The War on History
America is hopelessly divided, but more worryingly, the ideas and “mystic chords of memory” that rest at the cornerstone of
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Category: History
The Nation That Never Was
Our idea of the Founders’ America and its values is not true. We are not the heirs of the Founders,
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Almost Human
A story of defiance and determination by a controversial scientist, this is Lee Berger’s own take on finding Homo naledi, an
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Hannibal: Rome’s Greatest Enemy
Telling the story of a man who stood against the overwhelming power of the mighty Roman empire, Hannibal is the biography of
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Lords of Finance
THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. The current financial crisis has only one parallel: the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and subsequent
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Happy Semiquincentennial, America!
It’s America’s 250th birthday! Here are 250 reasons to celebrate this land of the free and the brave. Let’s hear
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What Really Happened: The Death of Hitler
After World War II, 50 percent of Americans polled said they didn’t believe Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun had committed
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Opera Wars
Blunt, irreverent, and at times wittily subversive, Opera Wars spotlights opera’s colorful and sometimes warring personalities, increasingly fierce controversies over content, and
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The Middle Ages 101: Medieval History and Life
Heralded is one the world’s most compelling Church historians, Chris Bellitto transports you into the heart of a strange and
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The War That Made the Middle East
The Ottoman Empire’s collapse at the end of the First World War is often treated as a foregone conclusion. It
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