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   The American Dream has always included the idea of satisfying employment and upward mobility, but a new book by Deepak Singh sketches out a less rosy reality.

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Robin Lindley Interviews Kermit Roosevelt III

Acclaimed professor of law and author Kermit Roosevelt III calls for a reexamination of America’s past and our myths in his provocative and illuminating recent book The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America’s Story (University of Chicago Press).


White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain’s White Slaves in America

White Cargo, a meticulously researched narrative, proves slavery in America was much more than a matter of racism and was instead rooted in greed, corruption, power and economics. The existence of indentured servants in pre-colonial America has been recorded in historical annals. For a person to enter into a contract to be an indentured servant for a precise span of time to pay for one’s passage to America often appeared to be an earnest pursuit. What is not always apparent is the evidence of the untold numbers of men, women and children who were forcibly made slaves, albeit white slaves. 


Everyone Loves a Yonkers Girl

Few works of literary fiction are set in Yonkers or depict life in Yonkers. Neil Simon wrote Lost in Yonkers, but he wasn't even from Yonkers. Lawrence Ferlinghetti was born in Yonkers, but that fact is frequently missing from his biography. Don DeLillo lived in Yonkers for many years but never wrote about it. It's about time that Yonkers should finally get its own place in the sun.  


Book Review: An Elephant in my Kitchen

Francoise Malby-Anthony's book An Elephant in my Kitchen is a continuing saga of the mission to save animals who are perpetually in danger. 


A Sweetheart of a Deal for Valentine’s Day!

The Heart of Yonkers is much more than a love story. It's free on Amazon, from Sunday Feb 12 through Tuesday, Feb 14.