Eric Beckman finished reading On Savage Shores by Caroline Dodds Pennock
Fascinating and important
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Eric Beckman finished reading Ten Notable Women of Colonial Latin America by James D. Henderson
Fascinating!
Eric Beckman finished reading The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
From James McBride, author of the bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick Deacon King Kong and …
Book club book. Engaging story set in a vibrant, diverse eastern Pennsylvania town
Eric Beckman wants to read Dialectic Is in the Sea by Christen A. Smith
Featured in a series of posts on Black Perspectives www.aaihs.org/honoring-black-womens-transnational-intellectual-production
Eric Beckman finished reading Americanos : Latin America's struggle for independence by Chasteen John Charles
Useful and enjoyable. Chasteen's public-facing survey of the independence processes in Brazil and in Spanish America weaves together interesting and important stories.
Eric Beckman rated Paradise: 5 stars
Recommended by Colin Matheson ageofrevolutions.com/2024/07/08/from-subjects-to-citizens-the-west-florida-revolt-in-the-age-of-revolutions/
Eric Beckman started reading The Mourning Bird by Mubanga Kalimamukwento
When eleven-year-old Chimuka and her younger brother Ali find themselves orphaned in the 1990s, it’s …
Enjoyed seeing the author speak as part of the University of Minnesota African Studies Initiative.
Eric Beckman finished reading Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
A studious girl and a quiet, straight-A boy start a controversial podcast together that challenges …
Recommended by my kid. Looking forward to discussing with them.
Eric Beckman finished reading This Other Eden by Paul Harding
from www.athenaeum.nl/leesfragmenten/2023/dit-andere-paradijs
Dit andere paradijs vertelt het op ware gebeurtenissen gebaseerde verhaal van een eiland …
Generated great discussion at book club
Eric Beckman wants to read The House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper
Another recommendation from an African Studies Initiative workshop at the of University of Minnesota
Eric Beckman wants to read Moving Crops and the Scales of History by Barbara Hahn
One of the Bentley Prize winners from the World History Association for 2024
Eric Beckman finished reading Russia in 1913 by Wayne Dowler
Dowler's granular treatment of Russia in 1913 demonstrates the Empire's complexity and contradictions. The Revolution four years later was contingent. Although, in Dowler's study, Russia in 1913 was far from the brink of revolution, strong anti-capitalist and anti-democratic currents and the foolishness of the Emperor put it at risk for upheaval when the War rent the social fabric in 1914.
Eric Beckman started reading City of Vice by James Mallery
Just visited the City for a conference and enjoying the opening chapters.