Historical

Dreamers and Deceivers: True Stories of the Heroes and Villains ...

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Historical Non-Fiction on June 23, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

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“Not one of almost 30 kids, most of whom hadn’t had any gum or candy for two or three years, was willing to become a beggar and ask … Instinctively I reached in my pocket. There had been no preparation for such a moment. All there were was two […]

The Berlin Candy Bomber by Gail S. Halvorsen
This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Historical Non-Fiction on June 19, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

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“From the last week of August to the last week of December, the year 1776 had been as dark a time as those devoted to the American cause had ever known – indeed, as dark a time as any in the history of the country. And suddenly, miraculously it seemed, […]

1776 by David McCullough
This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Historical Non-Fiction on February 27, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

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“In my humble estimation, the men in this book are some of the greatest men who have ever lived. So if you get to know their stories, your life will be immeasurably richer.” Some of the greatest stories are not well known. Many people live spectacular lives, but it’s only […]

7 Men and the Secret to their Greatness by Eric ...
This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Historical on February 13, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

“Embedded in its secretive rules about the workings of the world – hidden forces and unseen causal relationships so complex that I believed only God could have created them – were answers to the greatest questions about our existence. If only I could uncover them.” The saying goes that behind […]

The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Historical on January 16, 2017 by Sarah Anne Carter

I usually have a goal of reading 52 books a year – a book a week. Most years I have accomplished that goal and have even surpassed it a few times. However, there were also many years when my children were very little that I did not reach that goal, […]

Sarah Anne’s 25 Top Reads from 2016
This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biographical Children Fiction Historical Inspirational Non-Fiction Recommended Reads Religious Young Adult on December 28, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

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“Forty-three years old, and the war occurred half a lifetime ago, and yet the remembering makes it now. And sometimes remembering will lead to a story, which makes it forever. That’s what stories are for. Stories are for joining the past to the future.” Tim O’Brien was a soldier in […]

The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Historical Non-Fiction on November 11, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

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“Wilbur would remark that if he were to give a young man advice on how to get ahead in life, he would say, “Pick out a good father and mother, and begin life in Ohio.” You cannot escape knowing about the Wright Brothers when you live in Ohio. Knowing that […]

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Historical Non-Fiction on October 31, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

“Complaining was not in fashion in 1943, not with so many sacrifices being made thousands of miles away, across oceans she had never seen.” “The most ambitious war project in military history rested squarely on the shoulders of tens of thousands of ordinary people, many of them young women.” “What […]

Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women ...
This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Historical Non-Fiction on September 19, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

“You have to go out, but you don’t have to come back.” It is amazing what a person can survive. During World War II, the Allies used Greenland as a stopping point across the ocean for refueling. Several small bases were established across the island and one Coast Guard ship […]

Frozen in Time by Mitchell Zuckoff
This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Historical Non-Fiction on May 23, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter

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