History

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Achilles in The Odyssey is “lord of all the dead.” Like Achilles, Manuel Mena died young, in battle.

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“We live in an age of horrible people who seem committed to getting ahead by cheating other people.”

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“Written by counterterrorism expert and former RAND political scientist William Rosenau, Tonight We Bombed the U.S.

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"An Incipient Mutiny fills in an unexplored but critical part of American military history."

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“a superb alternate look at Roman history . . .”

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“David Zucchino cuts through a century of propaganda, myth, and big white lies to unmask the stunning history of the Wilmington coup, its origins in the political climate of the era, and it

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“Dreams of El Dorado is in a sense the culmination of Brands’ love affair with the history of the American West.”

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Jeanine Basinger’s The Movie Musical! is an in-depth history of a distinctly American art form that combined cinematic arts with music, dance, theater, and design.

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"Robert Harms tells this epic as an important chapter in the history of the world."

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"Sloyan's narrative is enlightening, fast moving, and timely . . ."

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"David D. Hall provides an enlightening, well organized, easy read . . . on how the Puritans arose from English populism to what they became in America"

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“Spencer shows that the so-called Middle East ‘peace process,’ often championed by the United States, has been a sham from the beginning because most of the Arab-Muslim world has refused to

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Xenophobia has had a long and sordid history in this country, as admirably pointed out by author Erika Lee in the text.

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In his memoir, I Was Hitler’s Pilot, Hans Baur provides more insight into his love of flying than he does discussing his role as Hitler’s pilot.

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Ted Gioia's books on jazz, blues, and folk music are both scholarly and entertaining, and his latest volume Music: A Subversive History is perhaps his most ambitious.

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National Review Senior Editor Richard Brookhiser has written a thoughtful and elegant meditation on the American idea of liberty . . .”

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“This is not an easy journey, but neither has the evolution of humans from the savannahs of Africa to the surface of the moon been idyllic.”

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“The Broken Road seeks not only to answer the ‘why’ of George Wallace’s behavior, but also to reconcile his legacy of bigotry and hatred, and subsequent redemption

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“This major new work on the first aerial campaign of the jet age is highly readable revisionist history.”

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This is an incredible monograph that chronicles the rise and family dynamics of one of the most prestigious and internationally known jewelry brands linked to the family that built it “brick by bri

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“For the love of Notre-Dame, this is the book you want.”

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“Only a spiritual and moral awakening can save humanity from destroying itself as an outcome of prejudice and bigotry.”

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“Les Standiford has created quite a ride for the reader, from pioneers to posh estates to presidents. It is highly recommended.”

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“Part intriguing spy story, gripping war story, and compassionate love story, the book brings the reader right into the action . . .”

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