BKLYN Bookmatch: Making Sense of 1/6/2021
The events of January 6th, 2021 in our nation's capital captured the attention of Americans and nations throughout the world. The invasion of the Capitol building by insurrectionists, seeing the Confederate flag flying, and watching police take selfies with rioters were shocking but unsurprising. This list includes modern and historical non-fiction and fiction titles about sociopolitical upheaval, the presidency, and important historical contexts and was created by a librarian with the Brooklyn Public Library. Would you like your own personalized list of reading suggestions? Visit Bklyn BookMatch here: bklynlibrary.org/bookmatch
35 items
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The life and political career of Richard Nixon, 37th President, who resigned before he could be impeached.
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The book recounts the arrest, trial, and imprisonment of Hitler and others for treason after the Beer Hall Putsch.
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A cautionary, fictional tale about fascist presidential candidate Berzelius Windrip and totalitarianism.
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A fictionalized tale of Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler's life in the 1870s with a focus on the Hayes and Tilden election of 1876.
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Chronicles the disputed election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden in 1876.