The Long Hot Summer and the More Perfect Union
In his book about the framers of the Constitution, Mr. Stewart has done a nimble job of retelling a familiar story.
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Ben Franklin Took On France With Insouciant Diplomacy
Stacy Schiff provides an impressively researched account of Franklin's critical mission to Paris to secure French support for the rebellious colonies.
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Annals of Medicine, Yellow With Age
A rare-book library offers a 1542 surgery text, letters from Freud, a discreet 1839 sex manual and the odd hairball or two.
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