Keeping the Faith by Brenda Wineapple
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A new narrative account of the famous Scopes "Monkey" Trial
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A Day in September by Stephen Budiansky
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Stephen Budiansky's new book about the Battle of Antietam and its long aftermath
Read MoreKent State by Brian VanDeMark
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A vivid new history of the infamous Kent State massacre of 1970
Read MoreThe Mysterious Mrs. Nixon by Heath Hardage Lee
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A new biography of Richard Nixon’s First Lady
Read MoreAudubon as Artist by Roberta Olson
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A gorgeous new book about the artistic influences on John James Audubon
Read MoreAmerican Vikings by Martyn Whittock
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A new book looks at Viking echoes in American history and culture.
Read MoreInto the Bright Sunshine by Samuel G. Freedman
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A new history of Hubert Humphrey’s social crusading.
Read MoreAmerican Breakdown by Jennifer Lunden
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The author’s struggle with chronic illness prompts her to search for examples buried in history.
Read MoreTravels with Tocqueville Beyond America by Jeremy Jennings
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As a new book wonderfully shows, long after “Democracy in America,” Alexis de Tocqueville still restlessly roamed the world.
Read MoreContinental Reckoning by Elliott West
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A complex and winningly comprehensive history of the American West.
Read MoreDivided We Fall by Alice Rivlin
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A posthumous call for bi-partisanism from a long-time economic policymaker.
Read MoreSlouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford DeLong
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A sprawling economic history in which we’ve met the enemy, and they ain’t us.
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The Man Who Understood Democracy by Olivier Zunz
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A new biography of the author of “Democracy in America”.
Read MoreAmerican Stutter: 2019-2021
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A series of urgent meditations on the era of Trump and COVID-19.
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Killing John Wayne by Ryan Uytdewilligen
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The tumultuous behind-the-scenes story of John Wayne’s most-mocked movie.
Read MoreThe Indispensables by Patrick O'Donnell
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A new book looks at the crucial roles played in the American Revolution by the mariners of Marblehead.
Read MoreAmerican Serial Killers: The Epidemic Years, 1950-2000 by Peter Vronsky
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A new history of the unprecedented surge in serial killers in the second half of the 20th century.
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