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The Return of George Washington, 1783-1789
By Edward J. Larson
This masterful account of the future president’s “in-between” years brings him vividly to life.
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
By Edward E. Baptist
An illuminating look at how the U.S. economy was, indeed, built on the backs of slaves.
Between Two Worlds: How the English Became Americans
By Malcolm Gaskill
A comprehensive, compelling look at how the Brits settled the New World.
Rebel Souls: Walt Whitman and America’s First Bohemians
By Justin Martin
Long before hipsters met at downtown bars, American bohemians met at Pfaff’s.
An Empire on the Edge: How Britain Came to Fight America
By Nick Bunker
Why the American Revolution happened, according to the Brits.
A Smithsonian educator discusses the problems of presenting the past to the public.
What So Proudly We Hailed: Francis Scott Key, A Life
By Marc Leepson
Meet a man of many contradictions.
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