On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
By: Ronald C. White Jr.
4.45
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
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1. President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier
By: C.W. Goodyear
4.30
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
An “ambitious, thorough, supremely researched” ( The Washington Post ) biography of the extraordina… read more
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2. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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3. Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House
By: Jared Cohen
4.27
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author of Accidental Presidents explores what happens after the most pow… read more
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4. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
5. The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America
By: James L. Swanson
3.44
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of the New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Moon comes a spellbinding ac… read more
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6. The Wingmen: The Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams
By: Adam Lazarus
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of the unique fifty-year friendship between two American John Glenn, the unassail… read more
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7. Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball
By: Keith O'Brien
4.43
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A page-turning work of narrative nonfiction chronicling the incredible story of one of America’s mo… read more
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8. The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis
By: Jeff Shaara
4.33
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara brings alive the heart-stopping days and nights of th… read more
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9. Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration
By: Harold Holzer
4.13
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed Abraham Lincoln historian Harold Holzer, a groundbreaking account of Lincoln’s grapp… read more
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10. On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
By: Ronald C. White Jr.
4.45
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of A. Lincoln and American Ulysses comes the dramatic an… read more
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11. The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang
By: Tom Clavin
3.67
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
The definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multipl… read more
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12. Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America
By: Steve Inskeep
4.02
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From journalist and historian Steve Inskeep, a compelling and nuanced exploration of the political … read more
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"Writing history is a relay, which is also true of history itself. We build, if we can, on the legacies that are left us."-Steve Inskeep, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America
13. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
14. Patton's Prayer: A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II
By: Alex Kershaw
4.38
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All Odds, comes an epic story of… read more
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15. Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World
By: Eric Jay Dolin
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812―a tale of… read more
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16. Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
By: Elizabeth Varon
4.15
Format: 516 pages, ebook
An authoritative biography of the controversial Confederate general, who later embraced Reconstruct… read more
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"I have some little reputation, but my men made it all for me. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Article in -Sumter Republican-, October 29, 1864."-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"...the power of battle is in generalship more than in the number of soldiers. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1876)"-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"[The] object of politics is to relieve the distress of the people and to provide for their future comfort. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Letter to the New Orleans Times, June 8, 1867."-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"It does not look like generalship to lose a battle and a cause and then lay the responsibility upon others. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1896)"-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
17. Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics
By: H.W. Brands
4.01
Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition
From bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H.W. Brands, a revelatory history of the sho… read more
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18. Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment
By: Allen C. Guelzo
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An intimate study of Abraham Lincoln’s powerful vision of democracy, which guided him through the C… read more
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19. When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day
By: Garrett M. Graff
4.59
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist… read more
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20. The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations
By: Patrick K. O'Donnell
4.16
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Indispensables , the unknown and dramatic story of irregular gue… read more
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21. The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower
By: Michel Paradis
4.46
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling new biography of Dwight Eisenhower set in the months leading up to D-Day, when he grew … read more
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