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Heather Cox Richardson is a professor of history at Boston College and an expert on American political and economic history. She is the author of seven books, including New York Times bestseller Democracy Awakening and the award-winning How the South Won the Civil War. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Guardian, among other outlets. Her widely read newsletter, Letters from an American, synthesises history and modern political issues.

Books by Heather Cox Richardson

Democracy Awakening

From the million reader Substack phenomenon comes a vital narrative that explains how America, once a beacon of democracy, now teeters on the brink of autocracy - and how we can turn back.

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