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Cokie Roberts Looks Back on the Women Who Shaped Americanew

Without the patriotism of women on the home front, Roberts says, the colonies could well have lost the Revolutionary War.
Shepherd Express  |  Rex Rutkoski  |  05-30-2008  |  Nonfiction

Tony Horwitz Shows Folks What They Didn't Know in 'A Voyage Long and Strange'new

The book's chief attraction, even more than its historical revelations about discovering North America, lies in armchair traveling with a personable, entertaining companion.
Shepherd Express  |  Roger K. Miller  |  05-09-2008  |  Nonfiction

Young Statesman Guiding Today’s Youthnew

With wonderful illustrations and poignant storytelling, the acclaimed Young Patriots Series offers a fascinating look at one of the more interesting Founding Fathers of the United States of America. An architect of the Constitution, the first Secretary of the Treasury, and a participant in a legendary political duel, Alexander Hamilton is a captivating historical figure.
Metro Spirit  |  Jason Sumerau  |  04-27-2008  |  Fiction

Howard Zinn Targets the Next Generationnew

The historian's new book combats the "submersion of nonwhite people" in the writing of history.
Boston Phoenix  |  Deirdre Fulton  |  10-22-2004  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

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