Reading Freely

Pursuing the flourishing life and human liberty through literature.
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." - Frederick Douglass

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Saturday, March 28, 2015

The Adventures of Henry Thoreau

The Adventures of Henry Thoreau: A Young Man's Unlikely Path to Walden Pond © 2014 Michael Sims 384 pages Shortly before retreat...

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Born Fighting

Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America © 2004 Jim Webb 384 pages Born Fighting is a family story of the Scots-Irish, a c...

Thursday, March 19, 2015

The Importance of Being Earnest

"The Importance of Being Earnest" © 1895 Oscar Wilde The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be ve...

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Selma 1965

Selma 1965: the March that Changed the South © 1974, 1985, 2015 Chuck Fager 257 pages (2nd edition), Last weekend, my hometown sudd...

Saturday, March 14, 2015

The Iron Web

The Iron Web © 2009 Larken Rose 363 pages All Jessica wanted to do to celebrate her 19th birthday was go camping and ...

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Runaway Slaves

Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation © 2000 John Hope Franklin, Loren Schweninger 480 pages Easily the most horrible aspect of Am...

Sunday, March 8, 2015

@ War

@ War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex © 2014 Shane Harris 288 pages In the 21 st century, intelligence and war are ...

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Stephen: A young fogey at work in a small-town library, enjoying the good life of a historic community.

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