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The three new books that caught my eye this month.

Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon

By Craig Nelson (BUY)
The story of Apollo 11 and the race to put a man on the moon.

In Defense of Thomas Jefferson: The Sally Hemings Sex Scandal

By William G. Hyland Jr. (BUY)
Hyland argues against the evidence of a relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings.

Sickles at Gettysburg: The Controversial Civil War General Who Committed Murder, Abandoned Little Round Top, and Declared Himself the Hero of Gettysburg

By James A. Hessler (BUY)
A full length biography on Dan Sickles - the notorious Civil War General. The exploits of this man would also make a pretty good fiction book.

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