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The Republic of Violence: The Tormented Rise of Abolition in Andrew Jackson’s America
By J.D. Dickey
A propulsive account of anti-slavery crusaders in the early 19th century.
The Marauders: Standing Up to Vigilantes in the American Borderlands
By Patrick Strickland
Meet the extralegal actors harassing immigrants and the brave folks pushing back.
Riding to Arms: A History of Horsemanship and Mounted Warfare
By Charles Caramello
An homage to the mighty steed and the works inspired by it.
The Fifties: An Underground History
By James R. Gaines
Lesser-known figures get their due in this modest but essential chronicle.
The Barbizon
By Paulina Bren
This otherwise informative history is hamstrung by its fixation on Sylvia Plath’s notorious suicide.
A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House
By Jonathan W. White
A fascinating look at how our 16th president welcomed Black guests.
The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902
By Scott D. Seligman
A little-known story of poor Jewish women uniting to demand fairly priced fleishig.
A Worse Place Than Hell
By John Matteson
This laudable work is less an account of the 1862 clash than of five notable figures who served on or near the battlefield.
