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History and Current Events March 2023 |
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| On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds PennockWhat it is: a thought-provoking revisionist history that explores how Indigenous Americans who willingly traveled or were forcibly transported to Europe during the Age of Discovery impacted the politics and culture of their colonizers.
Read it for: a well-researched account of the Colonial period that eschews Eurocentric narratives and prioritizes the perspectives of colonized populations. |
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| In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During... by Richard HurowitzWho it's about: ten individuals throughout the globe who rescued countless Jewish people during the Holocaust, earning the honorific Righteous Among the Nations for their work.
For fans of: inspiring and little-known tales of wartime heroism.
Further reading: For more books about World War II resistance efforts, try The Bohemians by Norman Ohler or All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days by Rebecca Donner. |
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| Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth KaraWhat it is: the first book-length exposé on the abusive and inhumane cobalt mining practices in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is home to nearly 75% of the world's cobalt supply.
Why it matters: The demand for cobalt, an essential component of rechargeable batteries for laptops, cell phones, and more, comes at the expense of the Congolese people, who are exploited into child labor, forced labor, and slavery. |
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| Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon WooWhat it's about: In 1848 Georgia, young enslaved couple Ellen and William Craft made a daring 1,000-mile escape to freedom, with Ellen passing as a white man and William playing the role of her servant.
What happened next: Though their plan was initially successful, the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 put the pair in danger again, and they fled to Canada.
Reviewers say: "This novelistic history soars" (Publishers Weekly). |
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The Nazi conspiracy : the secret plot to kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
by Brad Meltzer
In this gripping true story of daring rescues, body doubles and political intrigue, the New York Times best-selling authors of The First Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy reveal the Nazis plans to kill FDR, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill??an assassination plot that wouldve changed history. 300,000 first printing.
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