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“a marvelous volume that introduces the reader to the wide variety of American writing and literary thought of the last two centuries of our nation’s history.”

American history is “littered with utopian experiments that began with giddy promise and ended in depressing failure,” writes Thomas Healy. In Soul City, he tells one such story.

“A bloodied and decimated group of men on crutches came out of the War. Jordan’s impressive history tells their story of courage in the face of danger and undeniable hazard.”

“The slave trade persisted in New York in the decades before the Civil War because

the city was the capital of the Southern slave economy.”

“Timely, well-written, and essential reading.”

“Both fascinating and troubling, this thoughtful history reveals the roots of the official spin that dominates much of today’s news.”

“Transforming Our World is an insiders’ account of the foreign policy ‘successes’ and ‘achievements’ of President George H. W.

“chronicles the century-long struggle following the Civil War by Black Americans and other people of color for true civil and social rights, particularly the right to engage in interracial—

Every sentence in this book deserves to be treasured and relished.

“This book is the work of a master historian at the top of his craft.”

“Vanguard serves both as a tocsin and an inspiring map forward if we are to protect voting rights for all.”

“O’Neill’s first book is a dazzling reminder that American racism is robust and virulent.”