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You Can’t Kill a Man Because of the Books He Reads
By Brad Snyder
Why a 1930s Black activist could’ve gotten the chair.
Extraneous details bury the thrills in this corpse-stealing tale.
The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII
By Mark Braude
A gripping account of the City of Light as the Nazis slink ever closer.
A Perfect Frenzy
By Andrew Lawler
An imperfect account of revolutionary Virginia.
Righteous Strife
By Richard Carwardine
Was Abe’s spiritual transformation an honest one?
Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America
By Howard Bryant
More than anything, the Cold War was a chess match.
Diamond and Juba: The Raucous World of 19th-Century Challenge Dancing
By April F. Masten
A pre-Civil War sporting event comes vividly to life.
The Secret History of the Rape Kit
By Pagan Kennedy
Why did trailblazer Marty Goddard get no credit for her own invention?
