Featured Review
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Each year I choose a broad historical subject to immerse myself in and, if possible, come close to mastering. In 2024 it was the Italian Renaissance; the year before, the Industrial Revolution. In 2025 I turned to early colonial America. Of…
Recent Reviews
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Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 (2004) by John Ferling
Thomas Jefferson came to call America’s fourth presidential election the “Revolution of 1800.” Indeed, the showdown…
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The Merchant of Prato (1957) by Iris Origo
The Merchant of Prato (1957) by Iris Origo has long deserved its reputation as a modern…
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The Power of Art (2006) by Simon Schama
Simon Schama’s The Power of Art (2006) is less a history of art than a forceful…
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