Joe Pappalardo

Stirring WWII History Book Recommendations for May 2026

The month of May marks several key events in the timeline of WWII, including the official

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Falling in Love with Texas’ Worst Town

by Joe Pappalardo

From a wrestler with cauliflower ears to ill-used dance hall girls to everyday citizens eager to

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Learning the Ropes: The Early Years of a Texas Ranger “Great Captain”

by Joe Pappalardo

by Joe Pappalardo On July 26, 1887, Sgt. James Brooks listens to the jury foreman declare

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Ghost in the Memorabilia

by Joe Pappalardo

Inferno tells the true story of the men who flew the deadliest missions of World War

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Joe Pappalardo

Carve Out Time for October’s New History Reads

As the weather cools and the days grow shorter, there is no better time to settle

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Featured Excerpt: An Inconvenient Woman

by Keri Leigh Merritt

A key figure in the early civil rights movement, Lillian Smith devoted her life to ending

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Featured Excerpt: Alexander

by Edmund Richardson

Alexander the Great was a wide-eyed boy from the hills of Macedon who ruled most of

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Featured Excerpt: Confronting America

by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer

In Confronting America, Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer argue that Americans have lost sight of

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Featured Excerpt: Ash and Honor

by Jeffrey Robinson

From the secret service agent keeping President Bush safe to the fighter jet pilots on a

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Featured Excerpt: Cicero’s Tongue

by Catharine Edwards

When the Roman statesman Cicero was murdered in 43 BCE, his head was cut off, and

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New Books Hitting the Shelves This September!

From the classical age of Alexander the Great and Roman statesman Cicero to the United States

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Featured Excerpt: The Everest Mystery

by Julie Summers and Jochen Hemmleb

Did George Mallory and Sandy Irvine make the summit of Mt. Everest on June 8, 1924,

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Joe Pappalardo

Stirring WWII History Book Recommendations for May 2026

Falling in Love with Texas’ Worst Town

Learning the Ropes: The Early Years of a Texas Ranger “Great Captain”

Ghost in the Memorabilia

Joe Pappalardo

Carve Out Time for October’s New History Reads

Featured Excerpt: An Inconvenient Woman

by Keri Leigh Merritt

Featured Excerpt: Alexander

by Edmund Richardson

Featured Excerpt: Confronting America

by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer

Featured Excerpt: Ash and Honor

by Jeffrey Robinson

Featured Excerpt: Cicero’s Tongue

by Catharine Edwards

New Books Hitting the Shelves This September!

Featured Excerpt: The Everest Mystery

by Julie Summers and Jochen Hemmleb

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