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April 17, 2025

The Cherokees in War and Peace by David Narrett

April 17, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
The Cherokees in War and Peace by David Narrett

A magisterial new history of the destruction of the great Cherokee nations

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April 17, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
The Cherokees in War and Peace, Cherokees, Native American history, US history, David Narrett
October 18, 2024

Vietnam: A Military History by Geoffrey Wawro

October 18, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
Vietnam: A Military History by Geoffrey Wawro

A contentious new history of the Vietnam War

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October 18, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Geoffrey Wawro, Vietnam: A Military History, Vietnam, the Vietnam War, military history, history, US history, General Westmoreland
August 26, 2024

Kent State by Brian VanDeMark

August 26, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
Kent State by Brian VanDeMark

A vivid new history of the infamous Kent State massacre of 1970

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August 26, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Kent State, Kent State: An American Tragedy, American history, US history, Brian VanDeMarkm
August 03, 2024

Twenty Years by Sune Engel Rasmussen

August 03, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
Twenty Years by Sune Engel Rasmussen

An experienced Afghanistan reporter looks at the people who weren’t in the headlines

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August 03, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Twenty Years, Afghanistan, Sune Engle Rasmussen, US politics, US history, Afghanistan War, Sune Engel Rasmussen
July 02, 2024

The Presidents and the People by Corey Brettschneider

July 02, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
The Presidents and the People by Corey Brettschneider

A new history of corrupt US Presidents — and some of the people who opposed them

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July 02, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Corey Brettschneider, The Presidents and the People, Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It, US history, US presidents
May 21, 2024

Massacre in the Clouds by Kim Wagner

May 21, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
Massacre in the Clouds by Kim Wagner

The history of a forgotten atrocity in US imperial history

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May 21, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Kim Wagner, Massacre in the Clouds, Bud Dajo, Philippines, US history, history
May 19, 2024

Look at the USA by Peter van Agtmael

May 19, 2024/ Tom LeClair
Look at the USA by Peter van Agtmael

A photo-chronicle of contemporary America

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May 19, 2024/ Tom LeClair/
Peter van Agtmael, Look at the USA, photography, history, US hsitory, US history
October 21, 2022

Pandemic Politics by Gadarian, Goodman, and Pepinsky

October 21, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Pandemic Politics by Gadarian, Goodman, and Pepinsky

A highly detailed new history of the deadly combination of COVID-19 and politics.

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October 21, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Health & Psychology, Politics & Economics
Pandemic Politics, COVID-19, Shana Kushner Gadarian, Sara Wallace Goodman, Thomas Pepinsky, Donald Trump, US history, US Politics, Steve Donoghue
September 14, 2022

Boy with the Bullhorn by Ron Goldberg

September 14, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
Boy with the Bullhorn by Ron Goldberg

A memoir of activism during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.

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September 14, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Society & Culture, History
Ron Goldberg, Boy with the Bullhorn, AIDS, ACT UP, AIDS activism, gay history, US history, Steve Donoghue
June 27, 2022

A Woman of Adventure by Annette Dunlap

June 27, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
A Woman of Adventure by Annette Dunlap

A new biography of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover.

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June 27, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
A Woman of Adventure: The Life and Times of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, Herbert Hoover, US history, Annette Dunlap, US presidents, US first ladies, American history, Steve Donoghue
October 05, 2021

The Lost History of the Capitol by Edward Moser

October 05, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
The Lost History of the Capitol by Edward Moser

A history of the US Capitol’s violent history, culminating in the January 6 insurrection.

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October 05, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Politics & Economics
The Lost History of the Capitol, Edward Moser, Washington DC, US history, political history, Steve Donoghue
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