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Glorious Country: How the Artist Frederic Church Brought the World to America and America to the World
By Victoria Johnson
The 19th-century master excelled at capturing nature on canvas.
The Trouble of Color
By Martha S. Jones
A deeply personal quest to understand mixed-race identity.
A Different Russia
By Marvin Kalb
The former foreign correspondent recalls his memorable years in the USSR.
This Dark Night: Emily Brontë, A Life
By Deborah Lutz
The novelist’s work was as brooding as her surroundings.
Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs
By Antony Beevor
A richly researched history of the dubious mystic.
Small Town Girls: a writer’s memoir
By Jayne Anne Phillips
An exquisite rendering of an author’s coming-of-age.
Medicine River
By Mary Annette Pember
How a vicious institution inflicted pain across generations.
The Arthur Miller Tapes: A Life in His Own Words
By Christopher Bigsby
A reverie for an esteemed playwright.
