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Moving between the languages of love and war, Jehanne Dubrow’s latest book offers valuable testim...

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Many of the anecdotes she relates give fascinating glimpses into a very troubled period of Americ...

This groundbreaking biography of Loreta Janeta Velasquez delves into the life of one of America’s...

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