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88. I recommend Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the U.S."

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If people have not read it, I can strongly suggest reading "A Fever In The Heartland" by Timothy Egan GeoWilliam750 Tuesday #66

I recommend Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the U.S." Martin68 20 hrs ago #88

Also an excellent read. GeoWilliam750 28 min ago #98

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