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Brainstorms and Mindfarts: The Best and Brightest, Dumbest and Dimmest Inventions in American History
In "Brainstorms and Mindfarts," Jim Downey presents a collection of the brightest and most innovative American inventions along with the frivolous and utterly useless ones lost to history.
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Young Learner’s Program—Meet Madam C. J. Walker
In this National Archives Comes Alive program, meet Madam C. J. Walker, entrepreneur and civil rights advocate for African Americans.
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Democracy by Petition: Popular Politics in Transformation, 1790–1870
In "Democracy by Petition," Daniel Carpenter discusses the power of the petition in transforming democracy in America.
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Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn
In their book, "Free Speech," Jonathan Zimmerman and Signe Wilkinson tell the story of free speech in America and make the case for why we should care abou
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Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America’s First Frontier
In their book "Blood and Treasure," Bob Drury and Tom Clavin tell the true saga of the legendary figure Daniel Boone and the bloody struggle for America's frontier.
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Suppressed: Confessions of a Former New York Times Washington Correspondent
In his book "Suppressed," Robert M. Smith, a New York Times former White House and investigative correspondent, discloses how some stories make it to print while others are ignored.
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The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840
In "The Words that Made Us," Akhil Reed Amar unites history and law in a vivid narrative of the biggest constitutional questions early Americans confronted.
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The Triumph of Nancy Reagan
Karen Tumulty describes how the made-in-Hollywood marriage of Ronald and Nancy Reagan is more than a love story—it’s the partnership that made him President.
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The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix their Democracy, 1865–1915
In "The Age of Acrimony," Jon Grinspan charts the rise and fall of 19th-century America’s unruly politics.
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The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America
In "The Ledger and the Chain," historian Joshua D. Rothman recounts the forgotten story of America’s internal slave trade—and its role in the making of America.