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Chromatic_Jon · 3247 days ago · link · · parent · post: What are your best reccomendations for history books?

Sounds comprehensive. And with blackbootz recommendation, I'm sure it's a page turner.

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jleopold · 3247 days ago · link ·

Just be aware Zinn can come off as a little self-righteous and makes no attempt to hide his bias. While the later can be refreshing in history, I find the former limits me to about twenty pages of Zinn before I put it down and don't bother with him for another year (or preferably longer).

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