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Sunday TimesA gripping exploration of the worst single incident of racial violence in American history, timed to coincide with its 100th anniversary.On 31 May 1921, in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a mob of white men and women reduced a prosperous African American community, known as Black Wall Street, to rubble, leaving countless dead and unaccounted for, and thousands of homes and businesses destroyed.But along with the bodies, they buried the secrets of the crime. Scott Ellsworth, a native of Tulsa, became determined to unearth the secrets of his home town. Now, nearly 40 years after his first major historical account of the massacre, Ellsworth returns to the city in search of answers. Along with a prominent African American forensic archaeologist whose family survived the riots, Ellsworth has been tasked with locating and exhuming the mass graves and identifying the victims for the first time. But the investigation is not simply to find graves or bodies - it is a reckoning with one of the darkest chapters of American history.'[A] riveting, painful-to-read account of a mass crime that, to our everlasting shame ... has avoided justice. Ellsworth's book presents us with a clear history of the Tulsa massacre and with that rendering, a chance for atonement ... Readers of this book will fervently hope we take that opportunity.' 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Focusing on the last, desperate months of the war, when the outcome was far from certain, \u003ci\u003eMidnight on the Potomac \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of titanic battles, political upheaval, and the long-forgotten Confederate terror war against the loyal citizens of the North. Taking us behind the scenes in the White House, along the battlefronts in Virginia, and into the conspiracies of spies and secret agents, Lincoln walks these pages, as do Grant and Sherman. But so do common soldiers, runaway slaves, and an unknown but intrepid female war correspondent named Lois Adams. Rarely, if ever, has a book about the Civil War featured such a rich and diverse cast of characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMidnight on the Potomac \u003c\/i\u003ewill also shatter some long-held myths. For more than a century and a half, the Lincoln assassination has been portrayed as the sole brainchild of a disgruntled, pro-South actor. But based on both obscure contemporary accounts and decades of long-ignored scholarship, Ellsworth reveals that for nearly one year before the tragic events at Ford’s Theatre, John Wilkes Booth had been working closely with agents of the Confederate Secret Service. And the real Booth is far from the one we’ve long been presented with.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Deeply researched yet captivatingly written, \u003ci\u003eMidnight on the Potomac \u003c\/i\u003eis a new kind of book about the Civil War. In it you will read about the Confederate attempt to burn down New York City, how Lincoln almost lost the presidency, about the Rebel general who nearly captured Washington, and how thousands of enslaved African Americans freed themselves—and helped secure their nation’s survival. In an age of deep political division such as our own, Scott Ellsworth’s book is an eloquent and gripping testament to the courage, grit, and greatness of the American people.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56293455200629,"sku":"9780593475614","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780593475614_d6e01dbc-e784-4c0d-b4a5-2ca9a6fd3c3a.jpg?v=1786014581"},{"product_id":"9781473649644","title":"The World Beneath Their Feet","description":"\u003cp\u003eLonglisted for the 2020 \u003cb\u003eWilliam Hill Sports Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A gripping history' \u003ci\u003eTHE ECONOMIST \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The World Beneath Their Feet contains plenty of rollicking stories' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'So far as adventure stories go, this book is tops.' 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Contingents from Great Britain, Nazi Germany, and the United States had set up rival camps at the base of the mountains, all hoping to become recognized as the fastest, strongest, and bravest climbers in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarried on across nearly the entire sweep of the Himalayas, this contest involved not only the greatest mountain climbers of the era, but statesmen and millionaires, world-class athletes and bona fide eccentrics, scientists and generals, obscure villagers and national heroes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCentered in the 1930s, with one brief, shining postwar coda, the contest was a struggle between hidebound traditionalists and unknown innovators, one that featured new techniques and equipment, unbelievable courage and physical achievement, and unparalleled valor. And death. One Himalayan peak alone, Nanga Parbat in Kashmir, claimed twenty-five lives in less than three years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClimbing the Himalayas was the Greatest Generation's moonshot--one shrouded in the onset of war, interrupted by it, and then fully accomplished. A gritty, fascinating history that promises to enrapture fans of Hampton Side, Jon Krakauer, and Laura Hillenbrand, \u003ci\u003eThe World Beneath Their Feet \u003c\/i\u003ebrings this forgotten story back to life.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56300318327157,"sku":"9781473649644","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781473649644_ca5ac980-b714-46ed-becf-eaad115d5212.jpg?v=1786020561"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-scott-ellsworth.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}