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Merissa (14132 KP) created a post

Sep 3, 2025

🌿 “In the shadows of the Great Dismal Swamp, one man discovers his true identity and the courage to fight for freedom in a world that would see him destroyed.”

Mike Weedall’s Escape to the Maroons is a powerful tale of survival, resistance, and self-discovery set against the backdrop of American history.

📖 Read the exclusive excerpt as part of the #BlogTour with #TheCoffeePotBookClub:
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💬 What stories of hidden resistance in history inspire you the most?

#HistoricalFiction #AmericanHistoricalFiction #AfricanAmericanHistory #TheCoffeePotBookClub

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How to Survive A Plague

David France

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A definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic, here is the incredible...

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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present

David Treuer

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An informed, moving and kaleidoscopic portrait... Treuer's powerful book suggests the need for...

World War I and American Art

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Anne Classen Knutson, David M. Lubin and Robert Cozzolino

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World War I had a profound impact on American art and culture. Nearly every major artist responded...

The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age

Peter L. Jakab and Tom D. Crouch

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With the hundredth anniversary of the Wright Brothers' history-making flight at Kitty Hawk, world...

SIX - Season 1

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Navy SEAL Team Six attempt to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan when they discover an...

Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Curse Keepers (The Curse Keepers #1) in Books

Jan 6, 2021

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Ugh, it was a bit too long for my liking and I'm not too into history, so the old gods and spirits of native american culture didn't particularly interest me. Also the fact that he pretty much betrayed her at the end didn't help the rating any either. I like my stories to have a happy-ish ending and this one kinda doesn't.