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Is Celebrity Involvement a Positive for Literature?
Tyler Childers, Libby, and the strange new world of famous people telling us what to read
Oct 17
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Chris Dougherty
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Five Books You Can Read Before October Ends
Whether you're in a reading slump or just looking to add a new title to your reading list, these titles would be a welcome addition to your October…
Oct 14
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Chris Dougherty
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France in Flames: Ideas and the Making of a Revolutionary Mind
Kicking off the reader's journey through the French Revolution
Oct 8
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Chris Dougherty
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France in Flames: A Reader's Journey Through The French Revolution
A six-month-long reading journey through the ideas, the cost, and the remains of a Revolution.
Oct 8
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Chris Dougherty
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5 Books That Deserve a Place on Your Shelf This October
Discover overlooked stories, revolutionary ideas, and forgotten voices shaping how we read history, politics, and fiction.
Oct 7
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Chris Dougherty
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France in Flames: A Reader's Journey Through The French Revolution
Oct 8
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Chris Dougherty
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History With Your Coffee | June 16, 2025
Jun 16
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Chris Dougherty
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Destroy, Rebuild, Until God Shows
Jun 1
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Chris Dougherty
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October Updates: Big (But Exciting!) Changes Ahead
Oct 2
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Chris Dougherty
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October Reading List: Exploring Haunted Worlds, Hidden Doors, and Dates with History
My October reading list strikes a balance between the strange and the grounded.
Oct 2
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Chris Dougherty
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October Updates: Big (But Exciting!) Changes Ahead
I hope you'll stick around!
Oct 2
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Chris Dougherty
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An Awful Spectacle
Alexander Hamilton and the Ideology of Government
Aug 28
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Chris Dougherty
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History With Your Coffee | July 7, 2025
A trip along the Silk Roads. Mongols of Medieval Times. The Fight facing the National Park Service.
Jul 7
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Chris Dougherty
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History With Your Coffee | June 30, 2025
Monday Morning Roundup of stuff I read on Substack that I think you'd enjoy
Jun 30
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Chris Dougherty
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Why So Serious? The Elitism of History
The Argument between Popular History and Academic History shouldn't be about which stands above the other in a world where access to history is becoming…
Jun 25
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Chris Dougherty
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History With Your Coffee | June 23, 2025
Monday morning roundup of written works here on Substack and an update from myself.
Jun 23
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Chris Dougherty
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