History

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Susan Quinn’s new book addresses a facet of Eleanor Roosevelt’s life that has been hinted at but never fully developed.

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This publication is a compendium of skirmishes, engagements, battles, and campaigns fought by “Americans” from practically day one on this continent to the present.

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“. . . leaves no stone unturned in providing a taut narrative of this important era of modern European history . . .”

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The advent of the 75th anniversary of Japan’s attack at Pearl Harbor has had at least something to do with the publication of this book.

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With perhaps the exception of the Holocaust in Europe, no other phase of World War II was more horrific than captivity under the Imperial Japanese Empire, the same being said of combat against thes

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The story of the United States’ eight year fight for independence from Great Britain is one known around the world.

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“Al Capone was a son, husband, and father who was looking for the best way to become a good provider for everyone.”

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“this text should rightly become the standard undergraduate volume for any course studying World War II.”

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“a tragic tale that has been a long time coming and 75 years in the telling.”  

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This is not one Till tale but three. When young Emmett Till was murdered in Money, Mississippi, in 1955, his death changed the Civil Rights Movement and American history.

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A photographic publication of any historical event is to be welcomed, and the Second World War was one of the most widely covered and photographed conflicts in history.

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“the explorer [tells] his own story, combining history, cartography, natural science, and a bit of a modern travelogue . . .”

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For those interested in an introductory volume about the Jewish people and Israeli history, this book is highly recommended.”

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“a timely and thorough story without hyperbole or histrionics of this controversial chapter in American history. . .”

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Nobody’s Son is the culmination of a family’s gradual demise.

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For those who enjoy reading a well-told tale of historical nonfiction, this could be that story. But be forewarned that it comes with at least two caveats to be explained below.

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“Great powers’ rivalries often begin by sheer human failings, and this book shows there are ways to resolve them peacefully.”

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“Emer O’Sullivan’s The Fall of the House of Wilde: Oscar Wilde and His Family seems the Oscar.

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“a captivating and long overlooked study of a little known chapter in the American Revolution.”

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An Iron Wind is a thoroughly worked example of social history at its most valuable.

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Drink it in with a cup of Earl Grey Tea on a cold winter evening.”

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“This book is all about ideas and, in its compact narrative, does not bog down a great story with too much detail.”

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