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A Novel
by Lily Tuck
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Published Apr 2011
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by Colin Sargent
Published Nov 2009
Read ReviewsA Shoshone woman, Sacagawea, leads Lewis and Clark to the Pacific at the turn of the 19th century. On her back is her infant son, Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, the youngest member of the Expedition - a child caught between two worlds.
by Henry Shukman
Published Apr 2009
Read ReviewsThe story of a British expat searching for treasure and, more important, for connection, amid the seductions and dangers of a rootless life.
by David Sinclair
Published Jan 2005
Read ReviewsThe bizarre tale of a 19th century land swindle by 'Sir Gregor MacGregor', who conned hundreds of people into buying land in a country that didn't exist; a fact they didn't discover until they'd traveled half way round the world to Central America to claim their property.
by Robert Whitaker
Published Dec 2004
Read ReviewsWhitaker weaves a riveting tale rich in adventure, intrigue, and scientific achievement. Never before told, The Mapmaker's Wife is an epic love story that unfolds against the backdrop of a great 18th century true adventure.
by Chantal Thomas
Published Jun 2004
Read ReviewsWith the skill of a consummate storyteller, Chantal Thomas meticulously re-creates the miniature universe of Versailles, brilliantly juxtaposing its beauty and its dawn-to-dusk ritual with the chaos that erupts.
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