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What you may not know about U.S. History: Its struggle for independence

July 27, 2021

July 4th is the day on which Americans celebrate the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. Joe Carter examines five facts you should know about America’s founding document and the day set aside for its commemoration. 1. July 4, 1776…

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The Nazi Menace: A book review by Bob Morris

October 18, 2020

The Nazi Menace: Hitler, Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Road to War Benjamin Carter Hett Henry Holt (August 2020) How and why the Second World War emerged out of “a shocking new world” According to Benjamin Carter Hett, Italy, Germany,…

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Crashing Henry VIII’s Court One Last Time With Hilary Mantel

March 6, 2020

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Why Homer Matters: A book review by Bob Morris

February 20, 2015

Why Homer Matters Adam Nicolson Henry Holt (2014) “We don’t read great books. They read us.” George Steiner Homer, Sophocles, Virgil, Shakespeare, Dante, and other great authors matter because their great works serve as magic carpets that transport us back…

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