Tag: pulp-fiction
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The White Queen of the Cannibals – J. Bueltmann (~1920)
Although I typically try to adhere to the old adage about not judging books by their covers, occasionally I run across a book whose title alone makes it a shoe-in for the Library of Amazonia; White Queen of the Cannibals, by the reverend A.J. Bueltmann, was just such a book. This young adult biography tells…
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“Captain Blood” – Rafael Sabatini (1922)
YES!!! I loved this book – it was so much fun to read! Buckles were being swashed left and right, booty was plundered, mizzen masts were hoisted, high seas were sailed, brigands were run through with rapiers, and love was in the air!! Captain Blood is pure, escapist, privateering fun on par with Robert Louis…
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