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Living, Laughing, Buying, and Voting
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Living, Laughing, Buying, and Voting

Two new books take on the history of American evangelical women’s cultural and political power

By Paul Harvey
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Waking Up From a Carolingian Dream
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Waking Up From a Carolingian Dream

A new history of Charlemagne’s empire dethrones the usual narrative of its rise and fall

By David M. Perry
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Living, Laughing, Buying, and Voting

Living, Laughing, Buying, and Voting

Two new books take on the history of American evangelical women’s cultural and political power

By Paul Harvey
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Waking Up From a Carolingian Dream

Waking Up From a Carolingian Dream

A new history of Charlemagne’s empire dethrones the usual narrative of its rise and fall

By David M. Perry
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Katherine Grandjean Lands Every Word Like a Tiny Punch

Katherine Grandjean Lands Every Word Like a Tiny Punch

Episode 117 of the Drafting the Past podcast

By Kate Carpenter
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Wait, there's a book festival just for history?

Wait, there's a book festival just for history?

Kate reports from the tenth annual History Book Festival

By Kate Carpenter
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Thomas Andrews Revels in Revision

Thomas Andrews Revels in Revision

In episode 116 of the Drafting the Past podcast, Kate talks with Bancroft Award-winning historian Thomas Andrews about his new book, The Great Horse Flu

By Kate Carpenter
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Eric Jay Dolin Never Wants to Be Bored

Eric Jay Dolin Never Wants to Be Bored

In Episode 115 of the Drafting the Past podcast, Kate talks with the bestselling author about making a career as a popular historian.

By Kate Carpenter
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Catherine Grace Katz Can Just Feel It

Catherine Grace Katz Can Just Feel It

In episode 114 of the Drafting the Past podcast, the author of Shadow Before the Flame talks to Kate about her research and writing process.

By Kate Carpenter
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Tai Edwards and Charlee Huffman Let the Land Tell the Story

Tai Edwards and Charlee Huffman Let the Land Tell the Story

In episode 113 of the Drafting the Past podcast, Kate Carpenter interviews the authors and editors of a collective history.

By Kate Carpenter
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