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History matters by David G. McCulloughThis posthumous collection of essays from the legendary historian looks at subjects such as the character of American leaders, the influence of art and mentors and the importance of understanding the past to better navigate the present and future.
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Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael HarriotTheGrio columnist and former The Root writer Michael Harriot offers an irreverent and essential retelling of American history that eschews Eurocentric narratives by placing Black lives and achievements front and center.
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We the people : a history of the U.S. Constitution by Jill LeporeExplores the evolving meaning of the U.S. Constitution, tracing generations of interpretation and amendment efforts, and arguing that the founders envisioned a living, adaptable document. The author advocates for democratic engagement in shaping constitutional change.
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| The Black Family Who Built America: The McKissacks, Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers by Cheryl McKissack Daniel with Nick ChilesIn her inspiring debut, Cheryl McKissack Daniel, president of America's oldest Black-owned construction firm McKissack & McKissack, details two centuries of her trailblazing family's influential yet overlooked contributions to American architecture, from their post-Emancipation projects to the present. |
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New York's Secret Subway will captivate readers and provide historical context for today's clashes between public interests and powerful business and political groups. It also tells the story of one of the most astonishing feats of engineering in American history, the surreptitious creation of the nation's first operational subway. |
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| Could Should Might Don't: How We Think About the Future by Nick FosterFuturist and designer Nick Foster's thought-provoking study blends history and current events to examine four mindsets of approaching the future -- "could" (based on projections), "should" (based on goals), "might" (based on data), and "don't" (based on consequences). |
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The far edges of the known world : life beyond the borders of ancient civilization by Owen ReesTaking us along the sandy caravan routes of Morocco to the freezing winters of the northern Black Sea, from Co-Loa in the Red River valley of Vietnam to the rain-lashed forts south of Hadrian's Wall, Owen Rees explores the powerful empires and diverse peoples in Europe, Asia and Africa beyond the reaches of Greece and Rome. In doing so, he offers us a new, brilliantly rich lens with which to understand the ancient world.
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The Boston way : how radicals opposed slavery and the Civil War by Mark KurlanskyAn untold story of the Civil War Era: pacifists in Boston who led the fight to end slavery without violence and war. The Boston Clique, as they were called, were victorious in persuading their fellow Bostonians to end Jim Crow laws on Massachusetts' railroads. Persuasion was, these pacificists believed, the only means to lasting change.
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Born equal : remaking America's Constitution, 1840-1920 by Akhil Reed AmarIn Born Equal, constitutional historian Akhil Reed Amar recounts the dramatic constitutional debates that unfolded across these eight decades, when four glorious amendments abolished slavery, secured Black and female citizenship, and extended suffrage regardless of race or gender. At the heart of this era was the epic and ever-evolving idea that all Americans are created equal.
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