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• History of American Holidays. A Thought-Provoking Glimpse Into America

  Bensch, Jeffrey

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  This book reveals the overall connection between American holidays, history, culture, and patriotism.

• Halloween

  An American Holiday, An American History

  Bannatyne, Lesley Pratt

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  This, the only book to completely cover All Hallow's Eve, from its beginnings to the present, examines the ancient origins as well as its traditions and celebrations

• America's Favorite Holidays

  Candid Histories

  Forbes, Bruce David,

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  Reveals the often surprising history behind the traditions of each holiday.

• The Crisis of English Liberty

  a History of the Stuart Monarchy and the Puritan Revolution

  Marriott, J. A. R. (John Arthur Ransome), Sir, 1859-1945

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  A historical work by Sir John Arthur Ransome Marriott that examines the Stuart monarchy and the Puritan Revolution in England

• African Founders

  How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals

  Fischer, David Hackett, 1935-

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  A brilliant synthesis of African and African-American history that shows how slavery differed in different regions of the country, and how the Africans and their descendants influenced the culture, commerce, and laws of the early United States

• Religion in America

  a Political History

  Lacorne, Denis

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  Identifies two competing narratives that have shaped America's national identity. The first, largely secular, comes from Enlightenment philosophy, the Founding Fathers, and the founding documents of the nation. The second is more overtly religious…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hot Protestants

  a History of Puritanism in England and America

  Winship, Michael P. (Michael Paul),

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  Traces puritanism's tumultuous history from its initial attempts to reshape the Church of England to its establishment of godly republics in both England and America

• A True History of the United States

  Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-capitalism, Militarist Imperialism, and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism

  Sjursen, Daniel A.,

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  An alternative view of American history.

• The Crown's Silence

  the Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery in the Americas

  Newman, Brooke N.,

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  Focuses not on portraits of British monarchs but on their actions and investments that led to the rise and fall of the transatlantic slave trade and colonial slavery

• Proslavery

  a History of the Defense of Slavery in America, 1701-1840

  Tise, Larry E.

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  This book makes the argument that proslavery thought actually originated in New England and migrated to the South.

• Women's Rights Emerges Within the Antislavery Movement, 1830-1870

  a Brief History With Documents

  Sklar, Kathryn Kish,

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  Explores the relationship among campaigns against racial prejudice, which gave women the opportunity to claim a greater role in public life, and the emergence of the women's rights movement.

• Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women's Rights Movement

  McMillen, Sally G. (Sally Gregory), 1944-

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  Unpacks, for the first time, the full significance of that revolutionary convention and the enormous changes it produced.The book covers 50 years of women's activism, from 1840-1890

• The Slave's Cause

  a History of Abolition

  Sinha, Manisha,

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  It illustrates how the abolitionist vision ultimately linked the slave's cause to the struggle to redefine American democracy and human rights across the globe

• Voyaging in Strange Seas

  the Great Revolution in Science

  Knight, David M.,

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  Locates the Scientific Revolution in the great era of global oceanic voyages beginning in 1492, which became both a spur to and a metaphor for scientific discovery

• Vicious and Immoral

  Homosexuality, the American Revolution, and the Trials of Robert Newburgh

  McCurdy, John Gilbert, 1972-

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  On the eve of the American Revolution, the British army considered the case of a chaplain, Robert Newburgh, who had been accused of having sex with a man.

• Secret City

  the Hidden History of Gay Washington

  Kirchick, James,

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  Reinterpretation of American history told from the perspective of the citizens who lived in its shadows.

• Men in Eden

  William Drummond Stewart and Same-sex Desire in the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade

  Benemann, William, 1949-

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  A biography of a man who, according to the author, pursued a same-sex relationship with a Native American in the 19th century Rockies.

• Free Love

  the Story of a Great American Scandal

  Shaplen, Robert, 1917-1988,

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  A look into an adultery scandal involving a prominent New York minister who was a sibling of Harriett Beecher Stowe, author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”.

• Bohemians West

  Free Love, Family, and Radicals in Twentieth-century America

  Smith, Sherry L. (Sherry Lynn), 1951-

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  Looks at the relationship between two lovers in an atmosphere of free love advocacy in early 20th century America.

• Mulatto America

  at the Crossroads of Black and White Culture : a Social History

  Talty, Stephan

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  Looks at the mixing of black and white cultures in America and the impact on American identity.