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A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden

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A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden

A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden by Osamah F. Khalil
English | April 16th, 2024 | ISBN: 0674244222 | 409 pages | True PDF | 29.57 MB

A sobering account of how the United States trapped itself in endless wars—abroad and at home—and what it might do to break free.

Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism

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Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism

Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism by Stephen Breyer
English | March 26th, 2024 | ISBN: 1668021536 | 368 pages | True EPUB | 1.27 MB

A provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court's supermajority and makes the case for a better way to interpret the Constitution.

The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump

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The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump

The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump by Clay Cane
English | January 30th, 2024 | ISBN: 1728290228 | 400 pages | True EPUB | 1.56 MB

Part history and part cultural analysis, The Grift chronicles the nuanced history of Black Republicans. Clay Cane lays out how Black Republicanism has been mangled by opportunists who are apologists for racism.

American Patriots: A Short History of Dissent

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American Patriots: A Short History of Dissent

American Patriots: A Short History of Dissent by Ralph Young
English | January 9th, 2024 | ISBN: 1479826529 | 328 pages | True EPUB | 4.91 MB

A concise history that proves that dissent is patriotic

How Hip Hop Became Hit Pop: Radio, Rap, and Race

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How Hip Hop Became Hit Pop: Radio, Rap, and Race

How Hip Hop Became Hit Pop: Radio, Rap, and Race by Coddington
English | ISBN: 0520383923 | 226 pages | PDF | 2023 | 6 Mb

The Elusive Eden: A New History of California, Fifth Edition

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The Elusive Eden: A New History of California, Fifth Edition

The Elusive Eden: A New History of California, Fifth Edition by Richard B. Rice
English | ISBN: 1478637544 | 555 pages | PDF | 2019 |113 Mb

1932: FDR, Hoover, and the Dawn of a New America

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1932: FDR, Hoover, and the Dawn of a New America

1932: FDR, Hoover, and the Dawn of a New America by Scott Martelle
English | November 28th, 2023 | ISBN: 0806541865 | 368 pages | True EPUB | 1.39 MB

A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at a year in American history that still resonates today, 1932: FDR, Hoover, and the Dawn of a New America tells the story of a battered nation fighting for its own future amid the depths of the Great Depression.

UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here—and Out There

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UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here—and Out There

UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here—and Out There by Garrett M. Graff
English | November 14th, 2023 | ISBN: 1982196777 | 544 pages | True EPUB | 70.75 MB

From Garrett M. Graff, New York Times bestselling author of Raven Rock, The Only Plane in the Sky, and Pulitzer Prize finalist for history Watergate, comes the first comprehensive and eye-opening exploration of our government's decades-long quest to solve one of humanity's greatest mysteries: Are we alone in the universe?

Econoclasts: The Rebels Who Sparked the Supply-Side Revolution and Restored American Prosperity

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Econoclasts: The Rebels Who Sparked the Supply-Side Revolution and Restored American Prosperity

Econoclasts: The Rebels Who Sparked the Supply-Side Revolution and Restored American Prosperity by Brian Domitrovic
English | October 3rd, 2023 | ISBN: 193519125X | 368 pages | True EPUB | 1.66 MB

The history we can't afford to forget.

The Hijacking of American Flight 119: How D.B. Cooper Inspired a Skyjacking Craze and the FBI's Battle to Stop It

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The Hijacking of American Flight 119: How D.B. Cooper Inspired a Skyjacking Craze and the FBI's Battle to Stop It

The Hijacking of American Flight 119: How D.B. Cooper Inspired a Skyjacking Craze and the FBI's Battle to Stop It by John Wigger
English | November 1st, 2023 | ISBN: 0197695752 | 304 pages | True EPUB | 13.13 MB

He pulled off what some deem the crime of the century: skyjacking a commercial jetliner, collecting a ransom of $200,000, parachuting off the aft stairs of the Boeing 727 into the night, and simply disappearing. Since November 1971, "D.B. Cooper"DLno one knows his real name or identityDLhas become a figure of enduring fascination and obsession. The FBI pursued him for over forty years, before closing the case and leaving it unsolved.

In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb (Historical Studies of Urban America)

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In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb (Historical Studies of Urban America)

In Levittown's Shadow: Poverty in America's Wealthiest Postwar Suburb (Historical Studies of Urban America) by Tim Keogh
English | November 3rd, 2023 | ISBN: 0226827755, 0226827739 | 336 pages | True EPUB | 1.66 MB

Highlights how low-wage residents have struggled to live and work in a place usually thought of as affluent: suburbia.

Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

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Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow
English | October 17th, 2023 | ISBN: 0593444515 | 416 pages | True EPUB | 13.44 MB

Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.

Der Amerikanische Bürgerkrieg. Trauma einer Nation - DAMALS

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Der Amerikanische Bürgerkrieg. Trauma einer Nation - DAMALS

Der Amerikanische Bürgerkrieg. Trauma einer Nation. Der einzige Krieg auf dem Boden der USA: Wie der Sezessionskrieg Amerika bis heute prägt. - DAMALS - Das Magazin für Geschichte
Deutsch | 2023 | 128 Pages | ISBN: 3806246319 | PDF | 19.78 MB

Um die Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts war die junge Nation der USA tief gespalten: In die vom Abolitionismus geprägten Nordstaaten und die Südstaaten, in denen die Sklaverei fester Bestandteil des Wirtschaftssystems war. Jahrelang zeichnete sich der Konflikt ab, bis die Katastrophe 1861 am Fort Sumter ihren Lauf nahm und zum einzigen, beispiellosen Krieg auf US-amerikanischem Boden führte. Eine detaillierte Rekonstruktion der Kriegsjahre und ihre Folgen bis in die Gegenwart sind in diesem Band zusammengefasst:

Rudolf Hess: Der Stellvertreter - Manfred Görtemaker

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Rudolf Hess: Der Stellvertreter - Manfred Görtemaker

Rudolf Hess: Der Stellvertreter - Manfred Görtemaker
Deutsch | 2023 | 758 Pages | ISBN: 3406652913 | PDF | 24.29 MB

"Welch ein Anblick für die Welt", notierte Joseph Goebbels geschockt in seinem Tagebuch. "Ein geistig zerrütteter zweiter Mann nach dem Führer. Grauenhaft und unausdenkbar." Da war Rudolf Hess soeben zu seinem mysteriösen Flug nach England aufgebrochen, um im Alleingang Frieden zu stiften. Wer war dieser von Rätseln umgebene Mann, der wie ein Schatten Hitlers wirkte, in Nürnberg zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilt wurde und nach seinem Tod in Spandau zu einer Ikone der Neonazis werden sollte? Manfred Görtemaker legt die erste grundlegende Biographie vor, die mit neuen Quellen einen außergewöhnlich präzisen Einblick in die Chefetage des NS-Regimes ermöglicht.

The Object at Hand: Intriguing and Inspiring Stories from the Smithsonian Collections

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The Object at Hand: Intriguing and Inspiring Stories from the Smithsonian Collections

The Object at Hand: Intriguing and Inspiring Stories from the Smithsonian Collections by Beth Py-Lieberman
English | September 26th, 2023 | ISBN: 1588347494 | 272 pages | True EPUB | 36.48 MB

From Dorothy's ruby slippers to a speech that saved Teddy Roosevelt from assassination, this authoritative guide delivers in-depth reportage on the history of remarkable objects from the Smithsonian's collections