The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom
By: H.W. Brands
4.17
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling historian H. W. Brands, the epic struggle over slavery as embodied …
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1. Mornings on Horseback
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 445 pages, Paperback
Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique… read more
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"I feel that as much as I enjoy loafing, there is something higher for which to live."-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
"A man who will steal for me will steal from me." Theodore Roosevelt, dismissing on the spot one of his best cowhands who was about to claim for his boss an unmarked animal."-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
"To his own children he was at once the ultimate voice of authority and, when time allowed, their most exuberant companion. He never fired their imaginations or made them laugh as their mother could, …"-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
2. Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.12
Format: 427 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of In The Heart of the Sea, comes a surprising account o… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- war
- nonfiction
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"Midshipman Edward Pellew was in the British boat right behind Arnold's. The American general had escaped, but in his haste he had left behind his stock and buckle, which Pellew took as a keepsake. Ye…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)
"In an October 6 letter to Lord Stirling, he set forth the principle that would guide his increasingly sophisticated intelligence-gathering efforts. "As we are often obliged to reason the designs of t…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)
3. Grant and Twain: The Story of an American Friendship
By: Mark Perry
3.88
Format: None pages, Paperback
In the spring of 1884 Ulysses S. Grant heeded the advice of Mark Twain and finally agreed to write … read more
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4. The Whole Christ: Legalism, Antinomianism, and Gospel Assurance—Why the Marrow Controversy Still Matters
By: Timothy J. Keller , Sinclair B. Ferguson
4.52
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Since the days of the early church, Christians have wrestled with the relationship between the law … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
5. The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
By: Iain McGilchrist
4.35
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
In a book of unprecedented scope, Iain McGilchrist presents a fascinating exploration of the differ… read more
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"We don't need a lot more quick fixes. We need a change in the paradigm."-Iain McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
"[C]hildren with right-brain deficit disorder ignore task obstacles, accept impossible challenges, make grossly inadequate efforts, and are stunned by the poor outcomes. These children act fearless be…"-Iain McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
"The left hemisphere prefers the impersonal to the personal, and that tendency would be in any case be instantiated in the fabric of a technologically driven and bureaucratically administered society.…"-Iain McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
"Believing is not to be reduced to thinking that such-and-such might be the case. It is not a weaker form of thinking, laced with doubt. Sometimes we speak like this: ‘I believe that the train leaves …"-Iain McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
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7. The Jersey Brothers: A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family's Quest to Bring Him Home
By: None
3.10
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary, real-life adventure of three brothers at the center of the most dramatic turning… read more
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8. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
By: Joseph J. Ellis
2.80
Format: None pages,
Informs our understanding of American politics--then and now--and gives us a new perspective on the… read more
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9. American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis
By: Adam Hochschild
4.21
Format: 422 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning, New York Times bestselling historian Adam Hochschild, a fast-paced, revelatory … read more
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- history
- politics
- war
- nonfiction
- audiobook
10. The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
By: Stacy Schiff
3.74
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, “Samuel Adams was the man… read more
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11. 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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- nonfiction
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12. A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland
By: Troy Senik
4.16
Format: 384 pages, ebook
“A thoroughly engaging and enjoyable” (National Review) biography of Grover Cleveland—the honest, p… read more
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13. The President and the Freedom Fighter: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Their Battle to Save America's Soul
By: Brian Kilmeade
4.23
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and th… read more
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- civil war
- american civil war
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14. 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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15. 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
16. Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
By: David W. Blight
4.15
Format: 888 pages, Hardcover
As a young man, Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) escaped from slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. He was … read more
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"Douglass told white northern voters that 'The blood of the slave is on your garments. You have said that slavery is better than freedom. That war is better than peace. And that cruelty is better than…"-David W. Blight, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
17. The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
By: Jon Meacham
4.26
Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politi… read more
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"The opposite of fear is hope, defined as the expectation of good fortune not only for ourselves but for a group to which we belong. Fear feeds anxiety and produces anger; hope, particularly in a poli…"-Jon Meacham, The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
18. G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
By: Beverly Gage
4.37
Format: 864 pages, Hardcover
A major new biography of J. Edgar Hoover that draws from never-before-seen sources to create a grou… read more
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19. The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
By: Rick Atkinson
4.43
Format: 776 pages, Hardcover
In the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy Rick Atkinson recounts the first twenty-one months … read more
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20. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By: Jon Meacham
4.46
Format: 676 pages, Hardcover
The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more
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21. Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny
By: Brian Kilmeade
4.09
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Another pop history pageturner from the New York Times bestselling authors of George Washington's S… read more
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22. Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
By: Simon Winchester
3.79
Format: 464 pages, ebook
The author of The Professor and the Madman and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property—o… read more
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23. A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
By: Timothy Egan
4.12
Format: 367 pages, Hardcover
Moved by his mother's death and his Irish Catholic family's complicated history with the church, Ti… read more
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"Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible."-Timothy Egan, A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
"I don't expect a miracle cure, but I have found that wishing for one is the most humbling form of prayer."-Timothy Egan, A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
"Poverty is the ultimate freedom. You can't rob someone who has no possessions. You can't insult a person without pride."-Timothy Egan, A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
"The audacity. Not only was she (Joan of Arc) a peasant girl, unschooled and clueless in the ways of power, class and the military strategy, weaponry, the mechanics of a siege, but was determined to g…"-Timothy Egan, A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
24. Edison
By: Edmund Morris
3.54
Format: 800 pages, Hardcover
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris comes a revelatory new biography of Thomas Alva Ed… read more
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25. 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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26. The Secret History of Bigfoot
By: John O’Connor
3.10
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, on… read more
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27. The (Not-So-Secret) Secret to Reaching the Next Generation
By: Kevin DeYoung
4.57
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
5 Christlike Ways to Inspire the Next Generation for Christ Church leaders are continuously concern… read more
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28. The Zealot and the Emancipator: John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, and the Struggle for American Freedom
By: H.W. Brands
4.17
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
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- american civil war
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29. His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
By: Jon Meacham
4.50
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
An intimate and inspiring portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, l… read more
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30. The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness (The Thom Hartmann Hidden History Series)
By: Thom Hartmann
4.36
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
America’s most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann r… read more
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31. Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Revised and Expanded
By: Anton Treuer
4.31
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
A revised and updated edition of a modern classic offers answers to nearly 200 essential and though… read more
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