Russell Reads with the Rach(a)els

Shared stories from the country [Guest Bill Guerrant]

Russell Carter, Rachel Timm, Rachael Miller Season 2 Episode 23

Russell, Rachel, and Rachael chat with our guest Bill Guerrant, local goatherd, Vice President of Pittsylvania Historical Society, and author of four books including “Jim Wrenn” and “Let a Pillar Arise”. We discuss reading in all its many varieties, including newspapers and the dictionary and the importance of keeping historical research alive.

Books we discuss include:

  • “A Primer for Star Gazers” by Henry M. Neely
  • The Dictionary
  • “Nine Who Survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki” by Robert Trumbull
  • “Baudolino” by Umberto Eco, translated by William Weaver
  • “Looking for Class” by Bruce Feiler
  • “Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War” by Maury Klein

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