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Menu&nbsp;—Nadia Chaudhury, freelance writer&nbsp;&nbsp;—Sarah Hepola, freelance writer&nbsp;&nbsp;My two favorite books of 2020 were written by good friends of mine, so discount my recommendations if you must. It helps my case, though, that both books have been critically and commercially vetted, and that each speaks in its own way to the reigning preoccupations of our dreadful year.The Zealot and the Emancipator, by H. W. Brands, also caught a wave of timeliness, even though it’s about two people—Abraham Lincoln and John Brown—who lived a century and a half before our own era of racial reckoning. But the book speaks directly to the strategic dilemma of whether, when it comes to injustice, it is better to strike hard and fast like Brown or to be patient and guileful like Lincoln.&nbsp;&nbsp;The stories you want, in one weekly newsletter.0Tags:, , , , ,The stories you want, in one weekly newsletter.LoginSignupDon't have an account? or .Enter your email below to send a password reset email.

Menu&nbsp;—Nadia Chaudhury, freelance writer&nbsp;&nbsp;—Sarah Hepola, freelance writer&nbsp;&nbsp;My two favorite books of 2020 were written by good friends of mine, so discount my recommendations if you must. It helps my case, though, that both books have been critically and commercially vetted, and that each speaks in its own way to the reigning preoccupations of our dreadful year.The Zealot and the Emancipator, by H. W. Brands, also caught a wave of timeliness, even though it’s about two people—Abraham Lincoln and John Brown—who lived a century and a half before our own era of racial...

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