History Study Group

1493 Uncovering the New World (with border)

We will be beginning a new book, 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created (2011), by Charles Mann. A new paperback edition of this book can be had for $15 – $18,…

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The Swerve with border

Before our Covid-19 delay, we were in the process of reading the book, The Swerve (2012), by Stephen Greenblatt. This book won many awards, including both a Pulitzer and a National…

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The Swerve with border

We will conclude our book, The Swerve, by Stephen Greenblatt. After reading the first half of the book, we feel that it deserves all the major awards and prestigious endorsements it…

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The Swerve with border

We will start talking about the book, The Swerve (2012), by Stephen Greenblatt. You can find this book new in paperback for $12 – $17 and as an ebook for $10 –…

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Four Princes with borders

We are reading the book Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent, and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe by John Julius Norwich. Join us as we…

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Four Princes with borders

The book we will begin discussing at that time is Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent, and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe (2018) by John Julius…

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King Leopold's Ghost with border

We will conclude our discussion of the book we are currently reading, King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa, by Adam Hochschild. I hope that you…

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King Leopold's Ghost with border

The new book we are beginning is King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (1999) by Adam Hochschild. This was a prize-winning and popular book from…

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The Sea Wolves with border

  We will finish reading The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings by Lars Brownworth. If the author has done his research properly, this book should end somewhere near Alexandria, Minnesota.

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The Sea Wolves with border

Our new book is The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings (2014) by Lars Brownworth. This book can be purchased in paperback for around $14, but an ebook is only $5.…

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