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Mary Walker escaped for family
By Pam Kelley | E-mail | 1:41AM
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Born into slavery in North Carolina, Mary Walker, a light-skinned woman with "lightish eyes inclined to blue," would be long forgotten today if not for two events.
Books share juicy tales of royal intrigue
By Janet Maslin | New York Times | February 7, 2012

In "That Woman," her solid biography of the woman who was born Bessiewallis Warfield and, on Dec. 10, 1936, became the King of England's excuse for abdicating his throne, Anne Sebba argues that her subject actually did the world a great favor.

An estranged couple bets marriage, future on the spin of the roulette wheel
By Lisa McLendon | McClatchy Newspapers | February 3, 2012
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Stewart O'Nan doesn't write sweeping epics, doesn't delve into places far away or times long past. Instead, he peers deeply into the real lives of real people - their dreams and fears, their triumphs, however small, and their failings, however petty.

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How Abe Lincoln made America a land of the free

In his First Inaugural Address of March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln stated forthrightly his position on emancipating the South's slaves.

The joy of watching a tough heroine emerge

The Rope, by Nevada Barr: If you've ever wondered how park ranger Anna Pigeon got so tough, here's the answer.

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Rules for a romance-novel marriage

Charlotte's Charla Muller, author of "365 Nights" and avid romance-novel reader, will discuss how...

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