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The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the events, the times and the people that shaped our nation. A...
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
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Murder & Mayhem on Chicago's North Side
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This Land Is Their Land
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Thundersticks
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Of Plymouth Plantation (Illustrated)
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The Origin of Species
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Tombstone
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The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set Hardcover Illustrated edition 2020 June 25
The first installment of this book was published on July 29, 1954, after years of struggle.
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Next on History Daily, July 29, 1954. After years of struggle, J.R.R. Tolkien publishes the first installment of The Lord of the Rings.
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The first installment of this book was published on July 29, 1954, after years of struggle.
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Next on History Daily, July 29, 1954. After years of struggle, J.R.R. Tolkien publishes the first installment of The Lord of the Rings.
Progress and Poverty (Illustrated)
An Inquiry into the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth; The Remedy
Henry George wrote this influential economic treatise over a decade to argue for his single tax proposal on land as a means to close the gap between the rich and the poor. It became a bestseller, selling over 3 million copies and being translated into multiple languages.
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Over the next decade, George went to work on his book Progress and Poverty, making the case for how his proposal would close the gap between the rich and the poor.
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Henry George wrote this influential economic treatise over a decade to argue for his single tax proposal on land as a means to close the gap between the rich and the poor. It became a bestseller, selling over 3 million copies and being translated into multiple languages.
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Over the next decade, George went to work on his book Progress and Poverty, making the case for how his proposal would close the gap between the rich and the poor.
But George's single tax idea was so controversial that his manuscript for Progress and Poverty was rejected by many publishers.
But when Progress and Poverty finally went public, it quickly became a bestseller. It was the most influential economic treatise of the era, translated into multiple languages and selling more than 3 million copies.
The American Crisis Illustrated Edition
This pamphlet contained the famous opening line that described the difficult state of the American patriots as winter set in.
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These are the times that try men's souls, Thomas Paine wrote in his pamphlet The American Crisis.
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This pamphlet contained the famous opening line that described the difficult state of the American patriots as winter set in.
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These are the times that try men's souls, Thomas Paine wrote in his pamphlet The American Crisis.
Of Plymouth Plantation (Illustrated)
In Modern English
William Bradford wrote this detailed history of the colony's early years between 1630 and 1652, hoping it would educate younger generations about the community's founding ideals. The manuscript was lost in 1777 amidst the American Revolution but was rediscovered in the Bishop of London's library in 1855, sparking a pilgrim craze in the North.
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And thus was this poor church left, like an ancient mother, grown old and forsaken of her children. She that had made many rich became herself poor.
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William Bradford wrote this detailed history of the colony's early years between 1630 and 1652, hoping it would educate younger generations about the community's founding ideals. The manuscript was lost in 1777 amidst the American Revolution but was rediscovered in the Bishop of London's library in 1855, sparking a pilgrim craze in the North.
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And thus was this poor church left, like an ancient mother, grown old and forsaken of her children. She that had made many rich became herself poor.
As one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled hath shone unto many.
Soul on Ice
This memoir was written by Eldridge Cleaver while he was in prison, and it gained him fame.
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Newton did 33 months behind bars. Throughout that time, his fellow Panthers held frequent free Huey rallies. In 1968, there was another high-profile altercation with the cops. One Panther was killed a...
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This memoir was written by Eldridge Cleaver while he was in prison, and it gained him fame.
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Newton did 33 months behind bars. Throughout that time, his fellow Panthers held frequent free Huey rallies. In 1968, there was another high-profile altercation with the cops. One Panther was killed and Eldridge Cleaver was wounded. Cleaver gained fame for his memoir written in prison, "Soul on Ice," and he had taken a larger role in the Panthers after Newton's arrest.
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition
This book was recommended for learning about the African American women who worked as human computers for NASA while overcoming sexism and discrimination.
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For more on the African American women who worked as human computers for NASA, overcoming discrimination and sexism to change history, we recommend the book "Hidden Figures," by Margot Lee Shetterly.
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This book was recommended for learning about the African American women who worked as human computers for NASA while overcoming sexism and discrimination.
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For more on the African American women who worked as human computers for NASA, overcoming discrimination and sexism to change history, we recommend the book "Hidden Figures," by Margot Lee Shetterly.
The brilliant black women computers, portrayed in the hit movie Hidden Figures, were real.
Rawhide Down
The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan
It was recommended as a book to learn more about the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan. It discusses the events surrounding the attempt, including Hinckley's motives and Reagan's recovery.
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If you'd like to learn more about these events, we recommend the book, Raw High Down, the near assassination of Ronald Reagan by Dell Quentin Wilmer.
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It was recommended as a book to learn more about the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan. It discusses the events surrounding the attempt, including Hinckley's motives and Reagan's recovery.
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If you'd like to learn more about these events, we recommend the book, Raw High Down, the near assassination of Ronald Reagan by Dell Quentin Wilmer.
The War in Nicaragua
Walker wrote this 430-page memoir in the third person, filling it with self-aggrandizing propaganda that positioned him at the head of a grand revolution for the glory of the American South.
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So Walker decided to lay low in his hometown of Nashville and write his memoirs. Written in the third person, entitled The War in Nicaragua, the 430-page account was rife with self-ag...
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Walker wrote this 430-page memoir in the third person, filling it with self-aggrandizing propaganda that positioned him at the head of a grand revolution for the glory of the American South.
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So Walker decided to lay low in his hometown of Nashville and write his memoirs. Written in the third person, entitled The War in Nicaragua, the 430-page account was rife with self-aggrandizing propaganda that placed him at the head of a grand revolution for the glory of the American South.
It ended with an exhortation to his followers, By the bones of the moldering dead at Rivas and Granada, I adjure you to never abandon the cause of Nicaragua. Let it be your waking and sleeping thought, to devise means of a return.
John Adams
This was one of David McCullough's two Pulitzer Prize-winning biographies mentioned in the discussion.
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His dozen books include two Pulitzer Prize-winning biographies, Truman and John Adams
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This was one of David McCullough's two Pulitzer Prize-winning biographies mentioned in the discussion.
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His dozen books include two Pulitzer Prize-winning biographies, Truman and John Adams
The Sound and the Fury
The Corrected Text with Faulkner's Appendix (Modern Library 100 Best Novels)
Faulkner began writing about the 1927 flood in this novel, which featured a major character drowning and contained numerous references to water rising, suggesting the event was on his mind.
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And William Faulkner had written even more fiction on the 1927 flood.
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Faulkner began writing about the 1927 flood in this novel, which featured a major character drowning and contained numerous references to water rising, suggesting the event was on his mind.
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And William Faulkner had written even more fiction on the 1927 flood.
He started to write about this event, I think, in his first major novel, which was The Sound and the Fury. There's a major character in that novel who drowns. There are lots and lots of references to water, water coming up, water burbling up.
The Outfit
The Role of Chicago's Underworld in the Shaping of Modern America
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This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
This was F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel, which was published in 1920 and made him an overnight celebrity.
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Fitzgerald became an overnight celebrity himself in 1920 when he published his debut novel, This Side of Paradise.
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This was F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel, which was published in 1920 and made him an overnight celebrity.
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Fitzgerald became an overnight celebrity himself in 1920 when he published his debut novel, This Side of Paradise.
John Brown, Abolitionist
The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights
This book was discussed as the latest work by historian David S. Reynolds, detailing John Brown's complex legacy, life, and role in history.
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In this episode, Lindsay discusses Brown's complex legacy with historian David S. Reynolds, author of John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and...
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This book was discussed as the latest work by historian David S. Reynolds, detailing John Brown's complex legacy, life, and role in history.
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In this episode, Lindsay discusses Brown's complex legacy with historian David S. Reynolds, author of John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights.
A War of Frontier and Empire
The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902
This book was recommended as a source for learning more about the Philippine-American War.
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If you'd like to learn more about the Philippine-American War, we recommend A War of Frontier and Empire by David J. Silbey
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This book was recommended as a source for learning more about the Philippine-American War.
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If you'd like to learn more about the Philippine-American War, we recommend A War of Frontier and Empire by David J. Silbey
Farsighted
How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most
This upcoming book by Steven Johnson was described as being about decision-making, particularly complex and long-term decision-making, and includes a chapter on social decisions regarding artificial intelligence.
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And it's actually going to dovetail with a season or a story arc that we're doing this fall on American Innovation. So, Farsighted is a book about decision-making, complex decision-ma...
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This upcoming book by Steven Johnson was described as being about decision-making, particularly complex and long-term decision-making, and includes a chapter on social decisions regarding artificial intelligence.
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And it's actually going to dovetail with a season or a story arc that we're doing this fall on American Innovation. So, Farsighted is a book about decision-making, complex decision-making, long-term decision-making.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Young Folk's Edition
This novel was mentioned in connection with the historical context surrounding the Ohio River, which became a gateway to freedom and gave rise to the Underground Railroad.
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As it was, let's remember, the Ohio River had become the gateway to freedom for black people on the slave state side of the river, and of course gave rise to the Underground Railroad as so vividly por...
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This novel was mentioned in connection with the historical context surrounding the Ohio River, which became a gateway to freedom and gave rise to the Underground Railroad.
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As it was, let's remember, the Ohio River had become the gateway to freedom for black people on the slave state side of the river, and of course gave rise to the Underground Railroad as so vividly portrayed in Uncle Tom's Cabin.
THE NIGHT LIVES ON
New Thoughts, Theories, and Revelations About the "Titanic"
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Beaten Down, Worked Up
The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor
The book discussed the history of unions and worker power in America, analyzing factors that caused their decline such as globalization and the gig economy, alongside the current resurgence of labor momentum.
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And in his latest book, Beaten Down, Worked Up, The Past, Present and Future of American Labor, he writes about the history of unions and worker power in America and the factors that...
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The book discussed the history of unions and worker power in America, analyzing factors that caused their decline such as globalization and the gig economy, alongside the current resurgence of labor momentum.
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And in his latest book, Beaten Down, Worked Up, The Past, Present and Future of American Labor, he writes about the history of unions and worker power in America and the factors that have fueled its decline, like globalization, the gig economy, and what he calls America's corporate war against labor unions.
You can find it wherever books are sold.
The Crucible
This 1953 play was mentioned as making an explicit analogy between the Red Scare and the Salem witch trials.
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Playwright Arthur Miller made the analogy explicit in his 1953 play, The Crucible.
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This 1953 play was mentioned as making an explicit analogy between the Red Scare and the Salem witch trials.
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Playwright Arthur Miller made the analogy explicit in his 1953 play, The Crucible.
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