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The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America's Story

Kermit Roosevelt - ‎University of Chicago Press; First edition
Format: Hardcover

Our idea of the Founders' America and its values is not true. We are not the heirs of the Founders, but we can be the heirs of Reconstruction and its vision for equality. There's a common story we tell about America: that our fundamental values as a country were stated in the Declaration...
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Sleeper Agent: The Atomic Spy in America Who Got Away

ANN HAGEDORN - ‎Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback

Nominated for an Edgar Award​ This "historical page-turner of the highest order" (The Wall Street Journal) tells the chilling story of an American-born Soviet spy in the atom bomb project in World War II, perfect for fans of The Americans.George Koval was born in Iowa. In 1932,...
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