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The Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University, Sarna has been a force in his ...

Most American history books begin with a familiar story — one centered on colonization, conquest, and the so-called “founding” of a nation. But Kathleen DuVal’s latest work flips that narrative on its ...

Get a better sense of how illnesses have shaped history with these gripping reads about history’s most notorious diseases.

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Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about literary culture. This week’s installment tests your knowledge of the global evolution of books themselves. In the five multiple ...