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History and Current Events November 2025 |
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| The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald by John U. BaconPublished to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald's sinking, bestselling author John U. Bacon's (The Great Halifax Explosion) suspenseful latest explores the maritime disaster's cause and aftermath and includes interviews with the victims' families. For fans of: The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger. |
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| We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill LeporeHarvard University historian Jill Lepore's sweeping and accessible history surveys the creation and evolution of the United States Constitution, spotlighting key amendments that continue to shape the country. It's "urgent" (Kirkus Reviews) and "essential" (Library Journal) reading. Try this next: The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America's Story by Kermit Roosevelt III. |
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| The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival by Anne SebbaBestselling author Anne Sebba's (Ethel Rosenberg: An American Tragedy) moving account chronicles the lesser-known story of the all-women orchestra at Auschwitz-Birkenau, whose 40 members included both Jewish and non-Jewish musicians and whose conductor, Alma Rosé (Gustav Mahler's niece), demanded excellence to ensure her fellow prisoners' survival. For fans of: The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington. |
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Focus on: Native American Heritage Month
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| On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds PennockCaroline Dodds Pennock's thought-provoking revisionist history 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. Try this next: African Europeans: An Untold History by Olivette Otele. |
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| Native Nations: A Millennium in North America by Kathleen DuValHistorian Kathleen DuVal's sweeping and scholarly Pulitzer Prize winner offers a corrective to Eurocentric narratives about Indigenous Americans by spotlighting one thousand years of Native autonomy, governance, and resistance. For fans of: The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk. |
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| By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca NagleIn this "valuable corrective to our national ignorance" (Kirkus Reviews), Cherokee journalist Rebecca Nagle surveys the history of Indigenous removal and resistance in the United States, culminating in the landmark 2020 Supreme Court decision that upheld tribal sovereignty for the Muscogee Nation in eastern Oklahoma. Further reading: Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, the Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab by Steve Inskeep. |
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Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
by Mary Annette Pember
Ojibwe journalist Mary Annette Pember's well-researched debut examines the origins and evolution of Native American boarding schools in the United States, revealing how the impacts of her own mother's experiences at a Catholic-run school contributed to her family's generational trauma. Further reading: The Knowing by Tanya Talaga.
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