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Laughing Shall I Die
By Tom Shippey
Being fearless in battle was important, but shuffling bravely off the mortal coil mattered more.
Smoketown
By Mark Whitaker
Recalling a time when African-American literati and glitterati called Pittsburgh home.
The House of the Pain of Others: Chronicle of a Small Genocide
By Julián Herbert; translated by Christina MacSweeney
Recounting a little-known massacre of Chinese immigrants in Mexico.
The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century
By Clay Risen
How a highly diverse group of fighters helped launch an unforgettable era in the U.S.
The Unknowns
By Patrick K. O’Donnell
A visceral tale of the journey to bring our unnamed dead back to U.S. soil following the Great War.
Conspiracies of Conspiracies: How Delusions Have Overrun America
By Thomas Milan Konda
This exhaustive review of out-there theories may leave readers exhausted.
Remembering Emmett Till
By Dave Tell
Can efforts to memorialize a past tragedy be both educational and exploitative?
War on Peace
By Ronan Farrow
A sobering assessment of the United States' floundering reputation.
