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		multilinear on Nov 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What are you reading these days? I'm learning about US history as a non-American, for no particular reason other than I found some books in a second hand store. - "1776", by David McCullough - a combination of American Revolution history with telling of leadership in times when defeat seems inevitable. - "Team of Rivals", by Doris Kearns Goodwin - just started, reading about the pre-Civil War politics.

itronitron on Nov 12, 2023 [–]

As an American, I highly recommend "Lies My Teacher Told Me" by James Loewen.

And since you are reading 1776 then you might also like "John Adams" by David McCullough.

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