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OTD in 1805, Lewis & Clark depart Fort Mandan. Learn more in this outstanding new release... Review of: The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier, by Megan Kate Nelson regarp.com/2026/03/26/review…
Latest review & podcast ... Review of: The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier, by Megan Kate Nelson regarp.com/2026/03/26/review…
For Women's History Month ... perhaps the finest book on Civil War memory & the one that introduced me to "Confederate Porn" ... Review of: Tara Revisited: Women, War & The Plantation Legend, by Catherine Clinton regarp.com/2016/08/04/review…
For Women's History Month ... an outstanding female historian brilliantly analyzes Appomattox and historical memory ... Review of: Appomattox: Victory, Defeat, and Freedom at the End of the Civil War, by Elizabeth R. Varon regarp.com/2015/08/13/review…
Happy International Women's Day. This is your must-read book for today ... Review of: The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality, by Angela Saini regarp.com/2023/02/28/review…
For Women's History Month ... one of my absolute favorite Civil War books ... Review of: Tara Revisited: Women, War & The Plantation Legend, by Catherine Clinton regarp.com/2016/08/04/review…
For Women's History Month ... Review of: Love & Duty: Confederate Widows and the Emotional Politics of Loss, by Angela Esco Elder regarp.com/2023/05/21/review…
OTD in 1872 Yellowstone established as first national park. Outstanding book on how that came to be here ... Review of: Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America, by Megan Kate Nelson regarp.com/2023/07/29/review…
For Black History Month ... Review of: Maladies of Empire: How Colonialism, Slavery, and War Transformed Medicine, by Jim Downs regarp.com/2022/05/31/review…
For Black History Month ... Review of: Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle Over Civil Rights, by Steven Levingston regarp.com/2018/12/31/review…
Tuesday morning surprise is to find three of my Regarp Book Blog reviews of books by Serhii Plokhy and Timothy Snyder cited as sources by the "The Uyghur Research Institute"--several of the numbered citations in the initial paragraphs land on my reviews! uysi.org/tr/2026/02/17/rusya…
For Presidents Day ... there would be no United States without him ... Review of: George Washington: The Political Rise of America’s Founding Father, by David O. Stewart regarp.com/2022/01/23/review…
For Black History Month ... Review of: The Orlando, Florida, Civil Rights Movement: A Case Study in Cooperation and Communication, 1951-1971, by Fred Altensee regarp.com/2016/07/04/review…