All posts tagged "American History"
Art & Design
The Civil War Begins: An Exhibition at the Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia
November 4, 2026These are not merely newspapers, letters, transcripts of speeches and official reports from the 1850's through...
Non-Fiction Reviews
Book Review: Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
October 15, 2026Nevertheless, it is a considerable shock to read indictments of Washington in the letters of Patriot...
Fiction Reviews
Book Review: The Fort by Bernard Cornwell
October 14, 2026Bernard Cornwell, who has written a masterful novel about Agincourt, tackles the American Revolution and its...
Non-Fiction Reviews
Book Review: Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America by Erika Lee and Judy Yung
October 9, 2026For those who fell in the “only” 7 percent category, the decision to deport them was...
History
Book Review: At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise that Saved the Union by Robert V. Remini
September 18, 2026In 1850, the best that Clay could do was to coax Southern politicians to agree to...
Non-Fiction Reviews
The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War by James Bradley
August 11, 2026James Bradley doesn't like Theodore Roosevelt. Let's get that clear from the get-go. Nor does he...
Historical Fiction
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
August 7, 2026Even so, to hold The Lacuna in one’s hand, to read it, is to witness and...
Non-Fiction Reviews
Empire of Liberty A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 by Gordon S. Wood
August 5, 2026The “Era of Good Feeling” that followed 1815, however, was of short duration. The issue of...
Non-Fiction Reviews
Abraham Lincoln: A Life by Michael Burlingame
August 3, 2026Never perhaps has there been such a masterful account of the man’s failures—and successes—in this country’s...
Non-Fiction Reviews
Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression by Morris Dickstein
August 2, 2026It was on the level of popular culture that the vital "center" of life in the...
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