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Jackie Robinson: Shaking the Foundation
by Kostya Kennedy
True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson is a probing,…
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Calling All Baseball Fans: Books to Read for Opening Day
by The History Reader
Major League Baseball’s Opening Day has long been a symbol of rebirth…
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Wild Bill: Baseball “Player”
by Tom Clavin
With Major League Baseball emerging from its winter slumber, fans tend to acknowledge…
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Ron Darling: Game 7, 1986
by Ron Darling with Daniel Paisner Game 7, 1986: Be careful what you wish for This…
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George Whiteman and the 1918 World Series
by Glenn Stout George Whiteman: September 11, 1918 In the eighth inning of the sixth and…
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The Cardinals Way: In the Spirit of Moneyball
by Howard Megdal The Cardinals Way Prologue In working on The Cardinals Way, spending days, weeks,…
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Split Season: Baseball’s Epic Strike of 1981
by Jeff Katz Those who think Major League Baseball is simply about the play on the…
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The Game Must Go On: The Great Days of Baseball During WWII
by John Klima The war years have often been characterized as a void in time where…
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Chor-Bazaar: The Thieves Market
by Nev March
The Silversmith's Puzzle author Nev March explains the storied history of Chor Bazaar,…
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The MKULTRA Conspiracy
by John Lisle
Project Mind Control's John Lisle explains how something as classified as MKULTRA naturally…
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Whack Job
by Rachel McCarthy James
Whack Job is a brilliant and bloody examination of the axe's foundational…
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The Last Secret Agent
by Pippa Latour with Jude Dobson
After decades of silence, the last surviving World War II…
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Fascinating Historical Finds: May 2025
Looking for your next history read? Check out our favorite new history books publishing in May…
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Lincoln Ellsworth—American Polar Explorer (Part II)
by Buddy Levy
In Part I published previously on The History Reader, author Buddy Levy introduces…
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Guns, Chainsaws and Swords: The Rivals of the Humble Axe
by Rachel McCarthy James
Whack Job author Rachel McCarthy James takes a look at how guns, chainsaws,…
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Lincoln’s First Responder
by Tom Clavin
Earlier this week—April 14th—was the 160th anniversary of our Sixteenth President's assassination. Author…
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