Category Archives: excerpt

March 18, 2019

Q&A with Noah Brooks: An Excerpt from Lincoln’s Confidant

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Check out an excerpt from Lincoln’s Confidant by Wayne C. Temple, in which Noah Brooks completes an 19th century approximation of our modern-day personality quizzes. Through his answers, we get a sense of Brooks’s humor and easy-going nature, giving us … Continue reading →

October 26, 2018

Sneak Peek Inside “Bill Monroe: The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man”

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Tom Ewing presents fans of bluegrass music with an in-depth and long-awaited biography on the Blue Grass Man himself, Bill Monroe. Called “insightful” by The Wall Street Journal,  Bill Monroe: The Life and Music of the Blue Grass Man covers Monroe’s story … Continue reading →