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Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc by Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc

Hugh Aldersey-Williams

448 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history science adventurous informative reflective slow-paced
The Underground Railroad Records: Narrating the Hardships, Hairbreadth Escapes, and Death Struggles of Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom by William Still

The Underground Railroad Records: Narrating the Hardships, Hairbreadth Escapes, and Death Struggles of Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom

William Still

384 pages • first pub 1872 (editions)

nonfiction biography classics history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All by Allan Gurganus

Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Allan Gurganus

736 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced