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Microhistories

Microhistories are historical accounts which zero in on a very specific subject, event, person or cultural change.

100 items

  • Limitless

    the Federal Reserve Takes on a New Age of Crisis

    Smialek, Jeanna, 1991-
    Book, 2023New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023 — 332.11 Smialek
  • Young and Restless

    the Girls Who Sparked America's Revolutions

    Kahn, Mattie,
    Book, 2023[New York, NY] : Viking, [2023] — 303.484 Kahn
  • Real Self-care

    a Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included)

    Lakshmin, Pooja,
    Book, 2023[New York] : Penguin Life, [2023] — 613 Lakshmin
  • But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?

    An Oral History of the '60s Girl Groups

    Book, 2023New York : Hachette Books, 2023 — 782.421 But
  • Outrageous

    a History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars

    Nesteroff, Kliph,
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Abrams Press, 2023 — 791 Nesteroff
  • Book, 2023New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2023 — 641.5951 Dunlop 2023
  • Raw Dog

    the Naked Truth About Hot Dogs

    Loftus, Jamie,
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Tor Publishing Group, [2023] — 641.509 Loftus
  • Dead Run

    the Murder of a Lawman and the Greatest Manhunt of the Modern American West

    Schultz, Dan
    Book, 2013New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013 — 364.152 Schultz
  • The Butchering Art

    Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine

    Fitzharris, Lindsey, 1982-
    Book, 2017New York : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017 — Bio Lister
  • Africatown

    America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created

    Tabor, Nick,
    Book, 2023New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023 — 305.896 Tabor
  • Pinball

    a Graphic History of the Silver Ball

    Chad, Jon,
    Graphic Novel, 2022New York : First Second, 2022 — Graphic Novel Chad, J
  • Cannibalism

    a Perfectly Natural History

    Schutt, Bill,
    Book, 2017Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2017 — 394.909 Schutt
  • Loot

    Britain and the Benin Bronzes

    Phillips, Barnaby,
    Book, 2022London : Onewworld Publications, 2022 — 730.9669 Phillips
  • Strange Harvests

    the Hidden Histories of Seven Natural Objects

    Posnett, Edward,
    Book, 2019New York : Viking, 2019 — 508 Posnett
  • Two Wheels Good

    the History and Mystery of the Bicycle

    Rosen, Jody,
    Book, 2022New York : Crown, [2022] — 629.227 Rosen
  • Fabric

    the Hidden History of the Material World

    Finlay, Victoria,
    Book, 2022New York : Pegasus Books, 2022 — 677.009 Finlay
  • Blue

    in Search of Nature's Rarest Color

    Kupferschmidt, Kai,
    Book, 2021New York : The Experiment, 2021 — 535.6 Kupferschmidt, K
  • The Truffle Underground

    a Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and Manipulation in the Shadowy Market of the World's Most Expensive Fungus

    Jacobs, Ryan McMahon, 1989-
    Book, 2019New York : Clarkson Potter, c2019 — 381.41 Jacobs 2019
  • Beyond Measure

    the Hidden History of Measurement From Cubits to Quantum Constants

    Vincent, James (Journalist),
    Book, 2023New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2023 — 530.81 Vincent