The San Diego Public Library had a book sale, from which four books, for a grand total of $9.00, were purchased yesterday. The sale was to benefit the library, to which I am a regular visitor.

Two of the books were Thomas Jefferson related: Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History by Fawn McKay Brodie (1974) and Jefferson's Children: The Story of One American Family by Shannon Lanier (Author), Jane Feldman (Photographer) (2002). Of the other two books, one was Undaunted Courage by the late Stephen Ambrose (1997) and The Collected What If? Eminent Historians Imagining What Might Have Been (2001), which was edited by Robert Crowley.

All history books, and three of them are hardcovers. An excellent purchase, indeed.