Some of these early Europeans retained fond memories of the Old World, but most were ready to start their lives over again. To them, the Old World was the harbinger of corrupt and tyrannical ...

When first we meet the title character of Ron Currie’s superb “The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne,” it’s 1968 and 14-year-old Babs, of Waterville, Maine, is grieving her soldier ...