"I find myself thinking deeply about what it means to love America, as I surely do." -Dan Rather At a moment of crisis over our national identity, venerated journalist Dan Rather has emerged as a voice of reason and integrity...
HISTORY / United States / General
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Author:Smith, ClintSummary:Poet and educator Clint Smith explores the places where the history of slavery has been preserved, if not fully reckoned with. Included are New Orleans, Monticello Plantation, Angola Prison, Blandford Cemetery, and others hidden in...
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Since the late nineteenth century, Niagara Falls has been heavily engineered to generate energy behind a flowing façade designed to appeal to tourists. Fixing Niagara Fallsreveals the technological feats and cross-border politics that...
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Author:Knowlton, ChristopherSummary:A revolutionary new appraisal of the Old West and the America it made The open range cattle era lasted barely a quarter-century, but it left America irrevocably changed. These few decades following the Civil War brought America its...
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Author:Wright, Donald R.Summary:What are the origins of slavery and race-based prejudice in the mainland American colonies' How did the Atlantic slave trade operate to supply African labor to colonial America' How did African-American culture form and evolve...
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Author:Blanc, Paul Le.Summary:In a blend of economic, social, and political history, P Le Blanc shows how important labor issues have been, and continue to be, in the forging of our nation's history. Within a broad analytical framework, he highlights issues of...
