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Margaret Beaufort

by Peggy Kurkowski

Lauren Johnson’s vibrant biography of Margaret Beaufort ably reveals the mother and grandmother of English kings. “Without Margaret Beaufort, we would have had no Henry VII, no Henry VIII and therefore no Tudor dynasty,” Johnson... Read More

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The Sons of Gunshooter

by pine breaks

Dorothy Denetclaw and Matt Fitzsimons’s intricate, illuminating history text "The Sons of Gunshooter" is about Diné life, family lineages, and legal history. Drawing on extensive archival research, tribal records, and generational... Read More

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The Inner Passage

by Jeff Fleischer

Photographer Virginia Mcgee Richards documentary text "The Inner Passage" shows how history altered a region and its people over centuries. The Inner Passage, introduced here as a series of canals and rivers along the coastline of South... Read More

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American Bacon

by Jeana Jorgensen

Mark A. Johnson’s thorough history text "American Bacon" situates bacon as a defining element of American identity. The book utilizes archival evidence, historical works, and interviews to explore the trajectory of bacon in American... Read More

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Springtime for Sophie

by Meg Nola

Utilizing archival records, court transcripts, newspaper accounts, and other historical sources, the engrossing true crime book "Springtime for Sophie" delves into a violent murder and the subsequent trial. Richard H. Underwood’s... Read More

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