The United States Congress in 1929 passed legislation to fund travel for mothers of the fallen soldiers of World War I to visit their sons’ graves in France. Over the next three years, 6,693 Gold Star Mothers made the trip. In this emotionally charged, brilliantly realized novel, … [Read more...]
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Book Discussion Tuesday 4/7/2020 at 2PM Geobiologist Hope Jahren has spent her life studying trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. Lab Girl is her revelatory treatise on plant life—but it is also a celebration of the lifelong curiosity, humility, and passion that drive … [Read more...]
October 3rd Book Discussion: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, … [Read more...]
June 4th Book Discussion White Chrysanthemum by M.L. Bracht
Tuesday, June 4th at 2PM " Look for your sister after each dive. Never forget. If you see her, you are safe." Jeju Island, 1943. Hana has lived her entire life under Japanese occupation. Following her mother's footsteps into the sea as a haenyeo, one of the famed female … [Read more...]
May 7th Book Discussion
Citizens of London by Lynne Olsen May 7th at 2PM In Citizens of London, Lynne Olson has written a work of World War II history even more relevant and revealing than her acclaimed Troublesome Young Men. Here is the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged … [Read more...]