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History Book Summaries

[Brotherhood of Kings] [By

by Amanda H. Podany • 2010

Podany, Amanda H.] [January, 2012]

[Brotherhood of Kings] [By

Podany, Amanda H.] [January, 2012]

by Amanda H. Podany 2010

American Political Parties and Elections

by L. Sandy Maisel • 2016

A Very Short Introduction

American Political Parties and Elections

A Very Short Introduction

by L. Sandy Maisel 2016 208 pages

It Didn't Happen Here

by Seymour Martin Lipset • 2000

Why Socialism Failed in the United States

It Didn't Happen Here

Why Socialism Failed in the United States

by Seymour Martin Lipset 2000 374 pages

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

The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism

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

by Gerald Horne 2018 280 pages

The Court v. The Voters

by Joshua A. Douglas • 2024

The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights

The Court v. The Voters

The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights

by Joshua A. Douglas 2024 240 pages

by Edmund Fawcett • 2014

by Edmund Fawcett 2014 488 pages

by A.S. Dulat • 2015

by A.S. Dulat 2015 326 pages

Mornings on Horseback

by David McCullough • 1981

Mornings on Horseback

by David McCullough 1981 445 pages

The Market Revolution in America

by John Lauritz Larson • 2009

Liberty, Ambition, and the Eclipse of the Common Good

The Market Revolution in America

Liberty, Ambition, and the Eclipse of the Common Good

by John Lauritz Larson 2009 224 pages

The Fierce Urgency of Now

by Julian E. Zelizer • 2015

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

The Fierce Urgency of Now

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

by Julian E. Zelizer 2015 384 pages

The Ethnic Phenomenon

by Pierre L. van den Berghe • 1981

The Ethnic Phenomenon

by Pierre L. van den Berghe 1981 318 pages

From Democrats to Kings

by Michael Scott • 2009

The Brutal Dawn of a New World from the Downfall of Athens to the Rise of Alexander the Great

From Democrats to Kings

The Brutal Dawn of a New World from the Downfall of Athens to the Rise of Alexander the Great

by Michael Scott 2009 294 pages

by Cornelius Ryan • 1959

by Cornelius Ryan 1959 350 pages

by David C. Hendrickson • 2003

The Lost World of the American Founding

The Lost World of the American Founding

by David C. Hendrickson 2003 416 pages

by Frances Fox Piven • 1971

The Functions of Public Welfare

The Functions of Public Welfare

by Frances Fox Piven 1971 544 pages

A Little History of Economics

by Niall Kishtainy • 2017

A Little History of Economics

by Niall Kishtainy 2017 256 pages

by Tim Clare • 2024

How Games Make Us Human

How Games Make Us Human

by Tim Clare 2024 240 pages

by David L. Robb • 2004

How the Pentagon Shapes and Censors the Movies

How the Pentagon Shapes and Censors the Movies

by David L. Robb 2004 350 pages

by Nicholas Lemann • 1991

The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America

The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America

by Nicholas Lemann 1991 416 pages

Inventing the Individual

by Larry Siedentop • 2014

The Origins of Western Liberalism

Inventing the Individual

The Origins of Western Liberalism

by Larry Siedentop 2014 416 pages

by Josiah Mwangi Kariuki • 1976

The account by a Kenya African of his experiences in detention camps, 1953-1960

The account by a Kenya African of his experiences in detention camps, 1953-1960

by Josiah Mwangi Kariuki 1976 188 pages

by Aristide R. Zolberg • 2006

Immigration Policy in the Fashioning of America

Immigration Policy in the Fashioning of America

by Aristide R. Zolberg 2006 672 pages

by Steve Coll • 2004

The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001

The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001

by Steve Coll 2004 712 pages

Radical American Partisanship

by Nathan P. Kalmoe • 2022

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

Radical American Partisanship

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

by Nathan P. Kalmoe 2022 222 pages

The Most Dangerous Man In Detroit

by Nelson Lichtenstein • 1995

Walter Reuther And The Fate Of American Labor

The Most Dangerous Man In Detroit

Walter Reuther And The Fate Of American Labor

by Nelson Lichtenstein 1995 592 pages

by Achille Mbembe • 2016

by Achille Mbembe 2016 224 pages

The Uses of Greek Mythology

by Ken Dowden • 1992

The Uses of Greek Mythology

by Ken Dowden 1992 204 pages

The Two Faces of American Freedom

by Aziz Rana • 2010

The Two Faces of American Freedom

by Aziz Rana 2010 432 pages

by Geoffrey Kabaservice • 2011

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

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

by Geoffrey Kabaservice 2011 482 pages

by Jonathan Herman • 2013

by Jonathan Herman 2013 384 pages

Civilization and Capitalism 15th–18th Century, Vol 2

by Fernand Braudel • 1979

The Wheels of Commerce

Civilization and Capitalism 15th–18th Century, Vol 2

The Wheels of Commerce

by Fernand Braudel 1979 670 pages

We Keep the Dead Close

by Becky Cooper • 2020

A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence

We Keep the Dead Close

A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence

by Becky Cooper 2020 501 pages

by Nelson Lichtenstein • 2002

A Century of American Labor

A Century of American Labor

by Nelson Lichtenstein 2002 352 pages

by Jonathan Kennedy • 2023

A History of the World in Eight Plagues

A History of the World in Eight Plagues

by Jonathan Kennedy 2023 304 pages

The Death of Reconstruction

by Heather Cox Richardson • 2001

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

The Death of Reconstruction

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

by Heather Cox Richardson 2001 336 pages

by David Frum • 2018

The Corruption of the American Republic

The Corruption of the American Republic

by David Frum 2018 301 pages

by Daniele Ganser • 2004

Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe

Operation Gladio and Terrorism in Western Europe

by Daniele Ganser 2004 336 pages

Slavery and the Founders

by Paul Finkelman • 1995

Race and Liberty in the Age of Jefferson

Slavery and the Founders

Race and Liberty in the Age of Jefferson

by Paul Finkelman 1995 272 pages

by Stokely Carmichael • 1967

The Politics of Liberation

The Politics of Liberation

by Stokely Carmichael 1967 256 pages

The Toronto Book of Love

by Adam Bunch • 2021

The Toronto Book of Love

by Adam Bunch 2021 528 pages

by Jorge G. Castañeda • 2011

El misterio de los mexicanos

El misterio de los mexicanos

by Jorge G. Castañeda 2011 433 pages

The Rise of Southern Republicans

The Rise of Southern Republicans

by Black 2002 454 pages

by Charles R. Cross • 2001

A Biography of Kurt Cobain

A Biography of Kurt Cobain

by Charles R. Cross 2001 381 pages

by Barnaby Rogerson • 2024

Sunni, Shia and the Making of the Middle East

Sunni, Shia and the Making of the Middle East

by Barnaby Rogerson 2024 428 pages

by Eric Schickler • 2016

The Transformation of American Liberalism, 1932–1965

The Transformation of American Liberalism, 1932–1965

by Eric Schickler 2016 384 pages

by Adam Fergusson • 1975

The Nightmare of the Weimar Hyper-inflation

The Nightmare of the Weimar Hyper-inflation

by Adam Fergusson 1975 288 pages

by Anonymous • 1938

by Anonymous 1938 528 pages

In the Shadow of the Poorhouse

by Michael B. Katz • 1986

A Social History of Welfare in America

In the Shadow of the Poorhouse

A Social History of Welfare in America

by Michael B. Katz 1986 410 pages

by Steven M. Gillon • 2018

The Kerner Commission and the Unraveling of American Liberalism

The Kerner Commission and the Unraveling of American Liberalism

by Steven M. Gillon 2018 400 pages

by Rodney Stark • 2003

How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery

How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery

by Rodney Stark 2003 504 pages

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