American History

History HiJinks Book Club: Levittown: Two Families, One Tycoon and the Fight for Civil Rights in America’s Legendary Suburb by David Kushner

Submitted by lmoulton on Wednesday January 09, 2013

Migration to suburbia has long been an American ambition, but its allure was never stronger than in the post-WWII years, when

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History HiJinks Book Club: Truman by David McCullough
Submitted by lmoulton on Tuesday April 10, 2012

History HiJinks Book Club: Truman by David McCullough

From Publishers Weekly: Cracker-barrel plain in speech and looks, this seemingly ordinary

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Fabre Line Club Book Series: Lecture by Gordon Wood - American History
Submitted by tamason on Wednesday September 07, 2011

The Rhode Island Publications Society (Fabre Line Club) announces its second annual fall book series featuring four presentations by noted scholars. Two of the talks will analyze Rhode Island themes--The Dorr Rebellion (Fri., Oct. 14

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Fabre Line Club Book Series: Lecture by Jack Greene - American History
Submitted by tamason on Wednesday September 07, 2011

The Rhode Island Publications Society (Fabre Line Club) announces its second annual fall book series featuring four presentations by noted scholars. Two of the talks will analyze Rhode Island themes--The Dorr Rebellion (Fri., Oct. 14

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