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Jay Sexton puts American history in a global perspective.

"Baime wrote The Accidental President almost as if a witness to those momentous times.

"through this book of nonfiction snippets, however enlightening, the idea of the author seeing a much bigger picture emerges, one best told through the experience of the different parts."

Many Americans were shocked last year to watch neo-Nazis marching and chanting racist profanity in the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia.

In the decade before the Civil War two writers penned words that capture the erratic pulse of our American Experiment.

Some of the names of the 56 signers—our Founding Fathers—of the Declaration of Independence are well known.

"when the legend becomes so famous, it takes too long for a good read like this one to replace the sensational with the no less amazing facts"

“Stern offers an invaluable historical analysis of a nation’s moral order in crisis, one that Americans need to bear in mind as Trump’s war on those seeking asylum in the U.S.

“Fare Thee Well is a passionate and well-written exposé of the behind the scenes action of one of rock and roll’s most iconic bands . . .”

“Lago is a storyteller, and his accessible, sprightly writing style makes what could be a mind-numbing collection of facts read like an adventure yarn.”

“a fascinating look at the interaction of money and politics in the early years of our republic . . .”

Anthropologist/folklorist/journalist Zora Neale Hurston used her polyvalent talent to produce the only recorded Trans-Atlantic slave narrative based on extensive interviews with Kossula, or Cudjo L