This book was a very good book about the Battle of a Ship that was Full of Young Soles that never once left their posts during a long battle that they new was going to cost most of them their lives. I studied the U.S.S.Coral Sea during the time that I was on the sister ship named after the one in the Battle and the book was as close to the battle as you could get but it should have gave more credit in the back of the book to the young men who fought the battle and lost their lives. I find it in most of the books about famous battles that they do not give the men the credits due them.It is more menningful to reconize the men than the ship. I feel this was as I Loved being part of the New Corral Sea CV-63 in our Navy today but would love to be able to give the men in battle that glummy morning more reconiztion along with all who has fought the battles since. We all fought for are country and it is due time that the people here at home gave all the brave men more for all that they gave for their Home Land. Thank You Mr.Robert A. Taylor AMH-2 USN 1973-1981

Definitely not only for horse racing enthusiasts, Call to Post can boast some of the best recipes east or west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. These sophisticated recipes skillfully blend common ingredients in new ways to create complex taste sensations that will keep your guest wondering which cooking school you just graduated from! Be sure to try to Blueberry Bisque, Wild Rice Soup and Buttermilk Brocolli Soup. Then try the Sante Fe Flank Steak and it's marvelous salsa. And if winning a blue ribbon in your local state fair is the type of race you want to win, submit the brownies--if you can keep a plate of them long enough to deliver to the judges. This is tops of my list of must-give Christmas and wedding shower gifts.

This beautiful leather-bound book celebrates the "sport of kings" at one of the sport's most inspirational settings. Keeneland, the track located near Lexington, Kentucky in the heart of the Bluegrass horse country, was built in 1936. Now a National Historic Landmark, the track complex represents a racing venue unparalleled for beauty and class. William Strode's photographs, Peter Williams's paintings, and Billy Reed's narrative text present the track in all of its splendor and pageantry. Readers wishing to understand Kentucky will cherish this treasure.

Incredible account of the history of one of America's most historic towns. Beautifully written and informative. Captions are especially well-written, particularly the portions on education and organizations.

I purchased and read this book because I hoped to brush up on my knowledge of American history. However, I learned much more than that, and recommend this as an irreplaceable supplement to any study of the history of the United States of America.

This book captures the essence of a small town's famous place in history.

This is a definite A+, 10 out of 10, and I highly recommend it to all professors and instructors as an addition to a curriculum.

Most Americans know that the "battles" of Lexington and Concord followed Paul Revere's famous ride to every Middlesex village and farm to warn that the British were coming. For me the point where I knew Deborah Kent had a firm handle on the material for this particular book was when she argued that the reason Revere was more famous than William Dawes, the other courier who rode that night, was that Henry Wadsworth Longfellow found it a lot easier to rhyme words with Revere rather than Dawes (go ahead and spend an afternoon just trying to come up with a line to set up "Of the midnight ride of William Dawes" that is halfway lyrical). What young readers will learn from this informative little volume is that what happened at Lexington and Concord were not exactly battles and could barely be called skirmishes.

Kent does a good job of providing both sides of the matter, setting up the British objectives (capture Sam Adams and John Hancock at Lexington and then seize the weapons and other supplies the colonists had stored in Concord) and then detailing how the American militia fled from the superior British numbers and firepower on Lexington Green only to end up losing hundreds of men from sniper fire on the retreat from Concord. Both sides claimed the other fired the "shot heard 'round the world," but the spark hardly matters now. Kent clearly shows that Lexington and Concord achieved two important things. First, it outraged the colonists that British troops would fire on Americans. Second, it showed that the colonial militia could give as well as they took. At Lexington eight Americans were killed and fourteen wounded, while the British suffered no casualties. At Concord two more militiamen and three British soldiers were killed, and many more wounded. But the Americans were able to pick off dozens of British troops on the long march back to Boston.

Certainly in telling the story of what happened on the night of April 18 and during the following day in 1775, Kent takes pleasure in pointing out that the British officer who declared Americans were "the most absolute cowards on the face of the earth" would have to eat his words after what is now celebrated as Patriot's Day in Massachusetts. "Lexington and Concord" is illustrated with most contemporary etchings and paintings. As is usually the case, I have found this volume in the Cornerstones of Freedom series to be an excellent first place for students to look for more details about important subjects covered in their history textbooks. Students will start this book recalling Paul Revere and will end knowing about John Parker and Samuel Whittemore on the one side and Francis Smith and John Pitcairn on the other.

I have read several books in my life, but this one was truly different because it has a story in it by me. My story is called "Playing the Sax," and I wrote it when I was a sophomore in college. It's sandwiched in between E. B. White and Dorothy Parker, so the sour taste of amateur writing is masked a bit if you read the material on either side.

Next time I will write a story about what I did with the $25 the publisher paid me.

Well written, exciting tale of the beginnings of the American Revolution. A must-read for every young history nut in your house! My 10-year old son couldn't put it down and was heard to exclaim several times, "This is GREAT history!" The author makes the places, names, and dates of history come alive and helps young people appreciate the human side of what they are studying in school. Comprehensive glossary at the end helps explain difficult words. This book was an excellent addition to my homeschool history curriculum. Now it's on to "The Minute Boys of Bunker Hill".

This guidebook is a great read - if you are not now planning a trip to the Boston area you will surely want to once you finish! I'd like to catch the next plane out of Honolulu & go on a tour. The author makes history come alive again. He clears up many misconceptions & tells what really happened. His style of writing is reader friendly. In addition to being a comprehensive guidebook it is also worth reading for anyone interested in Revolutionary History. Lots of pictures too.

These interesting and complete records of Lexington from 1833-1939 were kept by a local family since 1939 and recently printed before being deposited in the Maine Archives. As there are few surviving vital records 1833-1892, a wealth of info can be found here regarding early families, taxes lists, paupers, schools, and town officials for each year. They include the records of meetings and votes through the formation of the town, the Civil War era, dissolution of the town, creation of Lexington Plantation and final dissolution in 1939 to unincorporated status.

This is a fun book for me to read ~~ I think I found it at a library booksale and it was a quick and fun read. It is a mystery/romance novel ~~ the first Robards book I have ever read.

Molly Ballard, working as a groomer at a Kentucky stable while raising her younger brothers and sisters, runs into trouble with the law when she spirits away $5,000 that the FBI had planted in one of the barns. She was planning to use the money to feed her brothers and sisters, but FBI agent Will Lyman thought otherwise. Once he realized that she was speaking the truth, he decided to use Molly as an insider to investigate a race-horsing fixing scheme. Only Lyman got more than he bargained for ~~ not only was he focusing on the race-horsing fixing scheme, there were horse mulitations happening, a unsolved murder case, and a suicide in the peaceful Kentucky countryside. And falling in love with Molly ~~ it all provides entertainment and mystery throughout the book.

I would have given this book a 5 if it weren't for some explicit sex scenes in the book ~~ I am one of the readers who likes to be teased, not told of every sexual act in the story. Must be the midwestern in me. Other than that, this book provides great entertainment for me ~~ a fast read, which is something I need around here in a house full of happenings and it's fun to read as well.

If I run across Robards' other books, I'll be sure to pick them up since I enjoyed this book. She is a new author for me to explore and this book is hard to put down. I don't regret picking this one up at all.

11-7-02

This is my first Robards book and I can't wait to read another! This story was so enchanting that I did not want it to end. Molly is more than a simple small town girl, and a worthwhile love interest for Will. Who wouldn't be drawn to a young woman who has the spunk to take on raising her four siblings on her own? Molly was a strong and well rounded heroine. And Will was a dream to imagine. I give this book the best rating. Do not miss out! Get it now!

I must say that this novel ranks as high as Walking After Midnight. I find myself reading it again and again. I fell in love with Will, the hard-nosed, nothing but business, FBI agent. Though he tries not to become emotionally involved with Molly Ballard, he can't resist her . This is a must read for all KR fans.