1923 Live Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories Volume I
Arthur Conan Doyle1923 LiveSir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes, lectures again at Carnegie Hall in New York City, claiming that he has recently spoken with the spirit of W. T. Stead, a British investigative journalist and newspaper editor who had died in the 1912 sinking of RMS Titanic. https://t.co/mLPDOgf5za
Paperback, Mass Market, 1986
$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Once There Was a War
John Steinbeck1923 LiveOther historical books I read, but they don’t rank in the top 5: Undaunted Courage (Stephen Ambrose) Once There Was A War (John Steinbeck) What I Saw Of Shiloh (Ambrose Bierce) The Motorcycle Diaries (Che Guevara) Scenes From Italy’s War (George Trevelyan)
Paperback, 2007
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The International Jew: The World's Foremost Problem; Volume 1
Henry Ford1923 LiveAutomaker Henry Ford publishes his anti-Semitic pamphlet, “The International Jew,” abroad for the first time. The initial release is in Germany. https://t.co/1cKe1HYExy
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In Search of Lost Time
Marcel Proust1923 LiveFrench novelist Marcel Proust, who wrote the monumental novel In Search of Lost Time, dies in Paris. He was 51. https://t.co/9vcCjBnHgB
Paperback, 2015
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Red Baron
Manfred Von Richthofen1923 LiveA German mail plane flown by Great War fighter ace Lothar von Richthofen carrying the actress Fern Andra and director Georg Bluen crashes due to engine failure. Richthofen, the 27-year-old brother of Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, dies but Andra and Bluen survive. https://t.co/6OOpZGd6aE
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Possession
Peter James1923 LiveThe men, sentenced to death rather than a fine or imprisonment for unauthorized possession of revolvers, are James Fisher, Peter Cassidy, Richard Tuohy, and John Gaffney. Irish Minister of Defence Richard Mulcahy approved the executions. "People have to be shot. It is necessary.” https://t.co/0Z3DIvo7fA
Paperback, 2021
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Pivot of Civilization: Birth Control
Margaret Sanger1923 LiveThe first legal birth control clinic in the United States, the Clinical Research Bureau, opens in New York City as the second clinic of Margaret Sanger and the American Birth Control League. https://t.co/B5gNcl669C
Paperback, 2018
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Plays
William Shakespeare1923 LiveTwelfth Night, written in 1601 by William Shakespeare, becomes the first of the Bard's plays to be performed on the radio. An adaptation, trimmed to less than two hours, is broadcast at 7:30 PM on BBC Radio with Gerald Lawrence portraying Orsino. https://t.co/lRwwkQiICt
Paperback, 2010
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The Adventures Of A Revolutionary Soldier
Joseph Plumb Martin1923 Live4. The Adventures of a Revolutionary Soldier by Joseph Plumb Martin. This is academically regarded as one of the best primary sources from the Revolutionary War. Martin was 16 when he enlisted and he was present at many famous battles. He’s like the Forrest Gump of the 1770s. https://t.co/XkWkTko3Qj
Paperback, 2016
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Ireland: A beautiful land, a beautiful culture
Daniel O'Sullivan1923 LiveCharlie Daly, Irish Republican, is executed by firing squad at Drumboe Castle at Stranorlar, Northern Ireland along with fellow anti-Treaty guerrillas Sean Larkin, Daniel Enwright, and Timothy O' Sullivan. Daly was 25. https://t.co/8kMHfaGHdo
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