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History and Current Events June 2024
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| Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World by Eric Jay DolinBestselling maritime historian Eric Jay Dolin's suspenseful latest chronicles a fateful skirmish between an American sealing expedition and a British convict ship during the War of 1812 that left five castaways stranded on the Falkland Islands for 534 days. For fans of: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann. |
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We Were Illegal : Uncovering a Texas Family's Mythmaking and Migration
by Jessica Goudeau
Tracking her ancestors' involvement in pivotal moments from before the Texas Revolution through today, an award-winning author reflects on the work we all must do to dismantle the whitewashed narratives passed down through families, communities and textbooks and take accountability for our legacy.
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The Countryside : Ten Rural Walks Through Britain and Its Hidden History of Empire
by Corinne Fowler
In ten walks through the green fields, rugged highlands and rolling hills of England, Scotland and Wales, the author explores the history of these countryside locations and the people who lived and worked in them, encountering artists, musicians and writers who transform our understanding of British landscapes, colonialism and heritage.
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| The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of... by Hampton SidesHistorian Hampton Sides' compelling, you-are-there latest offers an atmospheric account of controversial British cartographer James Cook's final Pacific voyage, which began in 1776 and ended three years later when he was killed by a group of Native Hawaiians whom he had exploited. Try this next: The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth by Adam Goodheart. |
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American Bloods : The Untamed Dynasty That Shaped a Nation
by John Kaag
This history of The Blood family—one of America's first and most expansive pioneer families—shows how they were active participants in both the founding of the country and virtually every pivotal moment in American history.
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Rochester Hills Public Library 500 Olde Towne Rd Rochester, Michigan 48307 248-656-2900 www.rhpl.org/ |
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