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New Titles - History
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Henry's Men: And the Men Who Made Him
Tracy Borman · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Henry VIII is best known in history for his tempestuous marriages and the fates of his six wives. However, as acclaimed historian Tracy Borman makes clear in her illuminating new chronicle of Henry's life, his reign and reputation were hugely influenced by the men who surrounded and interacted... |
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Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow
Lucy Worsley · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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The story of the queen who defied convention and defined an era Perhaps one of the best known of the English monarchs, Queen Victoria forever shaped a chapter of English history, bequeathing her name to the Victorian age. In Queen Victoria, Lucy Worsley introduces this iconic woman in a new light.... |
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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present
David Treuer · Riverhead Books
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
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A sweeping history--and counter-narrative--of Native American life from the Wounded Knee massacre to the present.The received idea of Native American history--as promulgated by books like Dee Brown's mega-bestselling 1970 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee--has been that American Indian... |
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This Is Cuba: An American Journalist Under Castro's Shadow
DAVID ARIOSTO · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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An exploration of Cuba's Cold War mindset and a people in the throes of transition, with tales of run-ins with spies, secret backrooms, and empty grocery shelvesFidel Castro is dead. Donald Trump is in the White House. And to most outsiders, the fate of Cuba has never been more uncertain.... |
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
James W Loewen · The New Press
Pages: 446
Format: Paperback
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"Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book. It is both a refreshing antidote to what has passed for history in our educational system and a one-volume education in itself." - Howard ZinnA new edition of the national bestseller and American Book... |
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Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974
Kevin M. Kruse · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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Two award-winning historians explore the origins of a divided America.If you were asked when America became polarized, your answer would likely depend on your age: you might say during Barack Obama's presidency, or with the post-9/11 war on terror, or the culture wars of the 1980s and 1990s,... |
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False Calm: A Journey Through the Ghost Towns of Patagonia
Maria Sonia Cristoff · Transit Books
Pages: 225
Format: Paperback
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"A marvelous chronicle." - Publishers WeeklyPart reportage, part personal essay, part travelogue, False Calm is the breakout work by Argentinian author María Sonia Cristoff. Writing against romantic portrayals of Patagonia, Cristoff returns home to chronicle the ghost towns left... |
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Influenza: The Hundred Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History
JEREMY BROWN · Touchstone
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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On the 100th anniversary of the devastating pandemic of 1918, Jeremy Brown, a veteran ER doctor, explores the troubling, terrifying, and complex history of the flu virus, from the origins of the Great Flu that killed millions, to vexing questions such as: are we prepared for the next epidemic,... |
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National Geographic Almanac 2019: Hot New Science, Fearless Explorers, Epic Adventures. Incredible Photographs
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. · National Geographic
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
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A one-of-a-kind annual featuring surprising facts, stunning color photos, arresting infographics, and illuminating maps that present the world in a whole new way.An almanac like you've never seen before, this arresting volume features key information on science, nature, history, and geography,... |
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