Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy
By: Gayle Jessup White
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings’ family explores America’s racial reckonin…
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1. Await Your Reply
By: Dan Chaon
3.54
Format: 324 pages, Hardcover
The lives of three strangers interconnect in unforeseen ways and with unexpected consequences in ac… read more
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"Above the wrist? Or below the wrist?"-Dan Chaon, Await Your Reply
"If you could have dozens of lesser lives, didn't that add up to one big one?"-Dan Chaon, Await Your Reply
"On the seat beside him, in between him and his father, Ryan's severed hand is resting on a bed of ice in an eight-quart Styrofoam cooler."-Dan Chaon, Await Your Reply
"Imagine the parts of yourself disassembled; imagine, for example, that nothing is left of you but a severed hand in an ice cooler. Perhaps there is one of your loved ones who could identify even this…"-Dan Chaon, Await Your Reply
2. Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America
By: Catherine Kerrison
3.96
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Thomas Jefferson fathered three girls: two white and free, one black and a slave. This book about M… read more
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3. The Hemingses of Monticello
By: Annette Gordon-Reed
3.77
Format: 342 pages,
This epic work tells the story of the Hemingses, whose close blood ties to our third president had … read more
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4. Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy
By: Annette Gordon-Reed
4.42
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
When Annette Gordon-Reed's groundbreaking study was first published, rumors of Thomas Jefferson's s… read more
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5. Jefferson's Sons
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.25
Format: 131 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of Thomas Jefferson's slave children Beverly, Harriet, Madison, and Eston are Thom… read more
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6. Red Plenty
By: Francis Spufford
4.34
Format: 168 pages,
The Soviet Union was founded on a fairytale. It was built on 20th-century magic called 'the planned… read more
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7. Slaves in the Family
By: Edward Ball
3.93
Format: 265 pages,
Journalist Ball confronts the legacy of his family's slave-owning past, uncovering the story of the… read more
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8. Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
By: Judi Dench
4.56
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Discover the work of the greatest writer in the English language as you've never encountered it bef… read more
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"There's magic to be mined in mistakes."-Judi Dench, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
"[Judi Dench, referring to departed colleagues] Where are all those people? Can't believe it. How can it happen? They were so alive and -- so present, so vital. That's why we have to love the now, hav…"-Judi Dench, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
9. Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
By: Brandy Colbert
4.25
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and leg… read more
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10. The Queen: Her Life
By: Andrew Morton
4.03
Format: 427 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times bestselling biographer Andrew Morton provides the definitive, most comprehensive … read more
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11. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
By: Ilyon Woo
3.99
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more
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12. Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
By: Wajahat Ali
4.17
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
This is just one of the many warm, lovely, and helpful tips that Wajahat Ali and other children of … read more
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"The Whiteness doesn't want us to be American. But since it can't remove all of us, it will always find ways to dominate the rest of us and make our lives uncomfortable."-Wajahat Ali, Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
"Nearly 30 percent of the enslaved were originally Muslim, which means Muslims' stories, labor, tears, pain, and dreams have fertilized this country's soil from the beginning."-Wajahat Ali, Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
"Like many great works of theater, I believe America is simultaneously a riotous comedy and a heartbreaking tragedy. Our hamartia, our fatal flaw, is racism. It haunts us every day."-Wajahat Ali, Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
"But I already knew that, in America, if you aren't writing your story, your story will always be written for you. If you aren't telling your story, your story will always be told to you."-Wajahat Ali, Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
13. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
By: Anderson Cooper
3.77
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting histor… read more
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14. The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage, and the Founding of America
By: Rebecca Fraser
3.55
Format: 358 pages, Hardcover
Rebecca Fraser's book about the Mayflower sheds new light on a family caught up in all the perils o… read more
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15. Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and THE WASHINGTON POST
By: Martin Baron
4.20
Format: 549 pages, Kindle Edition
“A closely observed, gripping chronicle of politics and journalism during a decade of turmoil.” — T… read more
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16. Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy
By: Gayle Jessup White
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings’ family explores America’s racial reckonin… read more
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17. The War Librarian
By: Addison Armstrong
4.02
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
The Paris Library meets The Flight Girls in this captivating historical novel about the sacrifice a… read more
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18. Lexington: The Extraordinary Life and Turbulent Times of America's Legendary Racehorse
By: Kim Wickens
4.32
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
“A vivid portrait of America’s greatest stallion, the larger-than-life men who raced and bred him, … read more
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19. The Illness Lesson
By: Clare Beams
3.28
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The year is 1871. In Ashwell, Massachusetts, at the farm of Samuel Hood and his daughter Caroline, … read more
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"You think being unhappy has particular choreography?"-Clare Beams, The Illness Lesson
20. A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets (Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #3)
By: Kate Khavari
3.82
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Brilliant botanist Saffron Everleigh is ready for her next thrilling adventure in the newest instal… read more
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21. The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family
By: Bettye Kearse
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
"A Roots for a new generation, rich in storytelling and steeped in history." —Kirkus Reviews, Starr… read more
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