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Read It and Reap: Fictional gems that shed light on history


Read It and Reap: Fictional gems that shed light on history
By Ann Connery Frantz
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Historical fiction is often the genre readers discover in junior high or high school, where they may begin to devour favorite authors of the period they enjoy. There is plenty of good literature from which to choose. Historical fiction is a great lead-in to biographies and period histories.
World War II and the Jewish extermination remain topics of huge interest across several genres. There are the classic historical records, drawn from nonfiction like Anne Frank’s “Diary of a Young Girl,” and psychotherapist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning” and Corrie Ten Boom’s memoir, “The Hiding Place.” Fictional works such as Joseph Heller’s satirical “Catch 22” also stirred readers. ....

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Read It and Reap: Author Michael Tougias offers online history of Quabbin Reservoir


By Ann Connery Frantz
Michael J. Tougias, Mendon-based author of three dozen historical books for adults, young readers and travelers books about history, harrowing storms, heroism and exploration will present an online slide show about the Quabbin Reservoir at 6:30 p.m. March 17, sponsored by Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster.
“Quabbin: A History and Explorers Guide” features a Zoom tour of the reservoir area, based on Tougias’ 2002 book and the years since.
Tougias, a New York Times bestselling author (“The Finest Hours,” “A Storm too Soon,” “King Philip’s War,” “Overboard”) says the narrated slide program explores the demise of several towns flooded to create the Quabbin Reservoir, construction of the massive reservoir, and how the Quabbin functions today. The reservoir and its surrounding forest contain the largest tract of open space in southern New England, home to nesting loons and bald eagles, coyotes, porcupines and moose. Tougi ....

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