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History and Current Events March 2020
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A very stable genius : Donald J. Trump's testing of America
by Philip Rucker
A Washington Post national investigative reporter and the White House bureau chief share personal revelatory insights into Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, its consequences and the underlying patterns beneath a deceptively chaotic Trump administration.
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Tough love : my story of the things worth fighting for
by Susan E Rice
Recalling pivotal moments from her career on the front lines of American diplomacy and foreign policy, the national security advisor to President Obama and former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. chronicles her life in service to family and country. 125,000 first printing. Illustrations. Tour.
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A house in the mountains : the women who liberated Italy from fascism
by Caroline Moorehead
Drawing on previously untranslated sources, a prize-winning historian tells the little-known story of the women of the Italian-partisan movement and their fight for freedom against fascism in all its forms, while Europe collapsed in ruins around them. Illustrations.
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| The Hello Girls: America's First Women Soldiers by Elizabeth CobbsWhat it's about: During World War I, 223 American women enlisted in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and served as switchboard operators in France. Denied veteran's benefits after the war and classed as civilian employees, it took them more than 60 years to be formally recognized for their accomplishments.
For fans of: Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures.
Reviewers say: "A fresh, well-researched contribution to military and gender history" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| Louisa on the Front Lines: Louisa May Alcott in the Civil War by Samantha SeipleWhat it's about: how Little Women author Louisa May Alcott's experiences as a Civil War nurse shaped her as a writer and bolstered her dedication to the abolitionist movement.
Who it's for: Alcott fans, Civil War buffs, and teen readers will all find much to appreciate in this engaging adult debut written by young adult nonfiction author Samantha Seiple (Ghosts in the Fog: The Untold Story of Alaska's WWII Invasion). |
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