The Peter White Public Library offers these recently published nonfiction books.

“The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 (The Revolution Trilogy)” by Rick Atkinson.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Atkinson introduces his new trilogy of Revolutionary War history books. The first book focuses on the first two years of the war, and the harrowing, often desperate measures that the ragtag colonials had to take to not get immediately crushed by the British. He also focuses on the political climate, and how the colonies began to slip away from the empire.

New adult nonfiction 973.32 AT.

“Tracing Your Ancestors Using the Census: A Guide for Family Historians” by Emma Jolly.

Recommended for those searching ancestry in the British Isles. This work will help those unfamiliar with the censuses performed in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. This work helps one to understand the modern censuses, and also provides information on the earlier censuses prior to 1841. The author is well-known in the UK as a genealogical writer.

New adult nonfiction 929 JO.

“Mobile Solar Power Made Easy! Do-it-yourself Guidebook to Vehicle Mounted Solar System Design and Installation” by William Errol Prowse IV.

If you are interested in going off-grid while camping but still want to bring electricity with you, here is a no-nonsense guide to adding solar power. This is also applicable to cabins and boats. Contains beginner, intermediate, and advanced methods for planning your installation.

New adult nonfiction 697.78 PR.

“Discovering the John Muir Trail: An Inspirational Guide to America’s Most Beautiful Hike” by Damon Corso.

Backpacker Magazine has called it “the best hike in the world.” The John Muir Trail is a long distance trail in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, and passes through several notable National Parks such as Sequoia and Yosemite. Author Corso provides a beautiful and detailed portrayal with stunning photography, history, and geology of the trail.

New adult nonfiction 796.5109 CO.

“Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded” by Jason Heller.

For a brief time, music and science fiction combined forces to help us process a new world where real scientific barriers were being broken, and outer space was within reach. David Bowie, born David Jones, took influence from Robert A. Heinlein’s “Starman Jones” novel, and bands like Pink Floyd were determined to set the soundtrack of the new age. Touches on a number of artists such as Gary Numan, George Clinton, Devo, and others.

New adult nonfiction 781.6609 HE.

By Bruce MacDonald

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