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Civil War book
Thomas E. Pope, a high school history teacher from Port Clinton, Ohio, has written a new book about the contribution of the 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry to the Army of the Potomac. "The Weary Boys: Colonel J. Warren Keifer & amp; the 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry" (Kent State University Press, $16) uses primary sources such as journals and letters to refute its derisive nickname of "Milroy's Weary Boys," which was given to the infantry by Major General Winfield Scott Hancock after the Second Battle of Winchester.
Christmas trivia
Carole Marsh, an award-winning children's book author who has been writing books featuring Ohio for more than 20 years, has recently created a collection of historical stories, recipes, trivia, legends, lore and more. "Ohio Classic Christmas Trivia" (Gallopade International, $21.95 hardcover, $14.95 paperback) is the latest title in the Ohio Experience series.
Suitable for children or adults, the book is one of 50 "Classic Christmas Trivia" books by Marsh and it begins with a calendar specific to the events that take place in Ohio. It also incorporates fun holiday activities, such as how to have your own "Ohio Cobweb Christmas Party" and how to make your own "Ohio Christmas Potpourri."
For more information of "Ohio Classic Christmas Trivia," contact Gallopade International at (800) 536-2438 or visit their Web site at www.gallopade.com.
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Writing workshop
BOARDMAN -- Author Jo Anne Cassity will direct the second creative writing workshop Saturday afternoon from 2-4 at Copperfield and Twist Bookstore in Market Square Plaza, 7500 Market St., Boardman. For reservations or more information, call (330) 726-8175. Cost is $15 per person. Cassity will cover a multitude of topics concerning writing, the writing life and how to approach an editor or agent. The workshop will focus on how to write an intriguing query letter.
hSouth High graduateedits insect book
Erich Hoyt, a graduate of South High School in Youngstown who resides in Scotland, is the co-editor of "Insect Lives: Stories of Mystery and Romance from a Hidden World" (Harvard University Press, $18.95).
Ted Schultz, a research entomologist at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, is the other editor.
The book includes more than 70 selections from the best and most entertaining writing penned about insects.
It captures the entire range of our preoccupation with insects, from timeless passages from the Bible, Aristotle and 19th-century naturalists to the lyrical appreciations of famed poets, novelists and essayists; from the groundbreaking discoveries of 20th-century scientists to the observations of cutting-edge thinkers such as techno-guru, Wired magazine founder and longtime beekeeper Kevin Kelly; from hilariously hyperbolic science fiction screenplays to classic cartoons.
Combined dispatches