Oh what a slaughter: massacres in the American West, 1846-1890

Author: McMurtry, Larry

Title: Oh what a slaughter: massacres in the American West, 1846-1890

Published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005

Description: 178 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Bibliography: p. 163-165

Subject(s):

• Indians of North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.)
• Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
• Massacres -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century

Review(s):

• Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West, 1846-1890. By: Peters, Stephen H.. Library Journal, 12/15/2005, Vol. 130 Issue 20, p146-146
• OH WHAT A SLAUGHTER: Massacres in the American West: 1846-1890. Kirkus Reviews, 10/15/2005, Vol. 73 Issue 20, p1125-1125
• OH WHAT A SLAUGHTER.By: Schilling, Mary Kaye. Entertainment Weekly, 12/2/2005 Issue 852, p86-87

Read: April 18, 2008

Desperate passage: the Donner Party’s perilous journey West

Author: Rarick, Ethan

Title: Desperate passage: the Donner Party’s perilous journey West

Published: New York: Oxford University Press, 2008

Description: 288 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Bibliography: p. 273-279

Subject(s):

• Donner Party
• Overland journeys to the Pacific

Review(s):

• The Archaeology of Hunger. By: Goodyear, Dana. New York Times Book Review, 2/3/2008, Vol. 157 Issue 54209, p12-12
• The Ghoulish Tale of the Donner Party: Q&A with Ethan Rarick, author of "Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West" By Justin Ewers Posted February 19, 2008 (http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2008/02/19/the-ghoulish-tale-of-the-donner-party.html)

Read: April 16, 2008

Flight of the Intruder

Author: Coonts, Stephen

Title: Flight of the Intruder

Published: Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1986

Description: 329 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject(s):

• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction

Review(s):

• Flight Of The Intruder Magill Book Reviews, 01/01/1990
• Stephen Coonts. By: Schultz, Fred L.. U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Jul2001, Vol. 127 Issue 7, p68
• War Stories: How Coonts's Career Took Off. By: Miller, John J.. Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition, 10/24/2006, Vol. 248 Issue 97, pD6

Read: April 13, 2008

Black glasses like Clark Kent: a GI’s secret from postwar Japan

Author: Svoboda, Terese

Title: Black glasses like Clark Kent: a GI’s secret from postwar Japan

Published: Saint Paul: Graywolf Press, 2008

Description: 225 p. :ill. ; 22 cm.

Note: Winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize selected by Robert Polito

Subject(s):

• Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
• Military police -- Biography
• United States. Army -- Military life

Review(s):

• Nonfiction Chronicle. By: TARA McKELVEY. New York Times Book Review (1/1/1985 to present), 03/30/2008, p22
• Black Glasses like Clark Kent: A GI's Secret from Postwar Japan. By: Haggas, Carol. Booklist, 2/1/2008, Vol. 104 Issue 11, p16
• BLACK GLASSES LIKE CLARK KENT: A GI's Secret From Postwar Japan. Kirkus Reviews, 1/1/2008, Vol. 76 Issue 1, p33-34

Read: April 6, 2008

Justinian’s flea: plague, empire, and the birth of Europe

Author: Rosen, William

Title: Justinian’s flea: plague, empire, and the birth of Europe

Published: New York: Viking, 2007

Description: 367 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Bibliography: p. 329-349

Subject(s):

• Byzantine Empire -- History -- To 527
• Byzantine Empire -- History -- Justinian I, 527-565
• Plague -- History -- To 1500

Review(s):

• Justinian's flea: plague, empire and the birth of Europe. By: Burki, Talha. Lancet Infectious Diseases, Dec2007, Vol. 7 Issue 12, p774-774
• Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe.By: Dattwyler, Raymond J.. New England Journal of Medicine, 9/27/2007, Vol. 357 Issue 13, p1354-1355
• A plague-cursed journey. Economist, 6/16/2007, Vol. 383 Issue 8533, p96-96

Read: April 4, 2008

Strange piece of paradise

Author: Jentz, Terri

Title: Strange piece of paradise

Published: New York: Picador, 2007

Description: 729 p. :ill. ; 21 cm.

Note: First published in the United States by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006

Subject(s):

• Violent crimes -- Oregon -- Case studies
• Criminal investigation -- Oregon -- Case studies

Review(s):

• Living to Tell. By: Roach, Mary. New York Times Book Review, 5/14/2006, Vol. 155 Issue 53579, p1-7
• Strange Piece of Paradise: A Return to the American West To Investigate My Attempted Murder and Solve the Riddle of Myself. By: Nussbaum, Lisa. Library Journal, 5/15/2006, Vol. 131 Issue 9, p113-114
• True confessions. By: Marler, Regina. Advocate, 6/6/2006 Issue 964, p44-45

Read: March 25, 2008