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Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War

Edda L. Fields-Black - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover

The story of the Combahee River Raid, one of Harriet Tubman's most extraordinary accomplishments, based on original documents and written by a descendant of one of the participants. . Most Americans know of Harriet Tubman's legendary life: escaping enslavement in 1849, she led more...
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Bazooka Charlie: The Unbelievable Story of Major Charles Carpenter and Rosie the Rocketer

James P. Busha - Schiffer Military History
Format: Hardcover

In the annals of the Second World War, a resounding figure emerged, etching his legacy through audacious feats and indomitable spirit. Major Charles Carpenter, a name forever intertwined with valor and innovation, garnered international attention for his ingenious adaptation of six bazookas...
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Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History

Philippa Gregory - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

"Lively, timely and gloriously energetic. Each page bursts with life, and every chapter swirls with personalities left out of traditional narratives of Britain's past. Philippa Gregory has produced something rare and wonderful: a genuinely new history of [Britain], with women at its beating...
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The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq

Steve Coll - Penguin Audio
Format: Hardcover

From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-long relationship between the United States and Saddam Hussein, and a deeply researched and news-breaking investigation into how human error, cultural miscommunication, and hubris led to one of the costliest...
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The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster

John O'Connor - Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover

"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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American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden

Katie Rogers - Crown
Format: Hardcover

The first definitive exploration of the changing role of the twenty-first-century First Lady, painting a comprehensive portrait of Jill Biden - from a White House correspondent for The New York Times. "A fascinating and deeply researched exploration into the most public facing and least...
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The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America

James L. Swanson - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt (now an Apple TV series) and in the tradition of Empire of the Summer Moon comes a spellbinding account of a forgotten chapter in American history: the deadly confrontation between natives and colonists in Massachusetts in 1704 and the tragic...
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Warriors, Rebels, and Saints: The Art of Leadership from Machiavelli to Malcolm X

Moshik Temkin - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

Do leaders make history or does history make leaders? A deep dive into how we define, seek, and become leaders.. We live in a period of leadership in crisis. At home, and across the globe, we sense that unqualified and irresponsible individuals are being elevated to positions of power,...
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The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy

Robert Hardman - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

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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How to Be a Renaissance Woman: The Untold History of Beauty & Female Creativity

Jill Burke - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

An alternative history of the Renaissance - as seen through the emerging literature of beauty tips - focusing on the actresses, authors, and courtesans who rebelled against the misogyny of their era.. Beauty, make-up, art, power: How to Be a Renaissance Woman presents an alternative history...
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