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In Solomon Northup’s memoir Twelve Years A Slave, Solomon is quick to mention his captors by full name. When the book was published, did anyone mentioned ever try to seek legal action against Solomon, such as for defamation?
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According to a book I'm reading, the South, during the American Civil War, had agents in Canada 'developing plots' to attack cities such as New York. How serious were these plots, and how close did they come to fruition?
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When the Soviets reached Germany in 1945, was this the first time a significantly poorer country had occupied a significantly wealthier country?
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I'm looking for a good introductory book on Ancient Egypt, and I have virtually no knowledge about the culture until the reign of the Ptolemies. What is the book you'd most recommend?
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I'm having difficulties finding a good book on the Roman Emperor Vespasian. I'm mostly finding general histories of the Flavian Dynasty. Can anyone recommend a quality source?
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Was there any lasting resentment after World War II between Czechoslovakia (its government or citizens) and the Allies? Seeing as how the Allies 'betrayed' Czechoslovakia to Hitler's demands, was there any anti-Allied resentment following the occupation and war?
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During the first Punic War, would the Roman corvus have been successful against multiple ships in a single naval encounter, or was it essentially a single-use tactic?
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