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Before the Gilded Age
By Mark L. Goldstein
Meet the most noteworthy financier you’ve never heard of.
That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
By Amanda Jones
Meet a courageous woman on the right side of history.
Nat Turner, Black Prophet: A Visionary History
By Anthony E. Kaye with Gregory P. Downs
This bold account of the infamous rebel leaves many questions unanswered.
On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service
By Anthony Fauci
A useful reminder that it’s critical to have the right person on the job.
Shipwrecked
By Jonathan W. White
An ambitious, bloated tale of 19th-century derring-do.
Most Honorable Son: A Forgotten Hero’s Fight Against Fascism and Hate During World War II
By Gregg Jones
Meet a Nisei airman who battled enemies abroad and bigotry at home.
August Wilson
By Patti Hartigan
This biography’s brilliance approaches that of its subject.
Thugs and despots need publicists, too.
