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A gripping account of the territorial tensions bubbling over long before cries of “Build the wall!”
Though persuasive in places, this exhaustive history overstates its case.
Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II
By Daniel James Brown
An extraordinary tale of bravery on the battlefield and the home front.
This well-researched, densely written history rewards patient readers.
The Black Cabinet
By Jill Watts
An ambitious but ultimately unsatisfying exploration into little-known governmental figures from the New Deal era.
On Juneteenth
By Annette Gordon-Reed
The Pulitzer winner untangles the complicated racial history of her home state of Texas.
The Triumph of the Amateurs: The Rise, Ruin, and Banishment of Professional Rowing in the Gilded Age
By William Lanouette
A detail-rich — if somewhat flat — look at a brief era when scullers were superstars.
Recalling a turbulent time in U.S. history that bears an uncanny resemblance to today.
