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History and Current Events May 2025 |
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| Four Red Sweaters: Powerful True Stories of Women and the Holocaust by Lucy AdlingtonBestselling author and clothes historian Lucy Adlington's well-researched follow-up to The Dressmakers of Auschwitz focuses on four Jewish girls whose experiences during the Holocaust unexpectedly intertwined thanks to their treasured red sweaters. Try this next: All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family's Keepsake by Tiya Miles. |
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The fate of the generals : MacArthur, Wainwright, and the epic battle for the Philippines
by Jonathan Horn
"For the doomed stand American forces made in the Philippines at the start of World War II, two generals received their country's highest military award, the Medal of Honor. One was the charismatic and controversial Douglas MacArthur, whose orders forcedhim to leave his soldiers on the islands to starvation and surrender but whose vow to return echoed around the globe. The other was the gritty Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, who became a hero to the troops whose fate he insisted on sharing even when it meant becoming the highest-ranking American prisoner of the Japanese. In The Fate of the Generals, bestselling author Jonathan Horn brings together the story of two men who won the same medal but found honor on very different paths."
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| The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America by Kostya KennedyReleased in time for the 250th anniversary of the event and featuring fresh insights, journalist Kostya Kennedy's accessible history chronicles Paul Revere's fateful midnight ride to warn American minutemen of the British army's impending arrival. Further reading: The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777 by Rick Atkinson. |
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Focus on: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
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| Asian American Histories of the United States by Catherine Ceniza ChoyExploring themes of violence and resistance, Catherine Ceniza Choy's insightful and well-researched work offers illuminating perspectives on the erasure of Asian Americans from United States histories. Further reading: My Life: Growing Up Asian in America edited by the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE). |
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| The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika LeeWinner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Adult Nonfiction in 2016, Erika Lee's sweeping survey of Asian immigration in the United States eschews monolithic conceptions of Asian identity by detailing the specific experiences of people from various ethnic groups. Try this next: The Souls of Yellow Folk by Wesley Yang. |
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| The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in... by Bradford PearsonJournalist Bradford Pearson's well-researched history spotlights the little-known story of the Eagles, a high school football team of Japanese American boys interned at Wyoming's Heart Mountain Relocation Center during World War II. Try this next: Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II by Daniel James Brown. |
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| Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, and Philip WangThis engaging collection of essays, interviews, playlists, illustrations, and memes explores how Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have impacted politics and popular culture in the last 30 years. Further reading: Giant Robot: Thirty Years of Defining Asian American Pop Culture edited by Eric Nakamura. |
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