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Regarp BookBlogPod

by Stan Prager

Book Reviews & Essays

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  1. Review of: They Kill People: Bonnie and Clyde, a Hollywood Revolution, and America's Obsession with Guns and Outlaws, by Kirk Ellis

    Review of: They Kill People: Bonnie and Clyde, a Hollywood Revolution, and America's Obsession with Guns and Outlaws, by Kirk Ellis Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, https://regarp.com/

  2. Review of: Got a Revolution!:The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane, by Jeff Tamarkin

    Review of: Got a Revolution!:The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane, by Jeff Tamarkin Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, https://regarp.com/

  3. Review of: The Last Adieu: Lafayette’s Triumphant Return, the Echoes of Revolution, and the Gratitude of the Republic, by Ryan L. Cole

    Review of: The Last Adieu: Lafayette’s Triumphant Return, the Echoes of Revolution, and the Gratitude of the Republic, by Ryan L. Cole Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, https://regarp.com/

  4. Review of: The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier, by Megan Kate Nelson

    Review of: The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier, by Megan Kate Nelson Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

  5. Review of: Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global, by Laura Spinney

    Review of: Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global, by Laura Spinney Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

  6. Review of: Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos, by Candace Rondeaux

    Review of: Putin’s Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse into Mercenary Chaos, by Candace Rondeaux Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

  7. Review of: Question 7, by Richard Flanagan

    Review of: Question 7, by Richard Flanagan Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

  8. Review of: Let My Country Awake: Indian Revolutionaries in America and the Fight to Overthrow the British Raj, by Scott Miller

    Review of: Let My Country Awake: Indian Revolutionaries in America and the Fight to Overthrow the British Raj, by Scott Miller Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog, www.regarp.com

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

    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

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

    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

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

    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

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

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

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

    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

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

    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

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

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

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

    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

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

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

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

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

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

    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

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

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

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

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

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

    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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    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

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

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

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

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

  29. Review of: The Calculus of Violence: How Americans Fought the Civil War, by Aaron Sheehan-Dean

    Review of: The Calculus of Violence: How Americans Fought the Civil War, by Aaron Sheehan-Dean Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  30. Review of: President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier, by C.W. Goodyear

    Review of: President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier, by C.W. Goodyear Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  31. Review of: Scars on the Land: An Environmental History of Slavery in the American South, by David Silkenat

    Review of: Scars on the Land: An Environmental History of Slavery in the American South, by David Silkenat Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  32. Review of: Harpers Ferry Under Fire: A Border Town in the American Civil War, by Dennis E. Frye

    Review of: Harpers Ferry Under Fire: A Border Town in the American Civil War, by Dennis E. Frye Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  33. Review of: The Making of the African Queen: Or How I went to Africa With Bogart, Bacall and Huston and almost lost my mind, by Katharine Hepburn

    Review of: The Making of the African Queen: Or How I went to Africa With Bogart, Bacall and Huston and almost lost my mind, by Katharine Hepburn Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  34. Review of: The Battle of Negro Fort: The Rise and Fall of a Fugitive Slave Community, by Matthew J. Clavin

    Review of: The Battle of Negro Fort: The Rise and Fall of a Fugitive Slave Community, by Matthew J. Clavin Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  35. Review of: Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America, by Megan Kate Nelson

    Review of: Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America, by Megan Kate Nelson Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  36. Review of: Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom, by Catherine Clinton

    Review of: Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom, by Catherine Clinton Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  37. Review of: The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, by Robert S. Levine

    Review of: The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, by Robert S. Levine Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  38. Review of: Love & Duty: Confederate Widows and the Emotional Politics of Loss, by Angela Esco Elder

    Review of: Love & Duty: Confederate Widows and the Emotional Politics of Loss, by Angela Esco Elder Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  39. Review of: Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth, by Kevin M. Levin

    Review of: Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth, by Kevin M. Levin Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  40. Review of: Wrestling With His Angel:The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856, & All the Powers of Earth:The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860,by Sidney Blumenthal

    Review of: Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856, and All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860, by Sidney Blumenthal Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  41. Review of: The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality, by Angela Saini

    Review of: The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality, by Angela Saini Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  42. Review of: Yippie Girl: Exploits in Protest and Defeating the FBI, by Judy Gumbo

    Review of: Yippie Girl: Exploits in Protest and Defeating the FBI, by Judy Gumbo Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  43. Review of: The Reopening of the Western Mind: The Resurgence of Intellectual Life from the End of Antiquity to the Dawn of the Enlightenment, by Charles Freeman

    Review of: The Reopening of the Western Mind: The Resurgence of Intellectual Life from the End of Antiquity to the Dawn of the Enlightenment, by Charles Freeman Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  44. Review of: Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr

    Review of: Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  45. Review of: The Sumerians: Lost Civilizations, by Paul Collins

    Review of: The Sumerians: Lost Civilizations, by Paul Collins Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  46. Review of: The Passenger and Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy

    Review of: The Passenger and Stella Maris, by Cormac McCarthy Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  47. Review of: The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, by Serhii Plokhy

    Review of: The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, by Serhii Plokhy Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  48. Review of: After the Apocalypse: America’s Role in the World Transformed, by Andrew Bacevich

    Review of: After the Apocalypse: America’s Role in the World Transformed, by Andrew Bacevich Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  49. Review of: 1957: The Year That Launched the American Future, by Eric Burns

    Review of: 1957: The Year That Launched the American Future, by Eric Burns Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

  50. Review of: Bogart, by A.M. Sperber & Eric Lax

    Review of: Bogart, by A.M. Sperber & Eric Lax Reviewed by Stan Prager, Regarp Book Blog

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