Check out these books about history coming to the Adult Services Collection for the month of July. For a complete list click here.

940.53 RAK
Jews in the Garden: A Holocaust Survivor, the Fate of His Family, and the Secret History of Poland in WWII / Judy Rakowsky

Jews in the Garden is a globe-trotting detective story that turns investigative eyes and ears toward the hidden events in Poland during the Holocaust. Judy and Sam, the unlikeliest of sleuthing duos, knock on doors, petition court documents, seek clandestine meetings, and ultimately discover what really happened to the “Jews in the garden next door.

947 MIL
The War Came to Us: Life and Death in Ukraine / Christopher Miller
A breathtaking exploration of Ukraine’s past, present and future, and a heartbreaking account of the war against Russia, written by the leading journalist of the conflict.

973 JUR
The Rough Rider and the Professor: Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and the Friendship that Changed American History / Laurence Jurdem
Chronicles the extraordinary 35-year friendship between President Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, who encouraged one another to mine the greatness that lay within each of them despite the political disagreements that almost tore them apart.