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Be Free or Die: The Amazing Story of Robert Smalls’ Escape from Slavery to Union Hero

By Cate Lineberry - Published 2017

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Nonfiction

Robert Smalls’ meteoric rise from a slave at the eve of the American Civil War to famous war hero, then member of the ...Read Review

Ghetto: The Invention of a Place, The History of an Idea

By Mitchell Duneier - Published 2017

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Nonfiction

Ghetto is an analysis of the work of four prominent black intellectuals: Horace Cayton, Kenneth Clark, William Julius Wilson, and Geoffrey Canada. All ...Read Review

The Charge of the Light Brigade: Voices from the Past

By John Grehan - Published 2017

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MilitaryNonfiction

The charge of the Light Brigade in October 1854 must be the most famous cavalry skirmish in history. Thousands like it are long forgotten. ...Read Review

Autumn of the Black Snake: The Creation of the U.S. Army and the Invasion That Opened the West

By William Hogeland - Published 2017

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MilitaryNonfictionWestern

Hogeland’s book is a finely researched entry about a war about which few Americans are aware—the war to eradicate the Native ...Read Review

A History of London in 50 Lives

By David Long - Published 2016

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Nonfiction

The author has written fifty short vignettes of Londoners or those who lived and made their mark on the United Kingdom’s capital ...Read Review

Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World’s Most Infamous Diamond

By Anita Anand - By William Dalrymple - Published 2017

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Nonfiction

The authors present a well-researched history behind the world-famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, currently on display at the Tower of London. Although the tales of ...Read Review

The Women Who Flew for Hitler

By Clare Mulley - Published 2017

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MilitaryNonfiction

Amazingly enough, two women flew for the Reich and were decorated for their service. Test pilots, astonishingly brave and outstandingly skilled, they differed ...Read Review

“Remember the Ladies”: Celebrating Those Who Fought For Freedom at the Ballot Box

By Angela P. Dodson - Published 2017

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Nonfiction

This non-fiction book traces the history of the United States women’s suffrage movement from the earliest concerns for women’s rights being ...Read Review

Unshackling America: How the War of 1812 Truly Ended the American Revolution

By Willard Sterne Randall - Published 2017

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Nonfiction

Casual historians may believe America won its independence from Britain in 1776 with the signing of the Declaration of Independence or after the 1783 Treaty ...Read Review

Killers of the Flower Moon: Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI

By David Grann - Published 2017

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NonfictionWestern

Killers of the Flower Moon is the true story of a shocking episode in US history. Set in the first half of the 20...Read Review