Author: Tim Graczewski
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The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 (2017) by Richard White
In “The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865–1896” (2017), historian Richard White presents a sweeping and richly textured account of American life from the end of the Civil War through the pivotal election of 1896 – a period commonly known as the Gilded Age, and which…
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Sam Walton: Made in America (1992) by Sam Walton
“With the possible exception of Henry Ford,” Tom Peters wrote in his landmark book “Search for Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies” (1982), “Sam Walton is the entrepreneur of the century.” That’s pretty high praise – and well-deserved. The story of Sam Walton and his kingdom of giant, low-priced Walmart stores is incredible on multiple…
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American MoonshotAmerican Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space RaceAmerican Moonshot (2019) by Douglas Brinkley
Douglas Brinkley’s “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race” (2019) tells the dramatic, deeply human story behind one of the most ambitious and inspiring feats in American history: the race to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to earth before the end of the 1960s. At its center…
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