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Adelbert Ames, the Civil War, and the Creation of Modern America by Michael Megelsh

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: October 14, 2024  1 Comment on Adelbert Ames, the Civil War, and the Creation of Modern America by Michael Megelsh

Adelbert Ames, the Civil War, and the Creation of Modern America by Michael Megelsh published by Kent State University Press (2024) is an interesting biography…

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Profiles in Courage, Adelbert Ames, JFK and Reconstruction Racism

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: July 23, 2020  Leave a Comment on Profiles in Courage, Adelbert Ames, JFK and Reconstruction Racism

Today’s New Yorker has an article by Nicholas Lemann on persistent questions he has about John F. Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize winning book Profiles in Courage….

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