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Book Cover for: Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America, Nicole Eustace

Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America

Nicole Eustace
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryThe Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Today on #BookBreaks: Pulitzer Prize winner Nicole Eustace discusses "Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America." This program is free for K-12 teachers, students, college students and college faculty! https://t.co/q0UNgqdmDP @wwnorton https://t.co/V5d4zDt7xO

Paperback, 2022

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals, David Hackett Fischer

African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals

David Hackett Fischer
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryThe Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Today on #BookBreaks: Historian David Hackett Fischer will discusses his book "African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals." This program is free for K-12 teachers and students. ➡️ https://t.co/q0UNgqdmDP #sschat https://t.co/xFLef2gBso

Hardcover, 2022

$40.00Member price:$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep South During the Civil War and Reconstruction, Clayton J. Butler

True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep South During the Civil War and Reconstruction

Clayton J. Butler
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Today on #BookBreaks: Clayton Butler discusses "True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep South during the Civil War & Reconstruction." This program is free for K-12 teachers, students, college students & faculty. Join us at 2pm ET! https://t.co/q0UNgqdmDP @cybersmith722 @lsupress https://t.co/SgHYfaNFRn

Hardcover, 2022

$44.95Member price:$22.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Heroic Struggle for America's Heartland, Peter Cozzens

Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Heroic Struggle for America's Heartland

Peter Cozzens
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This Sunday on #BookBreaks: Award-winning historian Peter Cozzens discusses his book "Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation." This program is free for K-12 teachers and students. ➡️ https://t.co/q0UNgqdmDP @doubledaybooks #twitterstorians #sschat https://t.co/FsMUoIn2gv

Paperback, 2021

$23.00Member price:$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South, Winfred Rembert

Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South

Winfred Rembert
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryThe Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Today on #BookBreaks: Erin I. Kelly and Patsy Rembert discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South." Join us at 2 pm ET to learn about the life and art of Winfred Rembert. ➡️ https://t.co/q0UNgqdmDP @BloomsburyPub https://t.co/MuQMIEuyKp

Hardcover, 2021

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The World: A Brief Introduction, Richard Haass

The World: A Brief Introduction

Richard Haass
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Tune into #BookBreaks today at 2 pm ET for a conversation with the President of the Council on Foreign Relations. @RichardHaass will discuss his book "The World: A Brief Introduction." RSVP: https://t.co/hiUheJYdM2 #sschat https://t.co/WL4lwq6t1G

Paperback, 2021

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Happy Dreams of Liberty: An American Family in Slavery and Freedom, R. Isabela Morales

Happy Dreams of Liberty: An American Family in Slavery and Freedom

R. Isabela Morales
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryThe Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Sunday on #BookBreaks: R. Isabela Morales (@isabelawrites) discusses "Happy Dreams of Liberty: An American Family in Slavery and Freedom." Join us on Sunday at 2 pm ET! This program is free for K-12 students, teachers, & college students. ➡️ https://t.co/q0UNgqdmDP @OUPHistory https://t.co/NDwJs4w3ho

Paperback, 2024

$29.99Member price:$29.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II, Buzz Bissinger

The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II

Buzz Bissinger
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryThe Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Today on #BookBreaks: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Buzz Bissinger will discuss "The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II." Book Breaks is free for K–12 teachers and students in our Affiliate School Program and college students. https://t.co/q0UNgqdUtn https://t.co/46Ka5WtoCg

Paperback, 2023

$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Hamilton, John Veitch

Hamilton

John Veitch
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Join us for the next #EduHamReads - a new summer read along program featuring @HamiltonMusical cast members. This week Euan Morton (King George III) will read "Locomotive" by @BrianFloca on Wednesday, 7/22 at 1pm ET/ 10am PT. RSVP➡️: https://t.co/JyHlpnhcMW #sschat #Hamilton https://t.co/KOLh8DM0e1

Hardcover, 2023

$33.95Member price:$30.56 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle, Jon Meacham

And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

Jon Meacham
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryThe Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

We're pleased to announce that Jon Meacham, author of "And There Was Light" (@randomhouse), and Jonathan W. White (@CivilWarJon), author of "A House Built by Slaves" (@RLPGBooks), are joint recipients of the 2023 @Gilder_Lehrman #LincolnPrize. https://t.co/iDOmEL2Wn9 #bookprize https://t.co/0IZnEZtk1k

Paperback, 2023

$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book