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    The Boone Family, the Struggle for Kentucky, and the Kidnapping That Rocked Colonial America

    In 1776, thirteen year-old Jemima Boone wandered away from her family's settlement and into one of the era's fiercest land disputes.

    October 7, 2021  By Matthew Pearl
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    The Lady Chatterley's Lover Trial and the Infamous Question That Laid Bare the Hypocrisy of British Obscenity Law

    In 1960, Penguin was on trial for publishing a paperback edition of Lawrence's classic. The prosecution asked the jury to ponder a very revealing hypothetical.

    September 30, 2021  By Christopher Hilliard
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    The Forgotten History of the Far-Right, Pro-Nazi, Anti-Semitic "Christian Front"

    In the lead-up to WWII, a powerful organization of American Catholics worked to support Hitler and Nazi Germany.

    September 29, 2021  By Charles R. Gallagher
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    How a Book by an Ex-KGB Officer Upended Joseph Weisberg's World

    In 2004, the future creator of 'The Americans' was working for the CIA when he read a book by Victor Cherkashin and recognized himself in descriptions of the KGB workplace.

    September 29, 2021  By Joseph Weisberg
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    A Place and Time for Murder: The Lure of 14th Century Kent for One Crime Writer

    S.D. Sykes explains why writers are drawn to the English countryside and its medieval history.

    September 20, 2021  By S.D. Sykes
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    Five Books that Examine the American Penal System

    Stories, mostly true, about the gritty, fraught, and devastating world of prisons

    September 9, 2021  By Jen J. Danna
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    Viking Warriors Were Ultra Violent and Without Mercy: Some Were Women

    The assumption that all Viking warriors were men is an outdated reflection of Victorian culture. The Valkyries, it seems, were real.

    September 2, 2021  By Nancy Marie Brown
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    How Ireland's First "Assassination Society"–The Invincibles–Was Formed

    In late 19th century Ireland, a secret society of extremists formed—separate from the Land League and IRB—to carry out murders.

    September 1, 2021  By Julie Kavanagh
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    The Airship Italia: A Mystery at the End of the Golden Age of Polar Exploration

    Umberto Nobile took his airships (and his beloved dog) across the Arctic frontier. His legacy is still a mystery.

    August 31, 2021  By Mark Piesing
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    The Month's Best Nonfiction Crime Books

    A refuge from modernity, a history of Mexico's drug trade, and an investigation into the "science of suspense."

    August 26, 2021  By CrimeReads 
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