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Book Review: The Incomplete, True, Authentic, And Wonderful History Of May Day

Posted on April 4, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Incomplete, True, Authentic, And Wonderful History Of May Day, by Peter Linebaugh To call this book a history is a bit dishonest. This book’s title presents itself as a work of scholarship on May Day, perhaps a bit irreverently … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Great Depression

Posted on March 18, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Great Depression, by Robert S. McElvaine About the highest praise I can honestly bestow this terrible book is that not everything that the author says is wrong. This is not high praise, but it is reflective of one of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Russia

Posted on February 19, 2024 by nathanalbright

Russia: The Once And Future Empire Form Pre-History To Putin, by Philip Longworth This book was published in 2005, and reading it nearly 20 years later is a somewhat strange experience, not least because the book is an unapologetic attempt to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Spain

Posted on January 23, 2024 by nathanalbright

Spain: The Center Of The World: 1519-1682, by Robert Goodwin In reading a book like this one, it needs to be understood that no one writes a book of this size and scope without some kind of purpose, and likely several ones. One … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Salmon P. Chase

Posted on November 23, 2023 by nathanalbright

Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln’s Vital Rival, by Walter Stahr How vital of a historical personage is Salmon P. Chase? Most Americans will be most familiar with his name because Chase National Bank, one of the largest banks in the United … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lincoln’s Lie

Posted on November 17, 2023 by nathanalbright

Lincoln’s Lie: A True Civil War Caper Through Fake News, Wall Street, And The White House, by Elizabeth Mitchell Now, this book is somewhat falsely titled. The author, herself a member of that unethical variety of pond scum known as … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The War Before The War

Posted on November 12, 2023 by nathanalbright

The War Before The War: Fugitive Slaves And The Struggle For America’s Soul From The Revolution To The Civil War, by Andrew Delbanco When I started this book, I was very concerned that the author would follow a common trend … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lincoln And The Abolitionists

Posted on November 11, 2023 by nathanalbright

Lincoln And The Abolitionists: John Quincy Adams, Slavery, And The Civil War, by Fred Kaplan There is a popular contemporary anachronistic view of history that believes that there is no just or decent people in the time of the 19th … Continue reading →

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Book Review: We Have The War Upon Us

Posted on November 5, 2023 by nathanalbright

We Have The War Upon Us: The Onset Of The Civil War, November 1860-April 1861, by William J. Cooper The beginning of the Civil War is a subject that interests me and enough other people that there have been quite … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Our First Civil War

Posted on November 3, 2023 by nathanalbright

Our First Civil War: Patriots And Loyalists In The American Revolution, by H.W. Brands In general, one sees that in the history of successful revolutions that those who oppose the resolution are often delegitimized in history as being, at best, … Continue reading →

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