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Been several years since I read this for the first time. I decided to read it again since I've been somewhat haphazardly going through american history, so I thought it'd be a good time to revisit this big summary. In the intervening years, I've gone through a lot of random historical eras in an equally haphazard and somewhat random way so I think I have a better sense of how this book works.
It really is more of a rapid summary of american history from the perspective of the voiceless, or at lea ...more
It really is more of a rapid summary of american history from the perspective of the voiceless, or at lea ...more

Do books on tape count? I listened to this while printmaking. So heartening. Reminded of: Clinton's prompt bombing, the way Communists began the end of segregation, the CIA writing an anonymous letter to Dr. King, suggesting he commit suicide, the assassination of nuns and women activists in El Salvador...
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