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By Richard Kluger

The Bitter Waters of Medicine Creek: A Tragic Clash Between White and Native America

Chronicling an interesting yet obscure moment in U.S. history.

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By Adam Goodheart

1861: The Civil War Awakening

A riveting and sweeping account of the War Between the State’s first crucial months.

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Joseph Lelyveld

Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi

From experiences in South Africa came a new vision for Indian society and culture.

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Sarah Vowell

Unfamiliar Fishes

Hawaii’s history told through the eyes of a quirky commentator.

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Ben Shephard

The Long Road Home

A fascinating look at the postwar diaspora in which millions of displaced persons were resettled.

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Two Journeys Into the World of Tibet

Reviews of In the Shadow of the Buddha by Matteo Pistono and Tragedy in Crimson by Tim Johnson.

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By David A. Clary

George Washington’s First War: His Early Military Adventures

This account of the Founding Father’s youthful soldiering portrays him as arrogant, foolish, immature, thin-skinned, and frequently incompetent.

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By Douglas Waller

Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage

A story of bravado in early shadow warfare.

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