From the September 2024 Issue Kindred Spirits American Bloods: The Untamed Dynasty That Shaped a Nation By John Kaag LR
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From the May 2016 Issue Man of the Soil The Life and Times of George McGovern: The Rise of a Prairie Statesman By Thomas J Knock LR
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