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Axelbank Reports History and Today

36 books in the library with interviews on this podcast.

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Evan Axelbank interviews nonfiction authors about history and current affairs. Axelbank Reports History and Today connects their books with questions facing the United States. The discussions consider influential figures alongside people with less power. Authors explain events, themes, and research that illuminate how the country developed. The show's central concern is why understanding the past remains useful for interpreting the present.

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Cover of Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home

Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home

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Cover of The Three – Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

The Three – Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West

byMegan Kate Nelson

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Cover of A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution

A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution

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Cover of The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

byRobert S Levine

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Cover of Catching the Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Liberal Hour, 1932-1975

Catching the Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Liberal Hour, 1932-1975

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Cover of Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House

Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House

byAlex Prud’homme

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Cover of Comet Madness: How the 1910 Return of Halley’s Comet (Almost) Destroyed Civilization

Comet Madness: How the 1910 Return of Halley’s Comet (Almost) Destroyed Civilization

byRichard Goodrich

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Cover of The Rough Rider and the Professor: Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and the Friendship that Changed American History

The Rough Rider and the Professor: Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and the Friendship that Changed American History

byLaurence Jurdem

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Cover of John Marshall: The Final Founder

John Marshall: The Final Founder

byRobert Strauss

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Cover of Spies and Traitors: Kim Philby, James Angleton and the Friendship and Betrayal that Would Shape MI6, the CIA and the Cold War

Spies and Traitors: Kim Philby, James Angleton and the Friendship and Betrayal that Would Shape MI6, the CIA and the Cold War

byMichael Holzman

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Cover of The Presidents vs. the Press: The Endless Battle between the White House and the Media–from the Founding Fathers to Fake News

The Presidents vs. the Press: The Endless Battle between the White House and the Media–from the Founding Fathers to Fake News

byHarold Holzer

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Cover of The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

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Cover of An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford

An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford

byRichard Norton Smith

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Cover of The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America

The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America

byChristopher C. Gorham

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Cover of Until Justice Be Done: America’s First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction

Until Justice Be Done: America’s First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction

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Cover of The Cigarette: A Political History

The Cigarette: A Political History

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Cover of Barack Obama: The Story

Barack Obama: The Story

byDavid Maraniss

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Cover of Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress

Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress

byMaya L. Kornberg

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Cover of The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash Over America’s Future

The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams, and Their Clash Over America’s Future

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Cover of His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life

His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life

byJonathan Alter

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Cover of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington

Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington

byJames Kirchick

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Cover of King: A Life

King: A Life

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Cover of Beyond Slavery’s Shadow: Free People of Color in the South

Beyond Slavery’s Shadow: Free People of Color in the South

byWarren Eugene Milteer Jr

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Cover of Plagues upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History

Plagues upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History

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Cover of The Plaza: The Secret Life of America’s Most Famous Hotel

The Plaza: The Secret Life of America’s Most Famous Hotel

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Cover of The President Is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth

The President Is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth

byMatthew Algeo

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Cover of The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783

The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783

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Cover of Crying the News: A History of America’s Newsboys

Crying the News: A History of America’s Newsboys

byVincent DiGirolamo

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Cover of Come Fly the World: The Jet – Age Story of the Women of Pan Am

Come Fly the World: The Jet – Age Story of the Women of Pan Am

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Cover of The Ravine: A Family, a Photograph, a Holocaust Massacre Revealed

The Ravine: A Family, a Photograph, a Holocaust Massacre Revealed

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Cover of The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution

The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution

byLindsay M. Chervinsky

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Cover of Winter War: Hoover, Roosevelt, and the First Clash Over the New Deal

Winter War: Hoover, Roosevelt, and the First Clash Over the New Deal

byEric Rauchway

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Cover of On Juneteenth

On Juneteenth

byAnnette Gordon-Reed

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Cover of Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America

Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America

byMegan Kate Nelson

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Cover of One Hundred and Sixty Minutes: The Race to Save the RMS Titanic

One Hundred and Sixty Minutes: The Race to Save the RMS Titanic

byWilliam Hazelgrove

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Cover of The Car: The Rise and Fall of the Machine that Made the Modern World

The Car: The Rise and Fall of the Machine that Made the Modern World

byBryan Appleyard

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