s Book Recommendations
the Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Anna Karenina
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Pastures of Heaven
Quotes of the Week

“What young men like this soldier – sons of women like herself – were doing today, had done last night, and would continue to do until the final victory was won, Haskell knew would help ensure the gift of freedom for her own son and countless generations not yet born. For the young soldiers who would never return home, children such as Haskell’s ten-year-old son, Carl, would be their spiritual progeny. The freedom for which these men would pay dearly, even with their lives, would be their legacy to the future.”
– “And if I Perish: Frontline US Army Nurses in WWII.”

“…I saw the tears in her eyes. I understood then that war was a special sorrow for mothers – mothers of all countries, who have to sit at home and wait for their sons to come home…”
– Genevieve Duboscq, “My Longest Night”

“What a person knows about the past is limited, and will always be limited, to what they are told by others.”
– T. Westover, “Educated”

M.B. HENRY