Hampton Sides

American historian, journalist, and author of narrative nonfiction and popular history, known for books such as Ghost Soldiers, Blood and Thunder, Hellhound on His Trail, In the Kingdom of Ice, and On Desperate Ground.

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  1. 1. Americana

    A collection of tightly reported, character-driven essays that travels the country to sketch a mosaic of contemporary American life, tracing how ordinary people confront economic upheaval, cultural change, and the tug between tradition and reinvention; blending history, reportage, and vivid storytelling, the book illuminates the hopes, anxieties, and resilience that define communities from small towns to boomtowns and shows a nation continually remaking itself.

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