Category: Out West
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2024 Power Rankings
5 Stars-I would recommend these to anyone. The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple The Gatekeepers is the best book I read this year. Chris Whipple gives an inside view of American history through the lens of White House Chiefs of Staff, and his interviews include some…
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Dreams of El Dorado
“Dreams of El Dorado” by H.L. Brands is a captivating and comprehensive account of the American West. The book digs into numerous primary sources to tell the stories of the first settlers and founding narratives for a few cities west of the Mississippi. Brands tackles a broad swath of the American West and does it…
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Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders at America’s Edge
In Cheap Land Colorado, Ted Conover immerses himself in the barren landscape of Colorado’s San Luis Valley with individuals living at the margin of society. Conover’s book came out in November, and the subject material all takes place in the last five years as he lives in the Valley for months at a time. Conover…
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