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Robert Smalls possessed the boldness and courage we all wish we had. His story is one for the ages, and it just begins with him hi-jacking a Confederate battle ship and navigating his way to freedom. He then went on to do even better things. This is a purely stoke inducing ep!Sources:Wikipedia.org, History.com, Pbs.org ‘Which Slave Sailed Himself to Freedom?” by Henry Louis Gates Jr., Smithsonianmag.com ‘The Thrilling tale of how Rober Small Seized a Confederate Ship and Sailed it to Freedom’ by Cate Lineberry
Today, we’re recommending books to our listeners based on requests they submitted a few weeks ago. Curtis LOVES recording these episodes. We’re ready to fill your TBR and perhaps your shopping cart with books. To find a list of every title we mention in today’s episode, go to hereadsheread.org/podcast for show notes. Subscribe to our newsletter: hereadsheread.substack.com Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/hereadsheread/ Get two audiobooks for the price of one w/code HRSR: https://libro.fm/redeem/hrsr Or give the gift of audiobooks: https://libro.fm/gift?cmp=hrsr Sarah: Beneath A Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi The Alice Network or The Huntress by Kate Quinn The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The Great Believers by Rebecca Makai The Road by Cormac McCarthy The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach Katie: The Poet X or Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam Billy Collins Langston Hughes Nikki Giovanni What Kind of Woman by Kate Baer Christine: Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires by Shomari Wills Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor by Russell S. Bonds The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Haley Be Free Or Die by Cate Lineberry Joslyn: Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson That Will Never Work by Marc Randolph Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin The Dry by Jane Harper Claire: Penguin Vitae series or Penguin Clothbound Classics Scribe by Alyson Hagy In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Sabrina & Corina by Kali Farjado-Anstine Carly: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller Emma: Fall of Giants by Ken Follett (Century trilogy) Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (First Law trilogy) Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan Beneath A Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan
Featured on this edition of Pop-Up Submissions... "Secret of Heathcote Manor" - upper middle grade time travel adventure from David Weller; "The NooSphere" - general fiction: (speculative, contemporary, commercial) from Dave Meyer; "The Skill" - literary from Louis Coulomb; "Adam Brodie and the Monster from the Dark Planet" - children's middle range fantasy from Paul Glynn; "Weasel" - literary thriller from Adrian Keefe. Carol Rose's book recommendation is "The Secret Rescue" by Cate Lineberry. Buy it here: https://amzn.to/2M8YRFA Make a Pop-Up Submission here, and please subscribe to Litopia's channel on YouTube. The winner of each show is immortalised here: https://litopia.com/winners. Pop-Ups on YouTube
Featured on this edition of Pop-Up Submissions... "Secret of Heathcote Manor" - upper middle grade time travel adventure from David Weller; "The NooSphere" - general fiction: (speculative, contemporary, commercial) from Dave Meyer; "The Skill" - literary from Louis Coulomb; "Adam Brodie and the Monster from the Dark Planet" - children's middle range fantasy from Paul Glynn; "Weasel" - literary thriller from Adrian Keefe. Carol Rose's book recommendation is "The Secret Rescue" by Cate Lineberry. Buy it here: https://amzn.to/2M8YRFA Make a Pop-Up Submission here, and please subscribe to Litopia's channel on YouTube. The winner of each show is immortalised here: https://litopia.com/winners. Pop-Ups on YouTube
Cate Lineberry, author of "Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls Escape from Slavery to Union Hero"
Cate Lineberry, author of "Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls Escape from Slavery to Union Hero"
Cate Lineberry, author of "Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls Escape from Slavery to Union Hero"
Cate Lineberry, author of "Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls Escape from Slavery to Union Hero"
We’re starting a new series where we’ll play tourist through books! Our first stop is Southeast Asia. As always, we’ll end with what we’re reading this week. Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Ann’s picks: The Coroner’s Lunch by Colin Cotterill– Dr. Siri Paiboun series by Colin Cotterill– No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith– The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee The Girl from the Coast by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, tr. Willem Samuels Halle’s picks: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai– Newbery Medal In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner– Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Lauren Hillenbrand The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls’ Escape from Slavery to Union Hero by Cate Lineberry (releases June 20)– Materials about Robert Smalls at Beaufort County Library– Be Free or Die events at Beaufort County Library Halle: Your Perfect Life by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke
When 26 Army nurses and medics boarded a transport plane in November, 1943, they never anticipated the crash landing in Nazi-occupied Albania that would lead to their months-long struggle for survival. The group dodged bullets and battled blinding winter storms as they climbed mountains and fought to survive, aided by courageous villagers who risked death at Nazi hands as well as Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) and the American OSS. Listen to author Cate Lineberry, a former writer and editor for Smithsonian Magazine, tell this mesmerizing tale of World War II courage and heroism. This event took place August 13, 2013. Get the book: http://www.spymuseumstore.org/the-secret-rescue-book.html#.Vz3qN_krIdU