History Study Group

Reform or Revolution with border

Perilous Question: Reform or Revolution? Britain on the Brink, 1832 by Antonia Fraser Join us for “a narrative which at times reads like a political thriller.” The characters: Whig Lord Grey,…

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We will continue discussing The Heirs of Muhammad: Islam’s First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-Shia Split (Barnaby Rogerson), our current stop being the Prophet Muhammad, and what happened after his death. This…

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History Study Group

The Woman Behind the New Deal with border

We will be discussing The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR’S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience (2010) by Kirstin Downey I am quite excited about…

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We will continue reading and discussing Pax Romana: War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World (Adrian Goldsworthy). For this session we will finishing the book. We are going back in time,…

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History Study Group

Pax Romana with border

We will be reading and discussing Pax Romana: War, Peace and Conquest in the Roman World (Adrian Goldsworthy) We are going back in time, to the 1st & 2nd centuries. We…

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The Burgundians

We will be reading The Burgundians: A Vanished Empire (Bart Van Loo). It’s the story of 1,111+ years of dynastic struggles in Northern Europe, including military campaigns, art, architecture, and…

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The richest man who ever lived (with border)

Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger (Greg Steinmetz).The story of a man with a fortune rivaling nearly two percent of European GDP. Not only…

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The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson’s Bay Empire  Part 2  (Stephen R. Bown). We are taking a different route this next book – we are heading up to…

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History Study Group

The company (with border)

The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson’s Bay Empire (Stephen R. Bown). We are taking a different route this next book – we are heading up to Canada!…

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