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Allen Iverson: Pound for Pound

Allen Iverson Lipofsky

by Michael Eric Dyson

WCAG Heading For more than thirty years, Michael Eric Dyson has played…
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Oh, Those “Girton Girls!”

Barbara Bodichon

by Nancy Springer

WCAG Heading In 19th century England, while sons of the well-to-do were sent…
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For Juneteenth: Inspiring Reads by Black Authors

Juneteenth

by The History Reader

WCAG Heading By The History Reader WCAG Heading As of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people…
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Celebrating Father’s Day: 7 Books That Are Perfect For Dad

Fathers Day Listicle

by The History Reader

Wcag Heading By The History Reader Wcag Heading The United States first celebrated Father’s Day on…
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Get Down and Get With It

by David Hepworth

WCAG Heading The book behind the Apple TV+ docu-series, Never a Dull Moment…
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A Tour of the Belasco Theatre

by Mariah Fredericks

WCAG Heading It’s always wonderful when a novel becomes a cheap excuse to…
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An Uncensored History of the ’80s Hard Rock Explosion

by Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock

WCAG Heading Hard rock in the 1980s was a hedonistic…
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Calling All Baseball Fans: Books to Read for Opening Day

by The History Reader

Wcag Heading Wcag Heading Major League Baseball’s Opening Day has long been…
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Here’s the Catch: Pathway to the Majors

by Ron Swoboda

WCAG HeadingBy Ron Swoboda In Here’s the Catch, right fielder Ron Swoboda tells the story of…
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Celebrating Women’s History Month in 2021

by The History Reader

Wcag Heading Wcag Heading In 1981, Congress declared the week of March…
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Cultural History

The Landmarks of Mary Ann Patten’s Maine

by Tilar J. Mazzeo

New York Times bestselling author Tilar J. Mazzeo gives a behind-the-scenes look…
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Dolly Parton Knows Who She Is

Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, 1969.

by Martha Ackmann

Lifelong fan Martha Ackmann shares with The History Reader why she felt drawn…
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Featured Excerpt: Tom Paine’s War

Painting of Thomas Paine by Laurent Dabos. National Portrait Gallery (London). Public domain.

by Jack Kelly

In 1776, Tom Paine's words—and the determination of American patriots—allowed our nation to…
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Three New History Books to Read This January

January 2026 Upcoming History Books
With a new year comes a new set of history books publishing this month. Whether you've…
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Featured Excerpt: The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz

Auschwitz gate

by Anne Sebba

An instant USA Today bestseller, The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz …
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Featured Excerpt: JFK: Public, Private, Secret

Jackie Bouvier and John F. Kennedy married in Newport, Rhode Island, on September 12, 1953.

by J. Randy Taraborrelli

J. Randy Taraborrelli shares with The History Reader an excerpt from his…
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Featured Excerpt: The Sea Captain’s Wife

Neptune's Car Clipper Ship.

by Tilar J. Mazzeo

In The Sea Captain's Wife, New York Times bestselling author Tilar J.…
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The Curious Case of Nuremberg’s Hangman

View of the defendants in the dock at the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. November 1945. Public domain. Courtesy of Wikimedia.

by Tim Queeney

In his book Rope, author Tim Queeney takes readers on a unique and…
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