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History and Current Events November 2026 |
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| End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World by Naomi Klein and Astra TaylorAuthors and activists Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s incisive collaboration examines how ethno-nationalists, technocrats, and religious fundamentalists sow societal chaos by espousing apocalyptic worldviews. Try this next: The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change by Rebecca Solnit. |
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| The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World by Nathaniel PhilbrickHistorian and Pulitzer Prize finalist Nathaniel Philbrick’s sweeping latest explores the wide-ranging impact of the California Gold Rush, detailing how it spurred America toward civil war and led to technological advancements including the transatlantic railroad and the motion picture industry. Featuring profiles of figures from the era, this propulsive chronicle also utilizes more than 80 maps and illustrations. For fans of: Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West by Peter Cozzens. |
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Focus on: Native American Heritage Month
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| Native America: The Story of the First Peoples by Kenneth L. FederUtilizing historical records, archeological findings, and oral storytelling traditions, archeologist Kenneth L. Feder’s accessible and engaging volume surveys nearly 20,000 years of Indigenous North American history, centering Indigenous perspectives and rejecting the notion of Europeans’ “discovery” of America. Further reading: Native Nations: A Millennium in North America by Kathleen DuVal. |
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| We Survived the Night by Julian Brave NoiseCatBlending elements of memoir and reportage with oral storytelling traditions, Tsq̓éscen̓ First Nation filmmaker and activist Julian Brave NoiseCat spotlights contemporary Indigenous life in North America, highlighting the triumphs and travails of misrepresented communities. Try this next: Sugarcane, NoiseCat's documentary for which he became the first Indigenous American filmmaker nominated for an Academy Award; Rez Rules: My Indictment of Canada's and America's Systemic Racism Against Indigenous Peoples by Chief Clarence Louie. |
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| Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: A Graphic Interpretation by Paul Peart-SmithCartoonist Paul Peart-Smith’s evocative, full-color graphic adaptation of Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s award-winning 2014 book An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States is a “thoughtful, radically hopeful work that is sure to resonate with readers of all ages” (Booklist). For fans of: the graphic version of Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbooks Got Wrong, adapted and illustrated by Nate Powell. |
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