Author Archives: John Kevin Hickey

New Year, same ol’ me

Posted on January 1, 2025 by John Kevin Hickey

Happy New Year to All! Congratulations on making another successful circuit around the sun. Here’s a wish for everyone to have a healthy and prosperous 2025. As you well know, it is traditional for people to make resolutions for the … Continue reading →

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A book review for “This Fierce People”

Posted on December 4, 2024 by John Kevin Hickey

Inspired (plagiarizing?) by the AceofSpadesHQ Sunday Morning book thread, I thought that from now on I would include some photos and information of awesome personal libraries from around the world in my book related posts. Today’s picture is of George … Continue reading →

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A book review for “Under the Black Flag”.

Posted on November 10, 2024 by John Kevin Hickey

Avast mateys, there be treasure in this here book! About six weeks ago I posted my autumn reading list. You can see it here: https://www.mrvintageman.com/mrvintagemans-autumn-reading-list-for-2024. One of the books on list, called Enemies of All, was about pirates. I had … Continue reading →

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