The Longest Minute: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
By: Matthew J. Davenport
4.03
Format: 433 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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- audiobook
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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- audiobook
3. 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
4. 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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- audiobook
5. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
By: Douglas Preston
3.81
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
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6. The Age of Grievance
By: Frank Bruni
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author and longtime New York Times columnist Frank Bruni comes a lucid, powerful e… read more
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7. Starkweather: The Untold Story of the Killing Spree that Changed America
By: Harry N. MacLean
3.71
Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition
The definitive story of Charles Starkweather, often considered to be the first mass killer in the m… read more
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- historical
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- audiobook
8. Hell Put to Shame: The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre and the Horror of America's Second Slavery
By: Earl Swift
3.98
Format: 419 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Chesapeake Requiem comes a gripping new wor… read more
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- audiobook
9. 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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10. 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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- audiobook
"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
11. White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy
By: Thomas F. Schaller
3.82
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens — who are also the least lik… read more
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- audiobook
12. A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
By: David Gibbins
3.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human … read more
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13. 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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- audiobook
14. His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine
By: S.C. Gwynne
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon come… read more
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- history
- audiobook
15. The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective
By: Steven Johnson
4.08
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A riveting account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York—and the detective duo w… read more
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- audiobook
16. 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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- audiobook
17. Into Siberia: George Kennan's Epic Journey Through the Brutal, Frozen Heart of Russia
By: Gregory J. Wallance
3.99
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In the late nineteenth century, close diplomatic relations existed between the United States and Ru… read more
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18. The Longest Minute: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
By: Matthew J. Davenport
4.03
Format: 433 pages, Hardcover
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- 20th century
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19. Portal: San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities
By: John King
4.19
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A two-time Pulitzer finalist explores the story of American urban design through San Francisco’s ic… read more
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20. The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America
By: Daniel Schulman
4.14
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
The incredible saga of the German-Jewish immigrants—with now familiar names like Goldman and Sachs,… read more
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21. All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way
By: Fred C. Trump
4.07
Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition
With revealing, never-before-told stories, Fred C. Trump III, nephew of President Donald Trump, bre… read more
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