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The Beechers: America’s Most Influential Family
By Obbie Tyler Todd
An intriguing account of a cultural-juggernaut clan.
Fear No Pharaoh: American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery
By Richard Kreitner
Jews’ divided response to slavery mirrored America’s.
An Unfinished Love Story
By Doris Kearns Goodwin
An exquisite ode to a pivotal decade in America.
Vagabonds
By Oskar Jensen
Britain’s benighted scalawags had more agency than you thought.
Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird
By Mike Stark
Have these winged wonders finally earned acceptance?
How to End a Story: Collected Diaries, 1978-1998
By Helen Garner
A stellar introduction to an author more Americans should know.
Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus
By Elaine Pagels
How the myth took shape around the man.
The Last American Road Trip: A Memoir
By Sarah Kendzior
Seen up close, is the U.S. worth saving?
