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Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City
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Bench Ansfield breaks down a common misconception around a chaotic time in American history through a detailed examination of housing insecurity across the globe.
Finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in History
Winner of the 2026 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History
Winner of the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Nonfiction
Winner of the 2026 Francis Parkman Prize for the Best Book in American History from the Society of American Historians
Winner of the Frederick Jackson Turner Award from the Organization of American Historians
Winner of the New York City Book Award
Winner of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia Literary Award
Nominated for the NAACP Image A...
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