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Book Reviews & Essays

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English


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Review of: Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp, by J. Brent Morris

9/5/2025
Review of: Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp, by J. Brent Morris Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

Duration:00:13:01

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Review of: Habsburgs on the Rio Grande: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire, by Raymond Jonas

8/3/2025
Review of: Habsburgs on the Rio Grande: The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire, by Raymond Jonas Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

Duration:00:10:13

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Review of: Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus, by Rick Perlstein

6/25/2025
Review of: Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus, by Rick Perlstein Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

Duration:00:14:20

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Review of: The City and Its Uncertain Walls, by Haruki Murakami

5/1/2025
Review of: The City and Its Uncertain Walls, by Haruki Murakami Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

Duration:00:08:47

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Review of: Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861, by Robert W. Merry

2/26/2025
Review of: Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861, by Robert W. Merry Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

Duration:00:12:13

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Review of: The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920, by Manisha Sinha

12/15/2024
Review of: The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920, by Manisha Sinha Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

Duration:00:14:58

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Review of: Nuclear War: A Scenario, by Annie Jacobsen

10/6/2024
Review of: Nuclear War: A Scenario, by Annie Jacobsen Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

Duration:00:13:43

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Review of: The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century, by Scott Miller

9/2/2024
Review of: The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror, and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century, by Scott Miller Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

Duration:00:10:43

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Review of: American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873, by Alan Taylor

8/18/2024
Review of: American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873, by Alan Taylor Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

Duration:00:12:04

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Review of: Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life, by Elizabeth D. Leonard

6/20/2024
Review of: Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life, by Elizabeth D. Leonard Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

Duration:00:09:48

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Review of: Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President, by Candice Millard

6/2/2024
Review of: Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President, by Candice Millard Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

Duration:00:10:07

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Review of: Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration, by Harold Holzer

5/16/2024
Review of: Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration, by Harold Holzer Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

Duration:00:12:46

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Review of: To Hell and Back: Europe 1914-1949, by Ian Kershaw

5/6/2024
Review of: To Hell and Back: Europe 1914-1949, by Ian Kershaw Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

Duration:00:07:51

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Review of: On Tyranny (Graphic Edition): Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, by Timothy Snyder, Illustrated by Nora Krug

4/18/2024
Review of: On Tyranny (Graphic Edition): Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, by Timothy Snyder, Illustrated by Nora Krug Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

Duration:00:12:10

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Review of: The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War, by Michael Gorra

3/15/2024
Review of: The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War, by Michael Gorra Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

Duration:00:17:16

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Review of: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History, by Serhii Plokhy

2/18/2024
Review of: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History, by Serhii Plokhy Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

Duration:00:13:35

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Review of: Ota Benga: The Pygmy in the Zoo, by Phillips Verner Bradford & Harvey Blume

1/28/2024
Review of: Ota Benga: The Pygmy in the Zoo, by Phillips Verner Bradford & Harvey Blume Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

Duration:00:10:21

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Review of: The Children of Athena: Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome: 150 BC-400 AD, by Charles Freeman

1/16/2024
Review of: The Children of Athena: Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome: 150 BC-400 AD, by Charles Freeman Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

Duration:00:09:46

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Review of: The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America, by Timothy Snyder

1/11/2024
Review of: The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America, by Timothy Snyder Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

Duration:00:16:45

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Review of: Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided, by Scott Eyman

12/19/2023
Review of: Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided, by Scott Eyman Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

Duration:00:14:20