My recent reading seems to be all over the place!

Paul Revere's ride, the horrible winter at Valley Forge, Molly Pitcher ... how much was actually true? Founding Myths: Stories That Hide Our Patriotic Past, by Ray Raphael breaks these events, and more, down into what is fact and what is fiction. Well researched and well written, it certainly kept me reading ... and while not surprised at the 'spin' (there's that word again) put on some things, it was also just a bit depressing!

For a nice, traditional, cozy mystery try Death and the Lit Chick, by G.M. Malliet. A castle (where there's no cell phone coverage), a storm (that takes out the electricity), secret passages (which of the guests has been here before?) and a gathering of mystery writers ... what could go wrong?

Here's one that fits well with my 'strong women' posts, especially the one from June 2, 2015. Cowgirl Up! A History of Rodeo Women, by Heidi M. Thomas is filled with short biographies of the women who followed the rodeo circuit riding the same rough stock as the men (and sometimes beating them). These are amazing women! One of them, when encouraged to stop what she was doing (you know, because it was not really a fit job for a woman) joined the WACs and learned to fly a plane. After that she became a certified scuba diver instructor!

For more on one of these amazing women see The Lady Rode Bucking Horses from the June 2, 2015 post.

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