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History and Current Events June 2024 |
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| Briefly Perfectly Human by Alua ArthurDeath doula and Going with Grace founder Alua Arthur's inspiring
New York Times bestselling debut offers an encouraging guide to
how we can reframe our perceptions of death and make the most
out of life. |
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The Cleopatras: the Forgotten Queens of Egypt
by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Recapturing the lost world of Hellenistic Egypt and tracing the
kingdom's final centuries before its fall to Rome, a noted historian
tells the dramatic story of the seven Cleopatras who styled them-
selves as goddess-queens, ruling through the canny deployment
of arcane rituals, opulent spectacles and unparalleled wealth.
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| A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages by Anthony BaleThis fast-paced and engaging chronicle utilizes medieval travel guides and firsthand accounts to reveal how Europeans navigated the perils
and pleasures of travel from the 10th to the 15th centuries. |
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The Explorers: a New History of America
in Ten Expeditions
by Amanda Brickell Bellows
Told through the stories of a diverse group of ten extraordinary,
yet often overlooked, adventurers, including Sacagawea, James Beckwourth, Harriet Chalmers Adams and Sally Ride, this exhilarating new history of American exploration brings to life the people who took
on great risk in unfamiliar territory to exercise personal freedom.
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The Puerto Rican War: a Graphic History
by John Vasquez Mejias
Rendered in gorgeously carved wood blocks and buffeted with
historical supplemental material, this graphic novel tells the story
of the 1950 insurrection on the island that resulted in 38 deaths
and a failed assassination attempt against President Truman.
Told as a fable, in which the leaders of the movement are visited
by the ghosts of Michael Collins and Gandhi, this book showcases
an important and often overlooked moment in American history and
a historical touchstone for the Puerto Rican independence movement.
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Chorus of the Union
by Ted McClelland
An impassioned and timely exploration of Lincoln's long time rivalry—and eventual alliance—with Stephen Douglas. The story of how Lincoln and Douglas put aside their rivalry to work together for the preservation of the Union has important lessons for our time. Not only did Douglas accept his loss, he spent the final days of his campaign barnstorming
the country to build support for his opponent's impending victory, setting aside his long-held desire for the presidency for the higher principle of national unity.
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Vanishing Act
by Dan Hampton
For the first time, a retired fighter pilot definitively solves the final
mystery of the Doolittle Raid, in this gripping, untold story of a secret mission set during the darkest days of World War II that includes
never-before-published documents and photographs in exclusive collaboration with Japanese researchers and the Raiders' descendants.
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| Chamber Divers by Rachel LanceThe author with her biomedical engineering background utilizes
recently declassified documents to reveal the lesser-known story
of the scientists whose developments in amphibious warfare helped secure an Allied victory on D-Day. |
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Bite by Bite
by Marc Aronson
Showcasing 12 dishes that take readers from thousands of years
ago through today, this deliciously fascinating exploration of the
diverse peoples and foodways that make up the U.S. is the true
story of the many Americas—laid out bite by bite.
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When Women Ran Fifth Avenue
by Julie Satow
Rich with personal drama and trade secrets, the author takes us
back to the golden age of American department stores and the three visionary women—Hortense Odium of Bonwit Teller; Dorothy Shaver
of Lord & Taylor; and Geraldine Stutz of Henri Bendel—who led them.
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| The Everything War by Dana MattioliWall Street Journal reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist Dana Mattioli's sobering exposé offers a well-researched look at how e-commerce company Amazon is adversely affecting the United States economy. |
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| In the Shadow of Liberty by Ana Raquel MinianStanford historian and Carnegie Fellow Ana Raquel Minian's compelling follow-up to Undocumented Lives explores the history of immigrant detention in the United States by spotlighting the experiences of four migrants from the early-20th century to the present. |
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My brother, My land: a Story from Palestine
by Sami Hermez
A riveting and unapologetic account of Palestinian resistance, the
story of one family's care for their land, and a reflection on love and heartache while living under military occupation. Through the lives
of the Sawalha family, Hermez confronts readers with the politics and complexities of armed resistance and the ethical tensions and contradictions that arise, as well as with the dispossession and suffocation of people living under occupation and their ordinary lives
in such times. Whether this story leaves readers discomforted, angry,
or empowered, they will certainly emerge with a deeper understanding
of the Palestinian predicament.
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Stories are Weapons
by Annalee Newitz
A best-selling author and journalist traces the way disinformation, propaganda and violent threats are used as psychological warfare throughout history, showing how specific groups of Americans are singled out and treated as enemies of the state and speaking with
the activists working to achieve psychological disarmament and
cultural peace.
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| The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton SidesThis historian's compelling, you-are-there latest offers an atmospheric account of controversial British cartographer James Cook's final Pacific voyage, which began in 1776 and ended three years later when he was killed by a group of Native Hawaiians whom he had exploited. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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