Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755@mastodon.social) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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& https://t.co/X37zJwD0qS Award-winning historian,Yale. Early US politics/violence; A.Ham ✏️The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress & the Road to Civil War
The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
Joanne B. FreemanDr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755@mastodon.social)I suppose I didn’t mention it—but yes. My most recent book—The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War—shows the impact of violence on Congress & on how the public views Congress, the government, & the state of the nation. (Thank you!) https://t.co/K0KwBf24s3
Paperback, 2019
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A More Just Future: Psychological Tools for Reckoning with Our Past and Driving Social Change
Dolly ChughDr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755@mastodon.social)I was sent a book awhile back, and picked it up again today. It’s a really thoughtful exploration of grappling with our nation’s history that’s down to earth, welcoming, and accessible. “A More Just Future,” by Dolly Chugh.
Paperback, 2024
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel KahnemanDr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755@mastodon.social)Incidentally, “Thinking Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman is an interesting read along these lines—emotional and visceral responses sideswiping slower more thoughtful responses.
Paperback, 2013
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To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party
Heather Cox RichardsonDr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755@mastodon.social)@JeremyBaumeist2 @DorisKGoodwin You could try Heather Cox Richardson's "To Make Men Free" -- a history of the Republican Party.
Paperback, 2021
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Common Sense: Large Print
Thomas PaineDr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755@mastodon.social)"For as in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other." Thomas Paine "Common Sense" (1776) Seems particularly apt right now.
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Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
David W. BlightDr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755@mastodon.social)Coming up on Wednesday, February 15, an online discussion of Frederick Douglass & his work by historian David Blight, editor of the @LibraryAmerica edition of his writings. Reserve a (free) space below Check out "Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom" https://t.co/aDl8cPxv9J
Paperback, 2020
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The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America
Carol AndersonDr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755@mastodon.social)RT @ACLU: Historian Carol Anderson joined us on At Liberty to discuss her book, The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America. htt…
Paperback, 2023
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Caleb Williams
William GodwinDr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755@mastodon.social)So…I see that Caleb Williams is trending. And I think: why is William Godwin’s 18th century suspense/crime novel—one of the first of its kind—trending? Cool book. Proving…that I am decidedly not cool.
Paperback, 2009
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic
Joanne B. FreemanDr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755@mastodon.social)@HagwindMV It IS great. My first book was Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic. Last chapter is the election of 1800.
Paperback, 2002
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The History of Italy: 2
Francesco GuicciardiniDr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755@mastodon.social)@KlonowskiScott Not to that extent. John Q. Adams' remarkable diary is extensive in the period but not as focused on Congress. I think those are the 2 most extensive diaries re: Congress at the time. Of course, I also used private letters, less extensive diaries, newspapers, autobiographies, etc
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