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2019 selection · Nonfiction
Unexampled Courage: The Blinding Of Sgt. Isaac Woodard And The Awakening Of President Harry S. Truman And Judge J. Waties Waring
Unexampled Courage: The Blinding Of Sgt. Isaac Woodard And The Awakening Of President Harry S. Truman And Judge J. Waties Waring by Richard Gergel appears in NPR’s 2019 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around for history lovers, identity & culture, nonfiction, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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