Tragedy and Hope
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Tragedy and Hope
| Full title | Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time |
|---|---|
| Author | Carroll Quigley |
| Published | 1966 |
| Pages | 1,348 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Quigley’s 1,300-page world history since 1895, notable both on its own terms and because its passages on Anglo-American financial networks became the raw material for decades of conspiracy literature. |
Where I heard about it
- @typesfast’s thread — a reply to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” in the thread, June 2025.
- In Patrick O’Shaughnessy’s Full Reading List (Investor Field Guide, 2016) — the archive of his monthly book-club recommendations, saved by Kyle in April 2020 — Full Reading List (Investor Field Guide).
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- History · Power · Institutions · Conspiracy Theories — where this sits in the corpus.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.