TO BE READ:
I continue preparing to write an informative book about the peril of diphtheria.
I continue preparing to write an informative book about the peril of diphtheria.
I’ve discussed the idea with readers of well-written
history books. Two people mentioned Rising Tide, The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America, by John M. Barry. They suggested the book to help me with my craft, since all I've written lately has been fiction.
The content is especially interesting to me because Rising Tide is a story about the flood of 1927 and its effect on Greenville, Mississippi, as well as the entire nation. Because I ived in Greenville from 1964 to 1973, I can’t wait to read this book. Also, now is a time to feel what others are experiencing in the floods of Houston, Florida, Puerto Rico, and other places.
Reading articles online about
diphtheria, I check the sources. Childhood’s Deadly Scourge, The Campaign to Control Diphtheria in New York City, 1880-1930. by Evelynn Maxine Hammonds.
I can’t wait to read about the fifty-year campaign to conquer diphtheria in New
York City.
These two books are hardback books, but I’ve chosen to
listen to my third choice as I exercise, wipe the cabinets, and dress. I’ve
listened to three-fourths of The Cruelest Miles:The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic co-authored by two cousins, Gay and Laney Salisbury.
It is an elegantly written adventure.
This true story of the race against time and the Alaska winter to deliver anti-diphtheria
toxin to save the lives of the children of Nome Alaska, in 1925. For the fans
of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race,
this book is a must-read.
What are you
reading?
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