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Rome753
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Next up for reading. At around 870 pages, it's likely going to take a while to get through.
#civilwar

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rachelsbrittain
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It took me longer to get into the 3rd book in the Loyal League series than any of the others. Janeta's perspective was hard to read, as a mixed race Cuban woman initially spying for the Confederecy who didn't understand the horrific system she was helping to perpetuate while also falling victim to. That said, her journey was handled with thoughtfulness and honesty that I think is important to show, and I was eventually fully swept up in the story.

rachelsbrittain I think my timing in reading this also made it more difficult. Cole talks in the author's note (written circa 2018) how hard it was for her to write this book specifically and how she likely wouldn't have been able to write this series today. Still, there's hope in how far we've come and remembering that we are always fighting and striving for a better tomorrow. 16h
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rachelsbrittain
A Hope Divided | Alyssa Cole
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Pickpick

A recently escaped counter-intelligence operative for the Union and a botanist helping him hide right under the noses of the Sons of the Confederacy fall for each other despite the danger in the second book of Alyssa Cole's Loyal League series. This was my favorite of the series. I loved Marlie and Ewan so much.

Butterfinger Such a pretty cover. 13h
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rachelsbrittain
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Getting into the last of Alyssa Cole's Loyal League romances and finally starting one of my #AuldLangSpine picks from @Laughterhp @monalyisha

#WeekendReads

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Texreader
A Quilt for Christmas | Sandra Dallas
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Eliza and Will have made a lovely home for themselves and their two children in Kansas but when Will goes to fight for the Union against the “seceshes” (secessionists), Eliza must run the farm mostly alone and face life as “just a woman,” in a very man‘s world. She must decide whether to help an escaped slave, how to deal with brutal thugs who would as soon kill her and her kids as look at her, and whether she should let a secesh help her when ⬇️

Texreader stops at her farm on his way west. Meanwhile, her secesh-hating son, not quite grown, is a help but a hindrance. Eliza has her quilting group and her beautiful Christmas quilt, a gift to her husband on the battlefield, is the thread that partly holds the tale together. It‘s a beautiful story with important lessons for recovering from that traumatic war even today. There‘s still so much hate, and this story shows that it doesn‘t have to be ⬇️ 1mo
Texreader that way. I‘m a southern girl with multiple ancestors who fought for the confederacy. They didn‘t own and never owned slaves. Why did they fight? Were they conscripted? Or went to war because their buddies did? Or were there other reasons? I‘ll never know that much, sadly, but I cannot hate them. My gggrandfather walked home from Raleigh after the south surrendered. His tale is miraculous. I‘d like to think he‘s like the “secesh” in this story. ⬇️ 1mo
Texreader I really appreciated reading how this one family found peace. It really made me think a lot about my genealogical research as well as the fact that there‘s still so much pain today. I don‘t know how we ever find peace but I wish it were so, so much. #letterQ #Christmasatoz #xmaschacha #wintergames @StayCurious (edited) 1mo
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Texreader
A Quilt for Christmas | Sandra Dallas
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ShelleyBooksie Beautiful paper! 1mo
Texreader @ShelleyBooksie I agree!! It‘s very fun to use to make the cards 1mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1mo
AnnCrystal 🤩💝. 1mo
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Texreader
A Quilt for Christmas | Sandra Dallas
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sblbooks I read this a few years back, and really enjoyed it. I hope you like it. 1mo
Texreader @sblbooks I really did. A complete surprise 1mo
sblbooks @Texreader that's good. I hope you have a Merry Christmas. 1mo
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steffen1223
Union Cavalryman 1861-65 | Philip Katcher
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I recently delved into "Union Cavalry: 1861-65" by Philip Katcher and Richard Hook, and I must say, it's a phenomenal contribution to the Warrior Series by Osprey Publishing. As someone with a keen interest in military history, I found this book to be a well-researched and captivating exploration of the pivotal role the Union Cavalry played during the Civil War.

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steffen1223

Maryes Heights is such a tragedy. So many charges to get slaughtered.

steffen1223 One of my favorite Civil Books in the campaign series of Osprey publishing 2mo
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Aims42
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#TopReads2024 continues with my November pick 🦃🍗🎃🥧🥔🍞🥖🥕🌽🍏🍐🍄‍🟫🧅🧄🫛🍠🇺🇸🏈🍂🍁 “We Gather Together” by Denise Kiernan. This was such a great book to read during the Thanksgiving season, I loved it. Her other books are amazing too, definitely check out her backlist 👍

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