Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large on X
Historian, author, college prof, public speaker, podcaster. Seen on @History channel + @PBS. Founder of @WeemsyAwards. All his social media is @inthepastlane

The Wounded World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the First World War
Chad L. Williams
WaPo Review - The Wounded World: W.E.B. Du Bois and the First World War by Chad L. Williams https://t.co/gKbQu5dKLQ #ushistory #blackhistory #WW1 https://t.co/A5dIjDoKRe
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
David Graeber
Book Review - The Dawn of Everything: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber and David Wengrow review Inequality is not the price of civilisation https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/oct/23/the-dawn-of-everything-by-david-graeber-and-david-wengrow-review-inequality-is-not-the-price-of-civilisation?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com https://t.co/ZTl4M7VGvx
Paperback, 2023
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Battle of Ink and Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media
Darrell Hartman
NYT Review - BATTLE OF INK AND ICE: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media, by Darrell Hartman https://t.co/LhLZXB9iFS https://t.co/apggtzLWqf
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right
Matthew Dallek
NYT Review - BIRCHERS: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right, by Matthew Dallek https://t.co/YlLmWcB1gx https://t.co/Xr2vHbmCkQ
Hardcover, 2023
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals about America's Top Secrets
Matthew Connelly
WaPo Review - The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals About America’s Top Secrets by Matthew Connelly https://t.co/KCh3eTQch2 https://t.co/MmlBywOCJA
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I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction
Kidada E. Williams
LA Times Review - I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction By Kidada E. Williams https://t.co/1NZRR361Ch #ushistory #blackhistory #reconstruction #whitesupremacy https://t.co/vQq5Ey91SN
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims
Jennifer Vanderbes
WaPo Review - Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims by Jennifer Vanderbes https://t.co/oNYb9jnVY0 https://t.co/6LayyixLZo
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Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery
Joseph McGill
Book Review - Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery by Joseph McGill Jr https://t.co/96gy8YAZsg #ushistory #blackhistory #slavery https://t.co/57ZguTovQn
Paperback, 2025
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution
Benjamin L. Carp
WaPo Review - The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution by Benjamin L. Carp https://t.co/L4N07A9ddH https://t.co/w0iAuarKqb
Paperback, 2024
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
James Vincent
Book Review: Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants by James Vincent https://t.co/kuxCYZ6xvs via @TheWireScience https://t.co/39M8ARks5u
Hardcover, 2022
$32.50$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book