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by Adam Rothman • 2005

American Expansion and the Origins of the Deep South

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169

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Labor

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by Adam Rothman 2005 312 pages

3.73

169 ratings

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The Conservative Sensibility

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by George F. Will 2019 640 pages

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The Battle of New Orleans

by Robert V. Remini • 1999

Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory

3.85

500+

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Military History

The Battle of New Orleans

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by Robert V. Remini 1999 226 pages

3.85

500+ ratings

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American Exceptionalism and American Innocence

by Roberto Sirvent • 2019

A People's History of Fake News―From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror

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287

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by Roberto Sirvent 2019 256 pages

4.08

287 ratings

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The Divided States of America

by Donald F. Kettl • 2020

Why Federalism Doesn't Work

3.48

64

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The Divided States of America

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by Donald F. Kettl 2020 240 pages

3.48

64 ratings

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The Common Cause

by Robert G. Parkinson • 2016

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4.10

49

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The Common Cause

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by Robert G. Parkinson 2016 742 pages

4.10

49 ratings

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The Age of Acquiescence

by Steve Fraser • 2015

The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power

3.82

454

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by Steve Fraser 2015 480 pages

3.82

454 ratings

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Black Culture & Blk Conscious -30th Anniv (07) by Levine, the late Lawrence W [Paperback (2007)]

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4.21

470

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by Lawrence W. Levine 1977

4.21

470 ratings

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D-Day, June 6, 1944

by Stephen E. Ambrose • 1994

The Battle for the Normandy Beaches

4.32

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by Stephen E. Ambrose 1994 656 pages

4.32

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Negro President

by Garry Wills • 2003

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285

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by Garry Wills 2003

3.76

285 ratings

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White Supremacy

by George M. Fredrickson • 1981

A Comparative Study of American and South African History

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113

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Race

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White Supremacy

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by George M. Fredrickson 1981 384 pages

3.88

113 ratings

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The Right

by Matthew Continetti • 2022

The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism

4.06

500+

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The Right

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by Matthew Continetti 2022

4.06

500+ ratings

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The Destructionists

by Dana Milbank • 2022

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4.21

1k+

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Current Affairs

The Destructionists

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by Dana Milbank 2022 416 pages

4.21

1k+ ratings

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The Fall of the House of Labor

by David Montgomery • 1987

The Workplace, the State, and American Labor Activism, 1865-1925

3.93

147

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Labor

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The Fall of the House of Labor

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by David Montgomery 1987 508 pages

3.93

147 ratings

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Labor

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A Nation Under Our Feet

by Steven Hahn • 2003

Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to the Great Migration

4.11

500+

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Race

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by Steven Hahn 2003 624 pages

4.11

500+ ratings

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Race

Progressivism

by Walter Nugent • 2009

A Very Short Introduction

3.48

125

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History

Ebooks

Progressivism

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by Walter Nugent 2009 160 pages

3.48

125 ratings

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Yankee Leviathan

by Richard Franklin Bensel • 1991

The Origins of Central State Authority in America, 1859-1877

3.69

49

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American History

Politics

Yankee Leviathan

The Origins of Central State Authority in America, 1859-1877

by Richard Franklin Bensel 1991 466 pages

3.69

49 ratings

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The Evangelicals

by Frances FitzGerald • 2017

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4.16

1k+

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The Evangelicals

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by Frances FitzGerald 2017 752 pages

4.16

1k+ ratings

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Working Toward Whiteness

by David R. Roediger • 2005

How America's Immigrants Became White: the Strange Journey from Ellis Island to the Suburbs

3.83

370

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Race

Sociology

Working Toward Whiteness

How America's Immigrants Became White: the Strange Journey from Ellis Island to the Suburbs

by David R. Roediger 2005 339 pages

3.83

370 ratings

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Sociology

The Politics of Rage

by Dan T. Carter • 1995

George Wallace, the Origins of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics

4.23

363

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History

American History

The Politics of Rage

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by Dan T. Carter 1995 580 pages

4.23

363 ratings

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by Robert Mickey • 2015

The Democratization of Authoritarian Enclaves in America's Deep South, 1944-1972

4.36

39

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Politics

Political Science

Paths Out of Dixie

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by Robert Mickey 2015 584 pages

4.36

39 ratings

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Political Science

Shamrock and Sword

by Robert Ryal Miller • 1989

The Saint Patrick's Battalion in the U.S.-Mexican War

3.86

29

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Ireland

American History

Shamrock and Sword

The Saint Patrick's Battalion in the U.S.-Mexican War

by Robert Ryal Miller 1989 252 pages

3.86

29 ratings

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Ireland

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The Populist Explosion

by John B. Judis • 2016

How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics

3.74

1k+

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Economics

The Populist Explosion

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by John B. Judis 2016 182 pages

3.74

1k+ ratings

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1812

by Walter R. Borneman • 2004

The War That Forged a Nation

3.91

2k+

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War

1812

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by Walter R. Borneman 2004 392 pages

3.91

2k+ ratings

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War

The Great Alignment

by Alan I. Abramowitz • 2018

Race, Party Transformation, and the Rise of Donald Trump

3.43

191

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Political Science

History

The Great Alignment

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by Alan I. Abramowitz 2018 216 pages

3.43

191 ratings

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History

ROOTS OF SOUTHERN POPULISM

by Steven Hahn • 1985

YEOMAN FARMERS & THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE GEORGIA UP: Yeoman Farmers and the Transformation of the Georgia Upcountry, 1850-1890

3.78

74

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American History

Politics

ROOTS OF SOUTHERN POPULISM

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by Steven Hahn 1985 373 pages

3.78

74 ratings

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by Paul Sabin • 2024

The Attack on Big Government and the Remaking of American Liberalism

3.82

199

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Public Citizens

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by Paul Sabin 2024 272 pages

3.82

199 ratings

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by Yoram Hazony • 2022

A Rediscovery

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304

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History

Conservatism

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by Yoram Hazony 2022 256 pages

4.29

304 ratings

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by Charles Postel • 2007

3.65

201

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The Populist Vision

by Charles Postel 2007 397 pages

3.65

201 ratings

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Slave Nation

by Alfred W. Blumrosen • 2005

How Slavery United the Colonies and Sparked the American Revolution

4.02

113

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American History

United States

Slave Nation

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by Alfred W. Blumrosen 2005 304 pages

4.02

113 ratings

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The Red and the Blue

by Steve Kornacki • 2018

The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism

4.20

3k+

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by Steve Kornacki 2018

4.20

3k+ ratings

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It Didn't Happen Here

by Seymour Martin Lipset • 2000

Why Socialism Failed in the United States

3.60

105

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American History

It Didn't Happen Here

Why Socialism Failed in the United States

by Seymour Martin Lipset 2000 374 pages

3.60

105 ratings

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Protecting Soldiers and Mothers

by Skocpol • 1992

The Political Origins of Social Policy in the United States

3.79

107

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American History

Politics

Protecting Soldiers and Mothers

The Political Origins of Social Policy in the United States

by Skocpol 1992 736 pages

3.79

107 ratings

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The Fierce Urgency of Now

by Julian E. Zelizer • 2015

Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society

4.00

292

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The Fierce Urgency of Now

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by Julian E. Zelizer 2015 384 pages

4.00

292 ratings

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The Market Revolution in America

by John Lauritz Larson • 2009

Liberty, Ambition, and the Eclipse of the Common Good

3.60

88

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Economics

American History

The Market Revolution in America

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by John Lauritz Larson 2009 224 pages

3.60

88 ratings

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The Long Southern Strategy

by Angie Maxwell • 2019

How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics

4.13

136

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History

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The Long Southern Strategy

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by Angie Maxwell 2019 560 pages

4.13

136 ratings

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History

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Peace Pact

by David C. Hendrickson • 2003

The Lost World of the American Founding

3.36

25

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American Revolution

American History

Peace Pact

The Lost World of the American Founding

by David C. Hendrickson 2003 416 pages

3.36

25 ratings

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American Revolution

American History

Mornings on Horseback

by David McCullough • 1981

4.10

35k+

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Presidents

Mornings on Horseback

by David McCullough 1981 445 pages

4.10

35k+ ratings

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Presidents

Radical American Partisanship

by Nathan P. Kalmoe • 2022

Mapping Violent Hostility, Its Causes, and the Consequences for Democracy

3.70

44

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American History

Political Science

Radical American Partisanship

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by Nathan P. Kalmoe 2022 222 pages

3.70

44 ratings

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American History

Political Science

The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism

by Gerald Horne • 2018

The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in 17th Century North America and the Caribbean

4.26

189

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Race

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The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism

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by Gerald Horne 2018 280 pages

4.26

189 ratings

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American Political Parties and Elections

by L. Sandy Maisel • 2016

A Very Short Introduction

3.39

322

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American Political Parties and Elections

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by L. Sandy Maisel 2016 208 pages

3.39

322 ratings

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Operation Hollywood

by David L. Robb • 2004

How the Pentagon Shapes and Censors the Movies

3.46

72

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Film

History

Operation Hollywood

How the Pentagon Shapes and Censors the Movies

by David L. Robb 2004 350 pages

3.46

72 ratings

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Film

History

The Most Dangerous Man In Detroit

by Nelson Lichtenstein • 1995

Walter Reuther And The Fate Of American Labor

4.04

96

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History

Biography

The Most Dangerous Man In Detroit

Walter Reuther And The Fate Of American Labor

by Nelson Lichtenstein 1995 592 pages

4.04

96 ratings

Labor

History

Biography

The Death of Reconstruction

by Heather Cox Richardson • 2001

Race, Labor, and Politics in the Post-Civil War North, 1865-1901

3.86

107

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American History

Politics

The Death of Reconstruction

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by Heather Cox Richardson 2001 336 pages

3.86

107 ratings

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Politics

A Nation by Design

by Aristide R. Zolberg • 2006

Immigration Policy in the Fashioning of America

3.82

55

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Immigration

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A Nation by Design

Immigration Policy in the Fashioning of America

by Aristide R. Zolberg 2006 672 pages

3.82

55 ratings

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Immigration

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Rule and Ruin

by Geoffrey Kabaservice • 2011

The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party

4.00

401

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History

American History

Rule and Ruin

The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party

by Geoffrey Kabaservice 2011 482 pages

4.00

401 ratings

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History

American History

Racial Realignment

by Eric Schickler • 2016

The Transformation of American Liberalism, 1932–1965

4.24

46

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History

Political Science

Racial Realignment

The Transformation of American Liberalism, 1932–1965

by Eric Schickler 2016 384 pages

4.24

46 ratings

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Political Science

The Promised Land

by Nicholas Lemann • 1991

The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America

4.24

500+

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Race

American History

The Promised Land

The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America

by Nicholas Lemann 1991 416 pages

4.24

500+ ratings

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American History

State of the Union

by Nelson Lichtenstein • 2002

A Century of American Labor

3.75

170

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Labor

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State of the Union

A Century of American Labor

by Nelson Lichtenstein 2002 352 pages

3.75

170 ratings

History

Labor

Politics

Slavery and the Founders

by Paul Finkelman • 1995

Race and Liberty in the Age of Jefferson

3.85

54

History

Race

American History

Slavery and the Founders

Race and Liberty in the Age of Jefferson

by Paul Finkelman 1995 272 pages

3.85

54 ratings

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Race

American History