This Week's Acquisitions

Laila Lalami, The Moor's Account (Pantheon, 2014). In the sixteenth century, a Moroccan slave finds himself exploring the New World; things do not go as planned for the conquistadors. (Amazon)
Naomi J. Williams, Landfalls (FSG, 2015). Historical novel about the various landings of the La Perouse expedition, as perceived by both the crew and the peoples they encounter. (Amazon)
Amitav Ghosh, Flood of Fire (FSG, 2015). The final volume in Ghosh's Ibis Trilogy takes matters through the Opium Wars. (Amazon)
J. F. M. Trevern, An Amicable Discussion on the Church of England and on the Reformation in General, trans. William Richardson, 2nd ed., 2 vols. (London: Booker, 1828). Despite the title, this is a Catholic controversial work that is, as you would expect, not especially friendly to the CofE. Jean François Marie Trevern was Bishop of Strasbourg; the book was first published in 1817. (eBay)
Leigh Eric Schmidt, Holy Fairs: Scotland and the Making of American Revivalism, 2nd ed. (Eerdmans, 2001). Analyzes the influence of Scottish theologians, theology, and preachers on the development of revivalism, from the early modern period to the mid-19th c. (Amazon [secondhand])
Ambrose Macaulay, Patrick McAlister: Bishop of Down and Connor 1886-95 (Four Courts, 2006). Historico-biographical study of a relatively minor bishop who nevertheless had much on his plate in the era of Home Rule and Parnell. (Amazon)