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The Vice President’s Black Wife: The Untold Life of Julia Chinn

This book not only focuses on Chinn, but it also presents a complex, contested view of the social and moral ecology of the antebellum South and the nation. Myers extends that story to discuss current racial issues.
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Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close

This erudite, enjoyable book about pockets delivers.
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After the Nazis: The Story of Culture in West Germany

Kater’s book will appeal to social-history readers and to those interested in how societies grapple with historical atrocities.
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Dark Nights, Deadly Waters: American PT Boats at Guadalcanal

This title will likely prove appealing to readers interested in the Second World War’s Pacific strategies, operations, and battles, particularly naval surface warfare in 1942 and 1943.

The Famous Lady Lovers: Black Women and Queer Desire Before Stonewall

Woolner’s beautiful prose and writing style makes this book a delight to read. Academics and general readers alike will be drawn to it.
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Lifting the Chains: The Black Freedom Struggle Since Reconstruction

For readers who need persuading of the numerous reasons why Black people still face daily battles against discrimination in the United States.

Richard Nixon: California’s Native Son

A favorable, felicitously fashioned retrospective that helps readers see that Nixon led a substantial and transformative life. This book offers a key to comprehending the relational, emotional, and social contexts that led to his political and psychological formation.
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A Woman of Influence: The Spectacular Rise of Alice Spencer in Tudor England

Listeners with an interest in the Tudor era or women’s history will appreciate this well-researched biography of an iconic woman who was well ahead of her time.
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His Majesty’s Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World’s Largest Flying Machine

Aviation history buffs will find this an incredible dip into the history of airships.
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