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10 of the Best Books on the History of American Labor

10 of the Best Books on the History of American Labor

Kim Kelly, Philip Dray, David Graeber, and More

By Literary Hub | October 15, 2024

Anthony Bourdain on the Life and Legacy of a Truly Infamous Cook: Typhoid Mary

Anthony Bourdain on the Life and Legacy of a Truly Infamous Cook: Typhoid Mary

“Mary Mallon was a cook. And her story, first and foremost, is the story of a cook.”

By Anthony Bourdain | October 15, 2024

A Fleeting Utopia: The Rise and Fall of the “Women’s Hotel” in American Cities

A Fleeting Utopia: The Rise and Fall of the “Women’s Hotel” in American Cities

Daniel M. Lavery Looks Back on the Lost Phenomenon of a Unique Communal Living Arrangement

By Daniel M. Lavery | October 15, 2024

Land, Oil, and Indigenous Identity: On the Disappearance of Tommy Atkins

Land, Oil, and Indigenous Identity: On the Disappearance of Tommy Atkins

Russell Cobb Explores the Strange Case of an Indigenous Orphan in Early 1900s Tulsa

By Russell Cobb | October 11, 2024

How a Group of Revolutionary Anti-Racist Activists Planned to Fight the Klan in North Carolina

How a Group of Revolutionary Anti-Racist Activists Planned to Fight the Klan in North Carolina

Aran Shetterly Remembers the Lead-Up to the 1979 Greensboro Massacre

By Aran Shetterly | October 10, 2024

Mary Bennet is getting her own show.

Mary Bennet is getting her own show.

Coming soon to a streamer near you: Everybody Loves Mary.

By Brittany Allen | October 9, 2024

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The Real Tomb Raiders: How Freeports Enabled International Art Theft

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Secrets of Los Alamos: How Family Stories Can Help Inform Historical Fiction

Secrets of Los Alamos: How Family Stories Can Help Inform Historical Fiction

Rachel Robbins Considers the Roles of Fact, History and Memory in Storytelling

By Rachel Robbins | October 9, 2024

How American Jews Created a Place For Themselves in Show Business

How American Jews Created a Place For Themselves in Show Business

Richard Bernstein on the Early Years of Mass Entertainment in the United States

By Richard Bernstein | October 9, 2024

The Issues 2024: Going Deep on the Problem of Income Inequality

The Issues 2024: Going Deep on the Problem of Income Inequality

Introducing the First in a Series of In-Depth Looks at the Everyday Issues Facing Americans

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10 Best Books for Understanding American Class

10 Best Books for Understanding American Class

Matthew Desmond, Isabel Wilkerson, Thomas Piketty, and More

By Literary Hub | October 8, 2024

The “People’s Car.” How Nazi Germany Created the Volkswagen Beetle

The “People’s Car.” How Nazi Germany Created the Volkswagen Beetle

Witold Rybczynski Explores the Dark History and Unsavory Origins of an Automotive Icon

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“Books Are Weapons in the War of Ideas.” The Incendiary Power of Literature in an Era of Censorship

“Books Are Weapons in the War of Ideas.” The Incendiary Power of Literature in an Era of Censorship

Kenneth C. Davis on Book Bans, Reading as Exercising, and Turning to Shorter Books in the Age of Screens

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Translating the Ancient Language of The Vetala Tales

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