Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past

Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past

A pathbreaking new way to examine US history, through the lens of a bestselling video game

Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II , set in 1911 and 1899, are the most-played American history vi…

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