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American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC
By Shahan Mufti
A propulsive account of a Carter-era hostage situation in the District.
Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad
By Matthew F. Delmont
Unheralded patriots finally get their due.
Rip Van Winkle’s Republic: Washington Irving in History and Memory
Edited by Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg
Appraising a 19th-century master through a 21st-century lens.
American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis
By Adam Hochschild
Can our country’s dark past teach us anything about its dark present?
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An affable Canadian ambassador recounts long-ago sports diplomacy.
Does successful social change require tactical prowess?
Travels with George
By Nathaniel Philbrick
Authorial intrusions mar this otherwise rollicking history.
Meet the women who shaped the world of spycraft.