Hello, I did a brief search in this subreddit for something like this, but couldn't find it, so apologies if it's been asked before. Wondering what books are out there that are good to read about them, how they did what they did, and so on. I've heard of Howard Zinn's book, but also heard mixed feelings about it, so thought I'd see what are considered good texts to read. edit: particular from the 1910s to 1930s, but also if the book extends to other times, or is just very good and in another time, that's nice too.
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