Subject: History
Voices from the Ape House
In this memoir, former zookeeper Beth Armstrong takes readers behind the scenes at Columbus, Ohio’s famed zoo to experience the complicated social lives of western […]
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Promised Land
In Promised Land, David Stebenne examines the extraordinary revival of the middle class in mid-twentieth century America and how it drastically changed the country. The […]
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Historic Black Settlements of Ohio
In the years leading up to the Civil War, Ohio had more African American settlements than any other state. Owing to a common border with […]
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Barnstorming Ohio
Barnstorming Ohio is an on-the-ground look at the diverse challenges facing Ohio, in light of its national significance as the state that has historically sided […]
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First Principles
On the morning after the 2016 presidential election, Thomas Ricks awoke with a few questions on his mind: What kind of nation did we now […]
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Down Along with That Devil’s Bones
In Down Along with That Devil’s Bones, journalist Connor Towne O’Neill takes a deep dive into American history, exposing the still-raging battles over monuments dedicated […]
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A Promised Land
Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly […]
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Pandemic 1918
Before AIDS or Ebola, there was the Spanish Flu — Pandemic 1918, marks the 100th anniversary of an epidemic that altered world history. In January […]
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His Truth Is Marching On
An intimate and revealing portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, linking his life to the painful quest for justice in […]
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