Douglas Brinkley
22) South of freedom
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In 1951, Carl Rowan, a young African American journalist from Minneapolis, journeyed six thousand miles through the South to report on the reality of everyday life for Blacks in the region. He sought out the hot spots of racial tension―including Columbia, Tennessee, the scene of a 1946 race riot, and Birmingham, Alabama, which he found to be a brutally racist city―and returned to the setting of his more personal trials: McMinnville, Tennessee,...
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Presents a comprehensive reference book covering the history of the world from ancient times to the present. Includes essays on significant events in history; synopses of major wars, religions, movements, and human accomplishments; over 200 color illustrations and maps; timelines of key dates; and short biographies of major individuals.
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"Just as the necessary qualification for a good liar is a good memory, so the essential equipment of a would-be lie detector is a good timeline, and a decent archive."
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With blistering wit and meticulous documentation,...
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With blistering wit and meticulous documentation,...
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Hope and History is both a memoir and a call-to-action for the renewal of faith in democracy and America.
US Ambassador William J. vanden Heuvel presents his most important public speeches and writings, compiled and presented over eight decades of adventure and public service, woven together with anecdotes of his colorful life as a second-generation American, a soldier, a lawyer, a political activist, and a diplomat. He touches upon
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