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Denise Kiernan is an author, journalist, producer, and host of “CRAFT: Authors in Conversation.” Her new young reader’s book, "We Gather Together: Stories of Thanksgiving from then to now," arrived September 2023, and is a companion title to the popular adult nonfiction book, "We Gather Together," and children’s picture book, Giving Thanks. Her titles "The Last Castle" and "The Girls of Atomic City" were both instant New York Times bestsellers in both hardcover and paperback. "The Last Castle" was also a Wall Street Journal bestseller, a finalist for the 2018 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award and a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. "The Girls of Atomic City" was also a Los Angeles Times and NPR bestseller, was named one of Amazon's “ ...more

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Raise a Glass to Female Tavern Keepers

Few things make my nerdy self happier than roaming around a historic site. I love it all—the smithy, the barns, the open-fire kitchens…and then when exhaustion has set in, sitting down in a cozy little tavern is the perfect way to unwind and spend some quality time with my maps.

Colonial Williamsburg boasts more than one such place to both kick back with an ale and be reminded of the key roles tha

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	The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II 3.73 avg rating — 32,044 ratings — published 2013 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Castle 3.73 avg rating — 13,289 ratings — published 2017 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,776 ratings — published 2006 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stuff Every American Should Know by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Indiana Jones Handbook: The Complete Adventurer's Guide by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Gather Together: A Nation Divided, a President in Turmoil, and a Historic Campaign to Embrace Gratitude and Grace 3.61 avg rating — 233 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Giving Thanks: How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Jamey Christoph (Illustrator) 3.55 avg rating — 137 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	24: The Official CTU Operations Manual by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 37 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Gather Together (Young Readers Edition): Stories of Thanksgiving from Then to Now 3.74 avg rating — 27 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Science 101: Chemistry by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“They fought to smile through the lines and the mud and the long hours, dancing under the stars and under the watchful eyes of their government, an Orwellian backdrop for a Rockwellian world.”
― Denise Kiernan, The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II

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“So the Next time September 17 rolls around, eat a hot dog, watch some fireworks, and celebrate Constitution Day - that fateful date in 1787 when thirty-nine sweaty men dressed in stockings signed their names to the United States Constitution.”
― Denise Kiernan, Signing Their Lives Away: The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

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“A dictator decrees,” she later wrote, “a president asks Congress for permission to organize.”
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My Brother Evelyn & Other Profiles by Alec Waugh

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The Red Prince by Timothy D. Snyder

3 votes, 25.0%

Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory by Ben Macintyre

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The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes

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The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan

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The Temptress: The Scandalous Life Of Alice, Countess De Janzé by Paul Spicer

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The Love-charm of Bombs: Restless Lives in the Second World War by Lara Feigel

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