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Voices from the Ape House book cover

Voices from the Ape House

by Beth Armstrong

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

by David Stebenne

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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Suffrage

by Ellen Carol DuBois

Honoring the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, this exciting history explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote […]

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Historic Black Settlements of Ohio

Historic Black Settlements of Ohio

by David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker

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

by David Giffels

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

First Principles

by Thomas E. Ricks

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

Down Along with That Devil’s Bones

by Connor Towne O'Neill

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

A Promised Land

by Barack Obama

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

Pandemic 1918

by Catharine Arnold

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

His Truth Is Marching On

by Jon Meacham

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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