Terry Ballard
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| This is a Valentine for Americans who are in despair at the state of our country in 2026. Author and historian Meacham uses his position as a renowned centrist to create an anthology of writings that show how Americans were always striving to find a ...more | |
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Two years after the final military victory at Yorktown, the last occupying British soldier left New York and caravans of Long Island loyalists packed their belongings and moved to Canada. And America lived happily ever after, or did it? The economy ...more |
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| Everyone knows that London's Globe Theater was the venue for Shakespeare's greatest plays. Less well known is the fact that Shakespeare made his reputation in a theater called simply The Theatre on the other side of the River Thames. In this thorough ...more | |
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| This strives to be a literary experience similar to that of watching the PBS documentary. Unlike their work on the Civil War, they must rely on paintings rather than photographs, but it is still a highly visual effort. While they follow the major pla ...more | |
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| This strives to be a literary experience similar to that of watching the PBS documentary. Unlike their work on the Civil War, they must rely on paintings rather than photographs, but it is still a highly visual effort. While they follow the major pla ...more | |
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| A country born with the words "All men are created equal," wins its independence and then must deal with an enormous irony. Two kinds of people are not being treated equally at all. Hundreds of thousands of humans, kidnapped at gunpoint, are given li ...more | |
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Rosen is the author of a number of influential books, including The Pursuit of Happiness and Conversations with RBG. He is the President and CEO of the National Constitution Center. His premise is fairly straightforward, beginning with the account of ...more |
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War Without Mercy: Liberty or Death in the American Revolution
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| As the 250th anniversary of our country looms, the authors want to remind us that it was not a one sided conflict. They have plenty of ammunition to show that all parties here - American soldiers, militia members, Redcoats and Indians fought in ways ...more | |
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| More than 30 National Parks are covered here, and the book includes many memorable characters. A moountain man who was reported dead so many times that nobody believed it when he really did die. A giant sand dune on Lake Michigan swallows a boy playi ...more | |
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| At its heart this is a coming of age story with a new twist or two. Four young friends had the summer of their lives 25 years ago, when they turned 14. The wildest friend senses that one of the group is too sensitive and artistic to ever survive in t ...more | |
“Keep an eye to the future, and ear to the past, and after thinking it over notice nothing much lasts.”
― A Box of Rain: Lyrics, 1965-1993
― A Box of Rain: Lyrics, 1965-1993





















