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Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
Henry Louis Gates Jr. - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover
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"Stony the Road presents a bracing alternative to Trump-era white nationalism. . . . In our current politics we recognize African-American history - the spot under our country's rug where the terrorism and injustices of white supremacy are habitually swept. Stony the Road lifts... |
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American Zion: A New History of Mormonism
Benjamin E. Park - Liveright
Format: Hardcover
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The first major history of Mormonism in a decade, drawing on newly available sources to reveal a profoundly divided faith that has nevertheless shaped the nation.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 in the so-called burned-over district of western... |
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Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
Elizabeth Varon - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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An authoritative biography of the controversial Confederate general, who later embraced Reconstruction and became an outcast in the South.. It was the most remarkable political about-face in American history. During the Civil War, General James Longstreet fought tenaciously for the Confederacy.... |
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A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime
Casey Sherman - Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover
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The dark story behind the bright lights of TinseltownFrom the outside, Hollywood starlet Lana Turner seemed to have it all -- a thriving film career, a beautiful daughter, and the kind of fame and fortune that most people could only dream of. But when the famous femme fatale began dating... |
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The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy
Robert Hardman - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic story of the new king's evolution over the past year from Prince of Wales to King Charles III, from one of the most acclaimed royal biographers writing today.. No British monarch has had a tougher act to follow. . Now, after seventy years of waiting and preparation, King... |
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The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster
John O'Connor - Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover
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"A winning portrait of America at its weirdest." -- Publishers Weekly STARRED ReviewFrom the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, one man searches high and low for the answer to the question: real or not, why do we want to believe?Bigfoot... |
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Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America
Joy-Ann Reid - Mariner Books
Format: Paperback
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#1 New York Times Bestseller"Medgar Evers deserves a place alongside Malcolm X and Dr. King in our historical memory. Evers, with Myrlie as his partner in activism and in life, was doing civil rights work in the single most hostile and dangerous environment in America." - from... |
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