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Laurie Gwen Shapiro Talks Amelia Earhart, Her Husband George Putnam, and the Making of an American Icon
Let’s take to the skies! Laurie Gwen Shapiro joins me to talk The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon. Buy…
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The Aviator and the Showman by Laurie Gwen Shapiro
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Aviator and the Showman: Her Atlantic flight was the least interesting thing about her. Quick synopsis: The lives of Amelia Earhart and her husband George…
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The Gunfighters by Bryan Burrough
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Gunfighters: Guns? Check. Fights? Check. No lies detected. Quick synopsis: A look at all the Texan and Texas-adjacent gunfighters of the Wild West. Fact for…
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Scott Ellsworth on the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, a Country Divided, and the People Overlooked in Civil War History
Let’s look a different way! Scott Ellsworth joins me to talk his book Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth…
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Midnight on the Potomac by Scott Ellsworth
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Midnight on the Potomac: An old story told new. Quick synopsis: A different look at the last year of the Civil War. Fact for Non-History People:…
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When We Ruled by Paula Akpan
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for When We Ruled: You didn’t learn about these names in history class. Quick synopsis: A look at twelve African Queens and Warriors. Fact for Non-History People:…
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Amy Helen Bell Talks the Murders of the London Blitz and Stan Haynes Talks Roosevelt to Roosevelt
Let’s have two! In our first ever double episode, Amy Bell joins me to talk Under Cover of Darkness: Murders in Blackout London. Then Stan Haynes joins me to talk…
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Second Life by Amanda Hess
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Second Life: As if parenting weren’t anxiety inducing already. Quick synopsis: A memoir of parenting in the digital age. Fact for Non-History People: In 1900, only…
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The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück by Lynne Olson
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück: Resistance doesn’t stop at the prison gate. Quick synopsis: The story of French Resistance women who banded together in the Ravensbrück concentration…
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