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May 21, 2023
Review of: Love & Duty: Confederate Widows and the Emotional Politics of Loss, by Angela Esco Elder
Review of: Love & Duty: Confederate Widows and the Emotional Politics of Loss, by Angela Esco Elder
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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May 11, 2023
Review of: Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth, by Kevin M. Levin
Review of: Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth, by Kevin M. Levin
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Apr 15, 2023
Review of: Wrestling With His Angel:The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856, & All the Powers of Earth:The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860,by Sidney Blumenthal
Review of: Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856, and All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860, by Sidney Blumenthal
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Feb 28, 2023
Review of: The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality, by Angela Saini
Review of: The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality, by Angela Saini
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Feb 12, 2023
Review of: Yippie Girl: Exploits in Protest and Defeating the FBI, by Judy Gumbo
Review of: Yippie Girl: Exploits in Protest and Defeating the FBI, by Judy Gumbo
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Feb 7, 2023
Review of: The Reopening of the Western Mind: The Resurgence of Intellectual Life from the End of Antiquity to the Dawn of the Enlightenment, by Charles Freeman
Review of: The Reopening of the Western Mind: The Resurgence of Intellectual Life
from the End of Antiquity to the Dawn of the Enlightenment, by Charles Freeman
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Jan 24, 2023
Review of: Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr
Review of: Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Jan 18, 2023
Review of: The Sumerians: Lost Civilizations, by Paul Collins
Review of: The Sumerians: Lost Civilizations, by Paul Collins
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Dec 31, 2022
Review of: The Passenger and Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy
Review of: The Passenger and Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Oct 30, 2022
Review of: The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, by Serhii Plokhy
Review of: The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, by Serhii Plokhy
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Oct 4, 2022
Review of: After the Apocalypse: America’s Role in the World Transformed, by Andrew Bacevich
Review of: After the Apocalypse: America’s Role in the World Transformed, by Andrew Bacevich
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Sep 15, 2022
Review of: 1957: The Year That Launched the American Future, by Eric Burns
Review of: 1957: The Year That Launched the American Future, by Eric Burns
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Aug 31, 2022
Review of: Bogart, by A.M. Sperber & Eric Lax
Review of: Bogart, by A.M. Sperber & Eric Lax
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Jul 13, 2022
Review of: A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. I, 1809–1849, by Sidney Blumenthal
Review of: A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. I, 1809–1849, by Sidney Blumenthal
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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May 31, 2022
Review of: Maladies of Empire: How Colonialism, Slavery, and War Transformed Medicine, by Jim Downs
Review of: Maladies of Empire: How Colonialism, Slavery, and War Transformed Medicine,
by Jim Downs
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Apr 27, 2022
Review of: Chemistry for Breakfast: The Amazing Science of Everyday Life, by Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim
Review of: Chemistry for Breakfast: The Amazing Science of Everyday Life, by Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Mar 6, 2022
Review of The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics, by William J. Cooper
Review of The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics, by William J. Cooper
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Feb 27, 2022
Review of Marching Masters: Slavery, Race, and the Confederate Army During the Civil War, by Colin Edward Woodward
Review of Marching Masters: Slavery, Race, and the Confederate Army During the Civil War, by Colin Edward Woodward
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Feb 20, 2022
Review of Sarah’s Long Walk: The Free Blacks of Boston and How Their Struggle for Equality Changed America, by Stephen Kendrick & Paul Kendrick
Review of Sarah’s Long Walk: The Free Blacks of Boston and How Their Struggle for Equality Changed America, by Stephen Kendrick & Paul Kendrick
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Feb 5, 2022
Review of Into the Heart of the World: A Journey to the Center of the Earth, by David Whitehouse
Review of Into the Heart of the World: A Journey to the Center of the Earth, by David Whitehouse
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Jan 30, 2022
Review of Ancient Bones: Unearthing the Astonishing New Story of How We Became Human, by Madelaine Böhme, Rüdiger Braun, and Florian Breier
Review of Ancient Bones: Unearthing the Astonishing New Story of How We Became Human, by Madelaine Böhme, Rüdiger Braun, and Florian Breier
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Jan 23, 2022
Review of George Washington: The Political Rise of America’s Founding Father, by David O. Stewart
Review of George Washington: The Political Rise of America’s Founding Father, by David O. Stewart
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Dec 11, 2021
Review of American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783-1850, by Alan Taylor
Review of American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783-1850, by Alan Taylor
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Nov 13, 2021
Review of Superior: The Return of Race Science, by Angela Saini
Review of Superior: The Return of Race Science, by Angela Saini
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Oct 17, 2021
Review of Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life, by Robert Dallek
Review of Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life, by Robert Dallek
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Aug 27, 2021
Review of Flight to Freedom, by Ellen Oppenheimer
Review of Flight to Freedom, by Ellen Oppenheimer
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Aug 15, 2021
Review of Behind Putin's Curtain: Friendships and Misadventures Inside Russia, by Stephan Orth
Review of Behind Putin's Curtain: Friendships and Misadventures Inside Russia, by Stephan Orth
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Jul 6, 2021
Review of Tim & Tigon, by Tim Cope
Review of Tim & Tigon, by Tim Cope
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Jun 8, 2021
Review of The Caucasus: An Introduction, by Thomas De Waal
Review of The Caucasus: An Introduction, by Thomas De Waal
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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May 19, 2021
Review of A History of Crete, by Chris Moorey
Review of A History of Crete, by Chris Moorey
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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May 12, 2021
Review of The Steppe and the Sea: Pearls in the Mongol Empire, by Thomas T. Allsen
Review of The Steppe and the Sea: Pearls in the Mongol Empire, by Thomas T. Allsen
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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May 2, 2021
Review of A World on Edge: The End of the Great War and the Dawn of a New Age, by Daniel Schönpflug
Review of A World on Edge: The End of the Great War and the Dawn of a New Age, by Daniel Schönpflug
Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Apr 25, 2021
Review of A Tidewater Morning, by William Styron
Review of A Tidewater Morning, by William Styron. Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Apr 17, 2021
Review of Africa: A Biography of the Continent, by John Reader
Review of Africa: A Biography of the Continent, by John Reader. Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog
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Mar 16, 2021
Review of Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War, by S.C. Gwynne
Review of Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War,
by S.C. Gwynne. Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com
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Dec 31, 2020
Review of Liar Temptress Soldier Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War, by Karen Abbott
Review of Liar Temptress Soldier Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War, by Karen Abbott
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Nov 22, 2020
Review of The Etruscans: Lost Civilizations, by Lucy Shipley
Review of The Etruscans: Lost Civilizations, by Lucy Shipley
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Oct 31, 2020
Review of Reaganland: America’s Right Turn 1976-1980, by Rick Perlstein
Review of Reaganland: America’s Right Turn 1976-1980, by Rick Perlstein
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Sep 20, 2020
Review of The Awakening: A History of the Western Mind AD 500-1700, by Charles Freeman
Review of The Awakening: A History of the Western Mind AD 500-1700, by Charles Freeman
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Aug 3, 2020
Review of Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood, by Karina Longworth
Review of Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood, by Karina Longworth
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Jul 9, 2020
Review of Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82, by Elizabeth A. Fenn
Review of Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82, by Elizabeth A. Fenn
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Jun 9, 2020
Review of Thomas Jefferson’s Education, by Alan Taylor
Review of Thomas Jefferson’s Education, by Alan Taylor
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May 1, 2020
Review of Imagine John Yoko, by John & Yoko Lennon
Review of Imagine John Yoko, by John & Yoko Lennon
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Apr 21, 2020
Review of At the Heart of the White Rose: Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie Scholl, edited by Inge Jens
Review of At the Heart of the White Rose: Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie Scholl, edited by Inge Jens
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Apr 18, 2020
Review of The Phantom Atlas: The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps, by Edward Brooke-Hitching
Review of The Phantom Atlas: The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps, by Edward Brooke-Hitching
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Apr 8, 2020
Review of Korea: Where the American Century Began, by Michael Pembroke
Review of Korea: Where the American Century Began, by Michael Pembroke
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Apr 4, 2020
Review of Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing, by Robert A. Caro
Review of Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing, by Robert A. Caro
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Apr 3, 2020
Review of The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness, by Harlow Giles Unger
Review of The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness, by Harlow Giles Unger
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Mar 30, 2020
Review of: America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History, by Andrew J. Bacevich
Review of: America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History, by Andrew J. Bacevich
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Mar 1, 2020
Review of: "The Bank War and the Partisan Press: Newspapers, Financial Institutions, and the Post Office in Jacksonian America," by Stephen W. Campbell
Review of: "The Bank War and the Partisan Press: Newspapers, Financial Institutions, and the Post Office in Jacksonian America," by Stephen W. Campbell
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Feb 1, 2020
Review of: "Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War’s Slave Refugee Camps," by Amy Murrell Taylor
Review of: "Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War’s Slave Refugee Camps," by Amy Murrell Taylor
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Nov 14, 2019
Review of: "Napoleon: A Life" by Adam Zamoyski
Review of: "Napoleon: A Life" by Adam Zamoyski
[CORRECTION: the podcast version of this review misidentifies the location of Napoleon’s death. Napoleon died on a remote island in the South Atlantic. The written text has been corrected.]
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Oct 14, 2019
Review of: "The Land Shall be Deluged in Blood: A New History of the Nat Turner Revolt" by Patrick H. Breen
Review of: "The Land Shall be Deluged in Blood: A New History of the Nat Turner Revolt" by Patrick H. Breen
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Oct 6, 2019
Review of: "Hero of the Empire" by Candice Millard
Review of: "Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill," by Candice Millard
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Oct 6, 2019
Review of: "The War for the Common Soldier" by Peter S. Carmichael
Review of: "The War for the Common Soldier: How Men Thought, Fought and Survived in Civil War Armies," by Peter S. Carmichael
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Oct 6, 2019
Review of: "The Thin Light of Freedom" by Edward L. Ayers
Review of: "The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America," by Edward L. Ayers
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Oct 6, 2019
Review of: "Grant" by Ron Chernow
Review of: "Grant" by Ron Chernow
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Oct 6, 2019
Review of: "Presidents of War" by Michael Beschloss
Review of: "Presidents of War," by Michael Beschloss
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Oct 6, 2019
Review of: "Impeached" by David O. Stewart
Review of: "Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy," by David O. Stewart
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Oct 6, 2019
Review of: "Dinner in Camelot" by Joseph A. Esposito
Review of: "Dinner in Camelot: The Night America’s Greatest Scientists, Writers, and Scholars Partied at the Kennedy White House," by Joseph A. Esposito.
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