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History and Current Events October 2021
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| Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy by Nathaniel PhilbrickThen: In the early days of his presidency, George Washington traveled throughout the American colonies in hopes of instilling a sense of unity.
Now: Award-winning author Nathaniel Philbrick (In the Hurricane's Eye) retraced Washington's steps to learn how the journey shaped his presidency and the country.
Who it's for: Inspired by John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley: In Search of America, Philbrick's hopeful and engaging latest will appeal to fans of travelogues that explore national identity. |
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Twelve Caesars : images of power from the ancient world to the modern
by Mary Beard
Against a background of today’s “sculpture wars,” one of the world’s leading classicists and cultural commentators tells the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture and the representation of power for more than two millennia.
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| The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of... by Roxane Van IperinStarring: sisters and Dutch resistance members Lien and Janny Brilleslijper, who sheltered dozens of Jewish refugees until their arrest and deportation to Auschwitz (and later Bergen-Belsen) in 1944.
Don't miss: the Brilleslijpers befriending Margot and Anne Frank in Bergen-Belsen.
Try this next: For another moving account of Jewish women's resistance efforts during World War II, read Lucy Adlington's The Dressmakers of Auschwitz. |
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| The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War by Craig WhitlockWhat it's about: In this haunting and richly detailed chronicle, investigative journalist Craig Whitlock explores the failures of the nearly 20-year-long war in Afghanistan -- the longest in American history.
What's inside: interviews with more than 1,000 people involved in the conflict, including diplomats, U.S. military personnel, and Afghan leaders; primary sources including official and previously unseen documents.
Book buzz: The Afghanistan Papers is a timely expansion of three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Whitlock's reportage for the Washington Post. |
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Woodlawn : One Hope. One Dream. One Way. :
by Todd Gerelds
Soon to be a major motion picture, a true account of a football coach's struggles to build a winning team in racially charged 1970s Birmingham describes how with the help of the school chaplain and a gifted young athlete the team became the city's first working example of integration. Original. Movie tie-in.
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