Category Archives: history

The Pruitt-Igoe Myth: history and truth through personal stories

Posted on October 26, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

I love historical documentaries, partly because they usually include personal stories. The other day I saw The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, an independent film documenting the rise and fall of the infamous Pruitt-Igoe public housing project in downtown St. Louis. All I … Continue reading →

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Silent for Sixty Years: A Holocaust survivor memoir

Posted on October 13, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

Several weeks ago I went to see Holocaust survivor Ben Fainer speak – his second booking at our library headquarters because the first one filled the auditorium to overflowing and many people (including me) had to be turned away. Mr. … Continue reading →

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A family’s stories turn into a novel of love and Vietnam War perspectives

Posted on June 15, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

“A mesmerizing debut novel, Once Upon a Mulberry Field tells a heartrending tale of American and South Vietnamese love at a time when both countries were torn apart by war.” I recently discovered C.L. Hoang online in a Facebook group and … Continue reading →

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