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Author who researched Washington through letters and diaries says cultural ignorance of founding era is scandalous and scary.

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We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Freida McFadden doesn’t write books so much as release them, rapid-fire. Since 2013, she has published ...

You may have a karaoke song that you love belting out at the top of your lungs, but writer Elizabeth McCracken is definitely not someone who wants to grab the mic and get up on stage. So, Elizabeth, ...