Matt Delmont Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Matthew Delmont is an author and professor of history. Distinguished Professor of History @Dartmouth & Author of "Half American: African Americans Fighting WWII at Home and Abroad" @VikingBooks https://t.co/cSYO6fuTVR
![Book Cover for: War and American Life: Reflections on Those Who Serve and Sacrifice, James Wright](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781684580996.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709842763)
War and American Life: Reflections on Those Who Serve and Sacrifice
James Wright![Matt Delmont](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_310662144.png)
Dartmouth President Emeritus James E. Wright was a military veteran, veterans' advocate, and talented historian. He welcomed me to Hanover & I enjoyed talking with him about his most recent book "War and American Life." Thoughts are with Susan and their family. https://t.co/qGg8HKT6MY
Hardcover, 2022
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty, Annelise Orleck](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780807007976.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709848577)
Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty
Annelise Orleck![Matt Delmont](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_310662144.png)
March 20 is the debut for a new documentary "Storming Caesars Palace" from @IndependentLens directed by @HazelMG based on the great book from historian @AnneliseOrleck1 https://t.co/s7nGgBvxJ7
Paperback, 2023
$23.95$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America, Keisha N. Blain](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780807007259.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709842191)
Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America
Keisha N. Blain![Matt Delmont](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_310662144.png)
Check out the online roundtable at @AAIHS on historian @KeishaBlain's amazing book, "Until I am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America" https://t.co/ZpLqgUmsG6
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad, Matthew F. Delmont](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781984880390.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722040027)
Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad
Matthew F. Delmont![Matt Delmont](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_310662144.png)
On Sunday at 3 ET, I'll be doing a zoom presentation hosted by @batonfoundation on "Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad." Registration info is here: https://t.co/xz4JhG7m69
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës, Devoney Looser](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781635575293.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722040027)
Sister Novelists: The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and the Brontës
Devoney Looser![Matt Delmont](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_310662144.png)
Thanks so much @devoneylooser! And looking forward to your new book Sister Novelists in just a few days! https://t.co/JQz4ieL5NR https://t.co/TC3Gn5EBjM
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, Marcia Chatelain](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781631498701.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722040027)
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
Marcia Chatelain![Matt Delmont](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_310662144.png)
Thank you to @DrMChatelain for supporting HALF AMERICAN: https://t.co/TqeXxu0mgy Her Pulitzer Prize winning book FRANCHISE is such an amazing and innovative history. It has been an inspiration to follow her career as a scholar. https://t.co/LhBYsge8k1
Paperback, 2021
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Eli and the Octopus: The CEO Who Tried to Reform One of the World's Most Notorious Corporations, Matt Garcia](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780674980808.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722040027)
Eli and the Octopus: The CEO Who Tried to Reform One of the World's Most Notorious Corporations
Matt Garcia![Matt Delmont](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_310662144.png)
Congrats to @mattjgarcia68 on his new book, "Eli and the Octopus The CEO Who Tried to Reform One of the World’s Most Notorious Corporations" from @Harvard_Press! https://t.co/ns4i6b4Zl8
Hardcover, 2023
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: #You Know You're Black in France When: The Fact of Everyday Antiblackness, Trica Keaton](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780262047784.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722040027)
#You Know You're Black in France When: The Fact of Everyday Antiblackness
Trica Keaton![Matt Delmont](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_310662144.png)
Congrats to @DartmouthAAAS colleague Trica Keaton on the publication of the new book, "#You Know You're Black in France When…:The Fact of Everyday Antiblackness" from @mitpress https://t.co/s2XtNCIZjW
Hardcover, 2023
$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting WWII at Home and Abroad, Mattew F. Delmont](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9798885787574.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722040027)
Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting WWII at Home and Abroad
Mattew F. Delmont![Matt Delmont](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_310662144.png)
Tonight at 7:30pm ET I'll talk with @JeanneTheoharis about my book "Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting WWII at Home and Abroad" @ZinnEdProject Teachers who register and attend will receive a copy of the book. Register here: https://t.co/X2r43AM3V6
Hardcover, Large Print, 2023
$33.99$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America, Joy-Ann Reid](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780063068797.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1712034362)
Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America
Joy-Ann Reid![Matt Delmont](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_310662144.png)
Engrossing... Reid persuasively argues that Evers was the architect of a “civil rights underground network” that provided the foundations for other civil rights organizations in his state.
Hardcover, 2024
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book