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History Buffs

There's a lot to learn from the past, from bombastic battles to social struggles to ancient antiquities. Sometimes there’s no amount of fiction that can compete with the drama and majesty of human history, so let us guide you to some great books about all sorts of wonderful historical topics.

History Buff Book Club

October 25, 2018
5:00 PM
History Buff Book Club at Tippecanoe

We will discuss Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah…

November 29, 2018
5:00 PM
History Buff Book Club at Tippecanoe

We will discuss A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism…

December 27, 2018
5:00 PM
History Buff Book Club at Tippecanoe

We will discuss Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik…

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The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred's Britain

The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred's Britain
by Max Adams

A history of Britain in the violent and unruly era between the first Scandinavian raids in 789 and the final expulsion of the Vikings from York in 954.

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The Bowery: the Strange History of New York's Oldest Street

The Bowery: the Strange History of New York's Oldest Street
by Stephen Paul DeVillo

Long associated with skid row, saloons, freak shows, violence, and vice, the Bowery often showed the worst New York City had to offer.

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The Bone and Sinew of the Land

The Bone and Sinew of the Land
by Anna-Lisa Cox

America's forgotten black pioneers & the struggle for equality; historical recognition to the brave people who managed not just to secure their freedom but begin a battle that is still going on today--a battle for equality.

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Fly Girls

Fly Girls
by Keith O'Brien

Traces the story of five women, including Amelia Earhart, who successfully fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s.

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The Strategy of Victory: How General George Washington Won the American Revolution

The Strategy of Victory: How General George Washington Won the American Revolution
by Thomas Fleming

Learn about the battles that created American independence.

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Lost Milwaukee

Lost Milwaukee
by Carl Swanson

From City Hall to the Pabst Theater, reminders of the past are part of the fabric of Milwaukee. Yet many historic treasures have been lost to time.

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RAF: the Birth of the World's First Air Force

RAF: the Birth of the World's First Air Force
by Richard Overy

The immediate path to an independent RAF is a fascinating story of political, bureaucratic, and personal rivalries.

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Fire, Pestilence, and Death: St. Louis, 1849

Fire, Pestilence, and Death: St. Louis, 1849
by Christopher Alan Gordon

This book reveals how fire, cholera, murder, greed, and mystery affected St. Louisans in 1849, in the words of those who saw it all unfold.

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Russian Roulette

Russian Roulette
by Michael Isikoff

Explains how Vladimir Putin and Russia hacked an American election as part of a covert operation to subvert the United States' democracy and help Donald Trump win the presidency.

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Black Fortunes

Black Fortunes
by Shomari Wills

The astonishing untold history of America's first black millionaires - former slaves who endured incredible challenges to amass and maintain their wealth for a century, from the Jacksonian period to the Roaring Twenties.

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