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What Makes That Black?: The African American Aesthetic in American Expressive Culture by Luana

What Makes That Black?: The African American Aesthetic in American Expressive Culture by Luana

by Whitney Smyth | Jul 3, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, History, Sponsored

What Makes That Black?: The African American Aesthetic in American Expressive Culture is an ambitious and remarkably accessible work. Luana admits early on that, “Philosophically this was not an easy task; I repeatedly questioned the validity of using narrative (my...
Reckoning: Vietnam and America’s Cold War Experience, 1945-1991 by Neal F. Thompson

Reckoning: Vietnam and America’s Cold War Experience, 1945-1991 by Neal F. Thompson

by Whitney Smyth | Apr 17, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Featured, History, Sponsored, War & Military

Neal F. Thompson’s Reckoning: Vietnam and America’s Cold War Experience, 1945-1991 is a complicated, yet well-researched work of nonfiction. At first glance, this 500 + page book can be overwhelming for many. However, Neal has broken things down nicely by framing the...
Number One Observatory Circle: The Home of the Vice President of the United States by Charles Denyer

Number One Observatory Circle: The Home of the Vice President of the United States by Charles Denyer

by L Ruby Hannigan | Feb 21, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, History

Have you ever thought about where the Vice President of the United States and his family resided? Charles Denyer has written the history behind finding a residence for the VP. Before the 1970s, Vice Presidents lived in their own homes near Washington D.C. or rented...
The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution by John Oller

The Swamp Fox: How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution by John Oller

by Howard Leighton | Feb 13, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, History, War & Military

There are those of us old enough to remember The Swamp Fox, an 8 episode television series presented by Walt Disney about the courageous soldier and leader in America’s Revolutionary War, Francis Marion. This book, by John Oller, takes the romantic embellished...
George Washington’s Secret Spy War: The Making of America’s First Spymaster by John A. Nagy

George Washington’s Secret Spy War: The Making of America’s First Spymaster by John A. Nagy

by Howard Leighton | Dec 14, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History, Special Interest

During the French and Indian War George Washington apparently had some experiences with spies and espionage, not all successful or significant. In the book George Washington’s Secret Spy War: The Making of America’s First Spymaster, John A. Nagy presents...
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