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‘The Demon of Unrest’ Review: The Seeds of Civil War
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoAmerica’s secession winter, the period between Abraham Lincoln’s election in November 1860 and his inauguration the following March, ...
The 20 Best Summer Beach Reads of 2024
Entertainment Tonight· 4 days agoOne of Amazon's most anticipated releases and biggest bestsellers this May is Erik Larson's latest book about the election of Abraham Lincoln< ...
Erik Larson, a master of popular history, is always on the hunt for a good story
WCSH 6 Portland· 4 days agoIn his latest work, he turns to the dawn of the Civil War.
Juneteenth: What's open & what's closed on America’s newest federal holiday
TheStreet.com· 1 hour agoJuneteenth commemorates the end of slavery after the U.S. Civil War, and while government buildings and the NYSE are closed, most retail stores are open ...
Opinion: Gettysburg Address offers special significance for Memorial Day
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoSmall flags line rows and rows of headstones of 14,000 veterans with names that connect the living...
Opinion: Finding meaning and hope on Memorial Day
Hartford Courant· 1 day agoLike many Americans, I put far too little thought into the meaning of Memorial Day. Amid alarming assaults on our democratic traditions and values,...
How a ‘border ruffian’ who supported slavery got a monument honoring him in a KC park
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA reader asked about the history behind a memorial to Charles Carroll Spalding in Penn Valley Park....
The week's bestselling books, May 26
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (Crown: $35) An exploration of the pivotal five months between Abraham Lincoln's election and the ...
Retired GOP Politicians, Including Boehner, Start Interventionist Anti-Trump Group
The American Conservative· 4 days agoLast week, several retired Republican politicians announced the creation of a new organization, “Our...
Add the Monitor’s 10 best books of May to your reading list
The Christian Science Monitor· 5 days agoMonica Wood’s engaging novel of fresh starts follows Violet, a 20-something woman fresh out of...
