| Bandit Heaven: The Hole-in-the-Wall Gangs and the Final Chapter of the Wild West by Tom ClavinIn his rollicking latest, New York Times bestselling author Tom Clavin (The Last Outlaws) explores a trio of infamous hideouts, known collectively as "Bandit Heaven," that were used by outlaws in late 19th-century Utah and Wyoming. Try this next: Ride the Devil's Herd: Wyatt Earp's Epic Battle Against the West's Biggest Outlaw Gang by John Boessenecker. |
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| The Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native in America by Carrie Lowry SchuettpelzLumbee author Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz's accessible and thought-provoking debut utilizes tribal enrollment logs, census data, and interviews to examine how evolving conceptions of Indigenous identity in the United States undermine self-determination efforts. Further reading: Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity by Leah Myers. |
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| Valley So Low: One Lawyer's Fight for Justice in the Wake of America's Great Coal... by Jared SullivanIn this well-researched exposé, journalist Jared Sullivan chronicles the impact and aftermath of a coal sludge disaster in 2008 Kingston, Tennessee that contaminated 300 acres and led to more than 50 deaths. For fans of: Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer's Twenty-Year Battle Against DuPont by Robert Bilott. |
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| Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story by Keren BlankfeldIn her page-turning and cinematic debut, journalist Keren Blankfeld details the against-all-odds love story of Holocaust survivors Zippi Spitzer and David Wisnia, who met while imprisoned at Auschwitz and reconnected nearly 70 years later. Try this next: Star Crossed: A True Romeo and Juliet Story in Hitler's Paris by Heather Dune Macadam and Simon Worrall. |
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| Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia HyltonPeabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist Antonia Hylton's disturbing exposé reveals the history of the segregated Crownsville Hospital in Maryland (established in 1911 as the Hospital for the Negro Insane), where Black patients were subjected to racist abuse and mistreatment. Try this next: The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison by Hugh Ryan. |
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| I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv by Illia PonomarenkoUkrainian journalist Illia Ponomarenko's intense, you-are-there reportage plunges readers into Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, featuring on-the-ground insights on the Battle of Kyiv. Further reading: The War Came to Us: Life and Death in Ukraine by Christopher Miller; Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence by Yaroslav Trofimov.
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| The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle by Anna ShechtmanCrossword constructor Anna Shechtman blends history and memoir in this incisive exploration of the crossword puzzle's feminist origins that "teases out hidden connections and forgotten histories that will enthrall readers" (Publishers Weekly). Try this next: Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words by Jenni Nuttall. |
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