Hi Readers,
We know it's been a while since we've posted up any reviews and updates on books and publishing, and rest assured, there is a reason for this. As you know, CJLeger.com has grown considerably, and each month we get hundreds of emails and feature requests. We found that it would be more prudent and helpful to take this quarter to reevaluate our staffing needs and internet-based resources.
We've thus taken this time to continue restructuring our staff and planning out the resources we'll need for 2017 to continue bringing our readers, authors and publishers the kind of features they look forward to each quarter. Our boss C.J. Leger has also grown, currently our head works for a new publishing firm in New Zealand as a journalist and is the acting Senior English Editor for two online publications.
With all the changes and updates, we found it fairer to wait until we had our staff and resources on the same page to receive the influx of emails and correspondence, book galleys and feature requests before we start publishing again.
Our clients and independent authors are the center of our realm, and we want our coverage to be fair to everyone, not just represented authors. Therefore, we've created a specific department for these authors to ensure their emails and requests do not get lost in the massive email crowd. As the months progress, we'll have more details on this. Bu until then, we wish you all happy holidays and a fabulous new year.
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Saturday, October 22, 2016
Monday, September 12, 2016
Get to Know CJLeger.com & what We Publish
As many of our readers know, CJLeger.com publishes publishing-related features like:
- Book reviews
- Author interviews
- Prepublication reviews
- Book recommendations
- Book excerpts
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We get many questions from readers wanting to know exactly what kinds of submissions we accept and why our genre pool is concentrated to a few specialized genres.
Why do we mainly publish prepublication reviews for "History Books"?:
CJLeger.com started as a publisher of history book reviews. We enjoy history books, and the authors who often sacrifice fame to pen them. We believe that our future generations will benefit greatly from these books. So, we do everything we can to promote the genre of history. We reserve our prepublication reviews for history books and work with top publishers to acquire galleys for the reviews. Prepublication reviews get top-priority on CJLeger.com, giving the topic of history a center-stage approach. As a member of the Nonfiction Authors Association, C.J. Leger also focuses on nonfiction as one of the top-tier genre's accepted.
What Genres does CJLeger.com Accept?
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Thursday, July 28, 2016
CJLeger.com Begins their Autumn Lineup
Readers,
As you know, CJLeger.com publishes publishing-related features on a quarterly schedule beginning with Winter. Our schedule spans Spring, takes a break in the Summer and resumes again in the Autumn season, as linked to last year's feature lineup.
Currently, we are gearing up to begin scheduling for our autumn season which will begin a few weeks early in September. We will be replying to all emails in our queue, and confirming that we have received all review and advanced copies of books you've sent us, and are eager to start reading them.
We have some great author features and reviews planned, so stay tuned as we come back refreshed from summer and ready to dive into everything publishing!
The CJLeger.com Team.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Book Recommendation: Closest To Fire - A Writer's Guide to Law & Lawyers by Karen A. Wyle
Closest to Fire: A Writer's Guide to Law & Lawyers is an entertaining and invaluable resource book that guides authors through the realm of the lives of lawyers and professionals in the law field, providing story lines and brainstorming material for authoring a fictional law story. We recommend this book to readers who are interested in:
Write about the law -- and get it right!
The world of law and lawyers, with its suspense, its moral quandaries, and its ripped-from-the-headlines subject matter, provides wonderful material for fiction. This guide will help writers explore these many story possibilities, while avoiding the pitfalls awaiting the unwary. Included throughout the book are ideas for stories or story elements based on the content and available for the readers' use.
Karen A. Wyle was born a Connecticut Yankee, but eventually settled in Bloomington, Indiana, home of Indiana University. She now considers herself a Hoosier. Wyle's childhood ambition was to be the youngest ever published novelist. While writing her first novel at age 10, she was mortified to learn that some British upstart had beaten her to the goal at age 9.
Wyle is an appellate attorney, photographer, political junkie, and mother of two daughters. Her voice is the product of almost five decades of reading both literary and genre fiction. It is no doubt also influenced, although she hopes not fatally tainted, by her years of law practice. Her personal history has led her to focus on often-intertwined themes of family, communication, the impossibility of controlling events, and the persistence of unfinished business.
- Law and lawyer fiction
- Authoring a book
- Authoring a book about law, lawyers, "a law drama"
- Looking for guidance on storylines within the law genre
At First Glance
Closest to Fire: A Writer's Guide to Law & Lawyers
Author: Karen A. Wyle
Publisher: Oblique Angles Press
Pages: 656
Amazon Rating: 4.6/5 Stars
Goodreads Rating: 4.6/ 5 Stars
Our Recommendation
Closest to Fire: A Writer's Guide to Law & Lawyers is truly a different style of book altogether. The author takes a vulnerable moment all authors experience when they set out to tell a tale that includes parts of worlds they've never experienced. Whether you've set out to tell a love story between two doctors or a drama about law, script or print book, if you're not a doctor or a lawyer, chances are, you'll need a technical advisor. Wyle brings this to authors with her technical guidebook on law and lawyers where they can get valuable information about the field, verbiage, lifestyle and concepts to make their stories authentic. If there is one thing that turns readers off most, it's reading text that is obviously put together by someone who has no idea about the background subjects.
Overall, this book is a great tool and read. If you're looking to write about law or lawyers or anything in between, this is a great start for reference and technical guidance.
About Closest to Fire: A Writer's Guide to Law & Lawyers
Write about the law -- and get it right!
The world of law and lawyers, with its suspense, its moral quandaries, and its ripped-from-the-headlines subject matter, provides wonderful material for fiction. This guide will help writers explore these many story possibilities, while avoiding the pitfalls awaiting the unwary. Included throughout the book are ideas for stories or story elements based on the content and available for the readers' use.
Praise for Closest to Fire: A Writer's Guide to Law & Lawyers
"Her writing is as clear as glass. She is a highly ethical person. She is a writer herself and an attorney so she knows what she is talking about when it comes to a writer's needs, and a lawyer's profession. If you are a writer and you need a resource on law and lawyers, this is your go-to source." -Danusha G.
"I highly recommend it for authors and lawyers but also for anyone remotely interested. It's that good!" -Haim B.
"Whether you are writing the next best selling legal thriller or only have a minor legal component to your story, it is critical you get it right. Utilizing Karen A. Wyle's book will insure that your writing is authentic." -Robert G.
About Author Karen A. Wyle
Karen A. Wyle was born a Connecticut Yankee, but eventually settled in Bloomington, Indiana, home of Indiana University. She now considers herself a Hoosier. Wyle's childhood ambition was to be the youngest ever published novelist. While writing her first novel at age 10, she was mortified to learn that some British upstart had beaten her to the goal at age 9. Wyle is an appellate attorney, photographer, political junkie, and mother of two daughters. Her voice is the product of almost five decades of reading both literary and genre fiction. It is no doubt also influenced, although she hopes not fatally tainted, by her years of law practice. Her personal history has led her to focus on often-intertwined themes of family, communication, the impossibility of controlling events, and the persistence of unfinished business.
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Buy Closest to Fire: A Writer's Guide to Law & Lawyers
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Book Excerpt: Code Name Papa: My Extraordinary Life While Hiding in Plain Sight
Code Name: Papa – My Extraordinary Life While Hiding in Plain Sight is a literary memoir / political thriller that tells the true-life story of the head of US covert operations for a large international group, similar to the group B613 on ABC’s Scandal. This group, while not connected to the US government, operated with the full blessing of top people in our government. These are real stories, gritty and true—not the fantasy world of James Bond, Scandal, and others. The fact that the stories in Code Name Papa are true, make it an eye-opening, controversial, and scary read.
Code Name Papa was brought to us by Kelsey McBride of Book Publicity Services a book marketing and publicity service followed by notable publishing professionals like Huffington Post blogger, Ellis Shuman, and Carolina Hurricanes player, Zach Boychuck (#22).
Code Name Papa was brought to us by Kelsey McBride of Book Publicity Services a book marketing and publicity service followed by notable publishing professionals like Huffington Post blogger, Ellis Shuman, and Carolina Hurricanes player, Zach Boychuck (#22).
About Code Name Papa My Extraordinary Life While Hiding in Plain Sight
Who'd have thought a bright, but fairly ordinary young man from middle class America who got just above average grades, dated the same girl throughout high school and went to church most Sundays, would grow up to eventually head a very secretive band of brave individuals--both men and women--who regularly put their lives on the line because they wanted to protect the rest of you. Yet that's what we did, often sacrificing our personal lives (four marriages for me, all in the book) and our health (countless broken bones, major surgeries, even death) to do it.
Meanwhile you're just going to have to call me "Papa" like everyone else around the globe has through most of those wildly unpredictable and dangerous years.
Excerpt: Code Name Papa My Extraordinary Life While Hiding in Plain Sight
Chapter 2
After a nice little walk, talking all the way, we came to the study. The butler opened the doors for us, and then quietly closed them behind us.
Panicking a bit, I blurted out, “Jake, just who in the hell are you?” He calmly replied, “It’s not who I am; it’s who my father is.”
I took a deep breath and asked Jake for a drink; he asked what I wanted and I said a Jack and coke with one cube of ice. Bill wanted a beer. As Jake fixed the drinks, it dawned on me that in every room in the house, there was someone available to wait on us, but not in the study.
We made small talk while sipping our drinks. At precisely three p.m. by the clock on the wall (and not by my watch because I had a weary old Timex), the big doors opened and Jake’s father walked in. Smiling, he asked how our stay had been. Jake asked his father if he could fix him a brandy. He replied, “Yes, I’ll have a brandy, very small.”
I noticed all the bottles at the bar were top of the line brands. Other than the Jack Daniels, I’d never heard of them. But the brandy Jake’s father asked for was Christian Brothers that struck me as odd given how inexpensive it was compared to the rest.
Jake’s father began talking about the day he’d received word from me about my injuries, where I was, and how I needed help to get home from Japan. Other than this brief review, he spoke about nothing out of the ordinary.
Finally, he said, “Gentlemen, what I’m about to discuss with you must remain within these four walls. If you disagree or do not want to be any part of it, or have no desire, I demand our conversation be left here. Do you agree to that?” Of course, we agreed. I briefly glanced over at Jake, trying to pick up if there was something I could get from his expression, but there was nothing. He did the same thing as we did: He just looked directly at his father.
His father continued, “There is an organization, and my position in the organization is second in command, and this organization is what you might call ‘peacekeepers.’ We are not soldiers of fortune; we work within the confines of the United States government. You might say we’re legal on one hand and illegal on the other. You will never, if you choose to become a part of this, receive a paycheck from the U.S. government, but you will be paid and paid well through a dummy corporation. My son Jake will hopefully be able to be the front man for your group. If you choose to join us, there is a lot of training involved. It will consist of four months of physical and mental training— and I do mean training. You will see and do things you’ve never done or heard of before in your entire lives. is work will involve going after people who are a threat to national and international security. Your wives, your children, and your best friends will never be able to know what you do for a living.”
“Now Bill, you’ve already been set up because you now, through my help and in other ways unknown to you, have a logging company. Your company is a cover.”
Turning to me, he said, “Your cover is yet to be determined. It probably will involve many things. Possibly we’d set you up in real estate, because that’s an avenue that might free you up to move at a moment’s notice without arousing suspicion. (It turned out, however, Papa decided my cover should be that of a construction engineer, hired by a European firm.) Jake, you already have an avenue; you’re an attorney.” I don’t know why, but Jake’s father’s statement shocked me with this disclosure. Who knew?
Looking at us very intently, he asked, “Does anyone want to leave before I proceed further?”
About the Authors
Author John Murray
A Vietnam vet, John Murray, later known as "Papa," has spent the majority of his adult life working as an undercover agent for the U.S., Canadian and various European governments. During this time, he rose from agent to the head of US Operations.
John was raised in the South by his grandfather who taught him at an early age how to survive by hunting and fishing, which all served him well for his future. He firmly believes that if he had not had the guidance of his grandfather and others who influenced his life that he never would have survived the ordeals that he did.
John, who enjoyed a very average American childhood, always wanted to be a ‘normal’ husband and father, but you'll eventually understand why that was impossible. Papa and his crews bore the responsibility of taking care of much of the world’s evil – evil that could never have come to the public’s attention. Now retired, he and his wife are living in a small rural Western town. As ‘normal’ as he tries to live, he will always be haunted by the visions of what he saw and what he tried to prevent or rectify.
Author Sharon Murray
Sharon is a retired business executive who has lived in many parts of the US and in Asia. Happily married to John for over five years, she had no idea about his work until she experienced his nightmares about the past.
After discussions about how she might help John, he asked Sharon to help him write his memoirs just as something to leave behind, unpublished. After several years of working on them, Sharon convinced John it was a story worth telling to the world. Working on this project has helped John start to face some of the things he experienced while trying to be a good guy in a world gone awry.
Author Abby Jones
This is Jones’ fifth book. She also writes for numerous magazines. The original manuscript was handed off to Abby, a friend of Sharon, who has a reputation for her easy, conversational writing style. Abby worked with John and Sharon for approximately eighteen months to make sure John's voice was never lost in the rewrites. She notes that both John and Sharon were wonderful to collaborate with via phone, computer and text. By the way, she has never met John! Abby currently lives on the West Coast. She has traveled extensively and lived in many other parts of the US as well as in Europe.
Code Name: Papa—My Extraordinary Life while Hiding in Plain Sight is the first in a planned trilogy. John, Sharon, and Abby are currently working on the second book, about Papa’s mentor, Amy.
To learn more, go to:
CodeNamePapa.com | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon
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Thursday, May 26, 2016
Review: Up From Where We've Come by Charles Wright
A new take on civil rights and american history is brought forth by author Charles Wright in his memoir, "Up From Where We've Come", published by Smashwords Editions on October 23, 2015. The book is available on Amazon for $5.99 on Kindle and $24.99 as a paperback, and we recommend this book to readers who enjoy reading about:
Up From Where We've Come is brought to us by Miles High Productions, a social media marketing firm for the entertainment industry, which is followed by notable people such as President Barack Obama, Ken Caillat, Nate Maingard and Sean Beeson on Twitter.
"Up From Where We've Come" by Charles Wright is a riveting tale of suffering and endurance by a family unlucky enough to find themselves belonging to the old south, a place of hideous hatred and abusive prejudice. Seeping back into his childhood, the author takes us deep into his memories of being forced to work under strenuous conditions at just eight years of age, expected to pick 100 pounds of cotton per day, an amount the author says he never was able to fulfill.
With the constant pressure of his father to work in accordance with the sharecropper's expectations, receiving whippings and punishment if they didn't, the author tells of the family's decision to flee the wrath of their "slave owner" by heading west - to freedom.
At every turn this book evokes emotion, from hilarity to dreadful tears, in a gripping experience that leaves you hoping the family makes it out of this perilous situation. The sharecropper's actions and pursuit makes the reader want to reach into the book and give that man a shakedown and lesson on human compassion and respect. He follows the family, convincing townspeople to deny their patriarch work, hindering their attempts to flee.
More personal though, is the introduction of a feeling most mothers will encounter at one point in their life when they realize, although they've been the strong person to their children for years, there comes a time when their children take up the role of the hero savior, as is explained when Wright's mother inevitably must rely on her daughter, who has already moved out of state, to help them on the last stretch to escape their harrowing life.
Full of emotional experiences and well-written storytelling, this book gets the highest star rating we can offer. It truly is a work of personal endurance that takes the reader on a journey through a time and place where humanity was forgotten for over 150 years. It's a perfect historical account of life in the south during Charles Wright's childhood.
- Civil Rights History
- Civil Rights Era
- Slavery History
- Racism in America
- Pre-Civil Rights Era in the South
Up From Where We've Come is brought to us by Miles High Productions, a social media marketing firm for the entertainment industry, which is followed by notable people such as President Barack Obama, Ken Caillat, Nate Maingard and Sean Beeson on Twitter.
About "Up From Where We've Come" by Charles Wright
"UP" contains historical moments, where the reader will experience inserts of the author's life long before he gained his status as a musical legend. And like his music, Wrights' story is a historical account of events that could only be told in his own personal and unique style. Wright's book, is about a young boy and his family's trials and tribulations on a cotton plantation owned by a cruel sharecropper named Edward Miles, who was born with an unfair advantage, which he uses to dominate his subjects. At the critical age of eight, the boy's father demanded he pick no less than a hundred pounds a day.
Facing whipping by his father if he failed, the family set out to escape their tortuous ordeal on the plantation heading west to California and being followed by the relentless sharecropper. Using his influences with white southerners, the sharecropper was able to convince townspeople to not supply the family’s father with jobs, hindering their attempts to make a break for safety and escape his grasp.
Review of "Up From Where We've Come" by Charles Wright
"Up From Where We've Come" by Charles Wright is a riveting tale of suffering and endurance by a family unlucky enough to find themselves belonging to the old south, a place of hideous hatred and abusive prejudice. Seeping back into his childhood, the author takes us deep into his memories of being forced to work under strenuous conditions at just eight years of age, expected to pick 100 pounds of cotton per day, an amount the author says he never was able to fulfill.
With the constant pressure of his father to work in accordance with the sharecropper's expectations, receiving whippings and punishment if they didn't, the author tells of the family's decision to flee the wrath of their "slave owner" by heading west - to freedom.
At every turn this book evokes emotion, from hilarity to dreadful tears, in a gripping experience that leaves you hoping the family makes it out of this perilous situation. The sharecropper's actions and pursuit makes the reader want to reach into the book and give that man a shakedown and lesson on human compassion and respect. He follows the family, convincing townspeople to deny their patriarch work, hindering their attempts to flee.
More personal though, is the introduction of a feeling most mothers will encounter at one point in their life when they realize, although they've been the strong person to their children for years, there comes a time when their children take up the role of the hero savior, as is explained when Wright's mother inevitably must rely on her daughter, who has already moved out of state, to help them on the last stretch to escape their harrowing life.
We give this book 5/5 stars
Full of emotional experiences and well-written storytelling, this book gets the highest star rating we can offer. It truly is a work of personal endurance that takes the reader on a journey through a time and place where humanity was forgotten for over 150 years. It's a perfect historical account of life in the south during Charles Wright's childhood.
About Author Charles Wright
CHARLES "EXPRESS YOURSELF" WRIGHT
CHARLES WRIGHT, founder and leader of the legendary Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band pinned the world renowned "Express Yourself". His songs have been covered by legendary artists such as Ray Charles; jazz great Les McCann; Pop star Della Reese; Ohio Funkateer Rodger Troutman & Zapp; Musiq (Soul Child); former Monkey's Mickey Dolenz; The Ohio Players; and The Swiss Longine Symphony Orchestra. During the rise of Hip Hop in the 80's many rap artists lifted chunks of funk from Wright's wax, which included N.W.A. Brand Nubian Funk; Naughty By Nature; Gang Starr; Sean Puffy. Combs and others.
"Express Yourself" sells Bit Burger Beer, Algida Ice Cream and Nokia products across the European continent. The Los Angeles Lakers showcased "Express Yourself" at their start-up games, and the NBA featured the classic song in its 2004 "I Love This Game" TV Campaign. Kinko's uses "Express Yourself" in its international marking strategy, and Kohl's Clothing Stores chose the tune for its "Spring Fashion Champaign", while the Jenny Jones Show used it as their theme for an entire season. "Express Yourself" also provided the theme for both the Democratic National Convention and the 2004 Olympic Games Celebration. By mid 2010 Coffee Mate had TV viewers stirring it up to the tune of "Express Yourself". Other compliments to the unforgettable tune includes The PGA, U Draw, Tide Soap, Nike, Burger King; Singer Sewing Machine; and the list goes on. Good Morning America used it as a theme for their Advice Guru Talent Search.
Whenever a motion picture film calls for an instantly recognizable sound track, Charles Wright classics have been utilized in films such as "Panther" "The People Vs. Larry Flint" and many others. His hit song "Do Your Thing" set the stage for a chilling plot turn in the 1970's pornographic study of "Boogie Nights." Wright's music has been used not just in action films but in comedies as well, simply because it makes the audience feel good. "Express Yourself" has been in dozens of movies such as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "Cheaper By The Dozen", and Universal/Paramount's "The Little Fockers", starring Ben Stiller and Robert Dinero. The talented and passionate artist re-arranged a version of "Express Yourself" with a message to youth to "Protect Yourself" from sexually transmitted diseases. He performed the tune for an excited audience at the first Aids Walk Circle of Life Concert at the Los Angeles Greek Theater in 2011.
Charles Wright's productions produced the documentary "Bring Back the Harmony" and the concert presentation "Live at the Ford Theater." Headed for the airwaves is his latest venture "Express Yourself TV Show". The show covers legends from various fields of endeavor and especially the entertainment field featuring guests such as Little Richard, Brenda Lee Eagar, Hank Dixon of The Originals and Charles McCormick of the group Bloodstone having intrinsic historical value. Charles however, is not stopping there. He is presently excited about the release of his new CD "Be Careful What You Wish For" which will be released around the end of summer. In the meantime, Charles has shared his single through social media "Looking For An Ugly Woman" which can be found on YouTube and the mp3 can be purchased at any online music store. To stay updated with Charles, Look for him on:
Monday, May 16, 2016
Prepublication Review: Founding Feuds The Rivalries, Clashes, and Conflicts That Forged a Nation by Paul Aron
This season we scheduled two pre-publication book reviews, the first of which was Tyrants: A History of Power Injustice and Terror by Waller R. Newell, and the second, Founding Feuds:
The Rivalries, Clashes, and Conflicts That Forged a Nation by Paul Aron. Our book review for Tyrants was well received, and now it’s time to bring you our thoughts on Founding Feuds; but first, we’d like to give a special thanks to the publisher, Sourcebooks, for making this advanced copy available to us and allowing us to publish a review prior to its publication. We recommend this book to readers who enjoy reading about:
- Early American History
- Political History
- American Founding Fathers
- Political Rivalries
About Founding Feuds: The Rivalries, Clashes, and Conflicts That Forged a Nation
The Founding Fathers have been hailed for centuries as shining examples of men who put aside their own agendas to found a nation. But behind the scenes, there were more petty fights and fraught relationships than signatures on the Declaration of Independence.
From the violent brawl between Roger Griswold and Matthew Lyon in the halls of Congress, to George Washington's battle against his slave Harry Washington, these less-discussed clashes bring to light the unpredictable and volatile nature of a constantly changing nation. Additionally, this gripping narrative delves deeper into the famous feuds, such as the fatal duel of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, and the many rivalries of Thomas Jefferson (which were as often personal as political.)
America's great forbearers fought with each other as bitterly as our politicians do today. Founding Feuds reveals the true natures of the Founding Fathers and how their infighting shaped our nation as much as their cooperation, in fact sometimes even for the better.
Review of Founding Feuds: The Rivalries, Clashes, and Conflicts That Forged a Nation
Founding Feuds gives a different angle to the forging of the United States that is not only interesting, but makes it possible for the average reader to apply themselves to the positions of men we previously believed to be almost perfect in their ability to traverse the roads of nation-building with almost god-like peace. In this book we actually see them as human beings with immense differing of opinions, much like we see today in politics and party camps.
There are a few kinks in this book, some of which are completely unavoidable. While the book is well-researched, it does give many examples of feuds between the characters by using direct quotes, which does make the reading a bit choppy. But when writing a book of this nature, it's almost always better to apply direct quotes to your examples then to attempt to paraphrase yourself and risk damaging the integrity of the original opinion.
Most of the rivalries written about in this book encompass petty disagreements, but much like today, these petty disagreements develop into full-fledged dividing conflicts between political powers. So it’s a great read if you’re wanting to learn more about how massive world problems can develop from small disagreements. It does give enough context into certain concepts surrounding particular characters that it makes for a good beginner’s book to rivalries forged during the inception of the nation, possibly giving way to readers who would branch out into more in-depth books that cover broad scope analyses of one or more characters in a single book, like those wanting to understand how Alexander Hamilton could just let himself be killed.
The style of the book is very matter-of-fact, so if you're looking for more artistic writing with influences of authoritative interpretation, this may not be the right book for you. But if you are a reader of history that enjoys being in the thick of the exact feelings and experiences people may have had in past days, this is the book for you. So, if you're someone who often reads history books or historical fiction books and wonder what the character may have possibly been feeling or saying during that time, this is the type of book that opens up that avenue for you.
C.J. Leger’s Final Thoughts
Founding Feuds is a very well-researched book. It lacks a bit of artistic style, but makes up for it in true matter-of-fact writing that allows the reader to explore the exact feelings of the characters during the days of the inception and creation of the United States of America, leaving behind the artistic need to beef up text with authoritative interpretation since what we really want to know is how and why our founding fathers fought with each other.
We give it 4 out of 5 stars.
About Author Paul Aron
Paul Aron is Director of Publications for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He was previously a reporter for The Virginia Gazette, Executive Editor at Simon and Schuster, and an editor at Doubleday.
Other Books by Paul Aron
About Sourcebooks
Sourcebooks is creating the next evolution of a book publishing company. We are committed to innovative publishing, to exploring every platform and creating breakthrough models. We truly believe that books have the power to touch people and change lives. Sourcebooks is home to 120 enthusiastic book-loving employees who are dedicated to finding new ways to connect with authors, readers, and ideas. We publish over 300 new titles each year, and are honored to have 44 New York Times bestsellers.
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