White, Richard
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Who Killed Jane Stanford? A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University
A must-listen for history buffs and true crime fans.
I’m Possible: A Story of Survival, a Tuba, and the Small Miracle of a Big Dream
A necessary addition to memoir collections. White’s inspiring story tells the power of pursuing one’s dreams, no matter what obstacles stand in their way.
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This seminal work is essential reading on the history of the United States.
The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States During Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865–1896
This seminal work is essential reading on the history of the United States.
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Will Rogers
Through his newspaper columns, radio show, and movie roles, Rogers was very famous in his own time—the world mourned his death in a plane crash—but he is largely unknown to today's younger generations. White's presentation may change that. Comparing favorably with previous biographies of Rogers, this is recommended primarily for readers of 20th-century American studies.
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Railroaded
White's exhaustive study is recommended to serious students. A better choice on the topic for general readers is Walter R. Borneman's Rival Rails: The Race To Build America's Greatest Transcontinental Railroad.
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Railroaded
A MacArthur Fellowship and Parkman Prize winner, White reminds us that the railroads didn't just rearrange our sense of space and time but also introduced the idea of large-scale corporate culture—and the attendant greed...
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