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Jeanne Theoharis - "A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History"

Government and Civics, Literature

Jeanne Theoharis is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College. Order A More Beautiful and Terrible History at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the...

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What Does Liberty Look Like?

Government and Civics

" We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness ." Declaration of...

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Elliott West - "The Essential West: Collected Essays"

Geography

Elliot West is an Alumni Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Arkansas Order The Essential West: Collected Essays at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the...

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Inside the Vault: Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"

Government and Civics, Literature

On July 7, 2022, our curators discussed Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense . They were joined by Eric Slauter, Associate Professor of English at the University of Chicago, who provided an overview of the pamphlet’s publication...

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Denver Brunsman - "The Evil Necessity: British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World"

Government and Civics, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History

Denver Brunsman is an associate professor of history at The George Washington University. Order The Evil Necessity at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided....

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David Hackett Fischer - "African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals"

Art, Economics, Foreign Languages, Geography, Government and Civics, Literature, Religion and Philosophy

David Hackett Fischer is University Professor and Earl Warren Professor of History, Emeritus at Brandeis University. Order African Founders at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase...

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Susan Schulten - "A History of America in 100 Maps"

Geography

Susan Schulten is a professor of history at the University of Denver. Order A History of America in 100 Maps at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you...

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Dorothy Wickenden - "The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women's Rights"

Government and Civics

Dorothy Wickenden is the executive editor of The New Yorker . Order The Agitators at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you for supporting our programs...

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World War I, African American Soldiers, and America’s War for Democracy

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Eric Rauchway - "Why the New Deal Matters"

Economics

Eric Rauchway is a professor of history at the University of California, Davis. Order Why the New Deal Matters at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank...

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1,584 items

Jeanne Theoharis - "A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History"

What Does Liberty Look Like?

Elliott West - "The Essential West: Collected Essays"

Inside the Vault: Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"

Denver Brunsman - "The Evil Necessity: British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World"

David Hackett Fischer - "African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals"

Susan Schulten - "A History of America in 100 Maps"

Dorothy Wickenden - "The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women's Rights"

World War I, African American Soldiers, and America’s War for Democracy

Eric Rauchway - "Why the New Deal Matters"

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