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Historian, author, college prof, public speaker, podcaster. Seen on @History channel + @PBS. Founder of @WeemsyAwards. All his social media is @inthepastlane

28 books
Book Cover for: The Wounded World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the First World War, Chad L. Williams

The Wounded World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the First World War

Chad L. Williams
Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-LargeEdward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large

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
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Book Cover for: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, David Graeber

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

David Graeber
Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-LargeEdward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large

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
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Book Cover for: Battle of Ink and Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media, Darrell Hartman

Battle of Ink and Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media

Darrell Hartman
Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-LargeEdward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large

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
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Book Cover for: Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right, Matthew Dallek

Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right

Matthew Dallek
Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-LargeEdward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large

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
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Book Cover for: The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals about America's Top Secrets, Matthew Connelly

The Declassification Engine: What History Reveals about America's Top Secrets

Matthew Connelly
Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-LargeEdward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large

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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Book Cover for: I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction, Kidada E. Williams

I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction

Kidada E. Williams
Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-LargeEdward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large

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
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Book Cover for: Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims, Jennifer Vanderbes

Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims

Jennifer Vanderbes
Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-LargeEdward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large

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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Book Cover for: Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery, Joseph McGill

Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery

Joseph McGill
Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-LargeEdward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large

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
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Book Cover for: The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution, Benjamin L. Carp

The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution

Benjamin L. Carp
Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-LargeEdward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large

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
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Book Cover for: Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants, James Vincent

Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants

James Vincent
Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-LargeEdward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large

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
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