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“There’s a handful of books where you could say, if you want to know the story of black Americans, here you go. Her book is amongst the most meticulous. It’s hard to breathe life into narrative survey history; she does.” Read more...
African American History Books
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The Radicalism of the American Revolution
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Promise Me, Dad
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The Things They Carried
by Tim O’ Brien
