Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Good Reads Summer Reading Challenge

30.1  Biographical fiction and nonfiction
Character
John Brown Fic Raising Holy HellOlds  Bio John Brown, Abolitionist— Reynolds 
George Custer Fic The River & the Horseman -- Skimmin    Bio Touched by Fire—Barnett 
Thomas Jefferson   Fic Sally Hemmings--Chase-Riboud   Bio Jefferson’s Secrets—Bernstein
George Washington Fic Mount Vernon Love Story —Clark   Bio An American Life--Brady  
Anne Boleyn    Fic Mademoiselle Boleyn —Maxwell   Bio The Life & Death of Anne Boleyn—Ives
Charles II of England Fic A Royal EscapeHeyer    Bio King Charles II –Fraser
Abigail Adams   Fic Patriot Hearts—Hambly Bio  Dearest FriendWithey
Ned Kelly   Fic
A True History of the Kelly Gang: A novel--Carey  Bio Ned Kelly: A short life--Jones
Marie Antoinette    Fic The hidden diary of Marie AntoinetteCarolly   Bio Marie Antoinette—Fraser
Frank Lloyd Wright  Fic  Loving Frank--Horan    Bio Frank Lloyd WrightHuxtable
Al Capone   Fic  Road to Perdition—Collins Bio Capone: The Man and the legendBergreen
Mata Hari   Fic Signed, Mata Hari—Murphy    Bio Femme FataleShipman
Duke of Windsor
Fic A Prince Among them—Lacy   Bio A King’s story—Windsor
Wallace Simpson Fic Gone with the Windsors—Graham   Bio The Duchess of WindsorHigham

These are just suggestions, and are for books available at my own public library. I haven’t read all of these. For many of these people there are many other biographies available—feel free to choose another.

1 comment:

  1. You'll enjoy the Eric Ives biography on Anne Boleyn, it's fantastic. I haven't read Mademoiselle Boleyn but I have read Robin Maxwell's "The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn" and it was very well written and very enjoyable. You're going to be busy!!

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