This may be the best book Pegg Thomas has written, which is saying a lot. She has included a variety of aspects among the characters: Native American, Quaker, native-born patriots of European descent, and recent immigrants, plus the class divisions that persisted due to ingrained prejudices. Readers become acutely aware of the clashing loyalties in the primary male character, a true Native American who has adopted the Quaker way. His counterpart is a...

Celebrate our nation's 250th anniversary with this anthology by ten established historical authors. Within these fifteen stories, you'll get a variety of perspectives--from those who served on each side--and learn the names of obscure, ordinary citizens who affected the cause for independence. This is a book that deserves a permanent place on bookshelves, to be read again and again.

What a sweet novel this was, with a...

Sarah Schwerin's debut novel delves into the early 1950's and the era of rampant polio infections. When one couple's daughter contracts the disease, their family fragments, with each parent pulling in a different direction. Just when things start looking up, something else pushes the couple apart. They alternately blame the other and then themselves for its failure. Only God can restore their marriage, but they must stop their struggle and turn to Him.