12 must-read historical books like John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial by Dan Abrams

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John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial

By: Dan Abrams

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An eye-opening story of America on the edge of revolution, revealing the life of young John Adams a…

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1. Through a Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold's March to Quebec, 1775

By: Thomas A. Desjardin

3.99

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In September 1775, eleven hundred soldiers boarded ships in Newburyport, bound for the Maine wilder… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american revolution
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2. Coconut Cowboy (Serge Storms, #19)

By: Tim Dorsey

3.94

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

Florida’s favorite trigger-happy, shoot-from-the-hip vigilante history teacher is back—and he has a… read more

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  • audiobook
"Corn dogs are like blow jobs. If you complain about one, you're the problem."

-Tim Dorsey, Coconut Cowboy (Serge Storms, #19)

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3. 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
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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)

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4. The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789

By: Joseph J. Ellis

3.18

Format: 183 pages, Hardcover

The prizewinning author of Founding Brothersand American Sphinx now gives us the unexpected story--… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • politics
  • american revolution
  • nonfiction
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5. Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence

By: Joseph J. Ellis

3.50

Format: 218 pages, ebook

A distinctive portrait of the crescendo moment in American history from the Pulitzer-winning Americ… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • politics
  • american revolution
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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6. The Rustlers of West Fork

By: Louis L'Amour , Tex Burns

3.62

Format: None pages,

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7. Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution

By: Nathaniel Philbrick

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Nathaniel Philbrick, the bestselling author ofIn the Heart of the Seaand Mayflower, brings his prod… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american revolution

8. The Rise of Athens: The Story of the World's Greatest Civilization

By: Anthony Everitt

3.71

Format: 76 pages, ebook

A magisterial account of how a tiny city-state in ancient Greece became history s most influential … read more

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9. Stanton: Lincoln's Staunch Secretary of War

By: Walter Stahr

4.40

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

Walter Stahr, award-winning author of the New York Timesbestseller Seward, tells the story of Abrah… read more

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10. 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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  • american history
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  • historical
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  • audiobook
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11. The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created

By: Jane Leavy

3.76

Format: 656 pages, ebook

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Jane Leavy, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author o… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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12. 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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  • history
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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

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13. 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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  • american history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
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14. Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History

By: Brian Kilmeade

4.16

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

The New York Times bestseller now in paperback with a new epilogue.In March 1836, the Mexican army … read more

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  • american history
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  • historical
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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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15. In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown

By: Nathaniel Philbrick

4.11

Format: 366 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling story of the Revolutionary War finale from the New York Times bestselling author of I… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • american revolution
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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16. 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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  • american history
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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

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17. The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783

By: Joseph J. Ellis

4.35

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In one of the most “exciting and engaging” (Gordon S. Wood) histories of the American founding in d… read more

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  • american history
  • history
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  • american revolution
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership

By: Edward J. Larson

3.98

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

"Larson's elegantly written dual biography reveals that the partnership of Franklin and Washington … read more

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  • american history
  • biography
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19. 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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20. Hollywood: The Oral History

By: Jeanine Basinger

4.04

Format: 768 pages, Paperback

The real story of Hollywood as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine … read more

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21. Three Days at the Brink

By: Bret Baier

4.21

Format: 434 pages, Hardcover

“I not put this extraordinary book down. Three Days at the Brink is a masterpiece: elegantly writt… read more

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22. James Monroe: A Life

By: Tim McGrath

4.20

Format: 738 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary life of James Monroe: soldier, senator, diplomat, and the last Founding Father to… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
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23. The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House

By: Chris Whipple

3.94

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers comes a revelatory, insider’s look at… read more

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  • american history
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  • audiobook
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24. John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial

By: Dan Abrams

3.78

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An eye-opening story of America on the edge of revolution, revealing the life of young John Adams a… read more

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  • american revolution
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25. The Patriots: Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the Making of America

By: Winston Groom

4.09

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In this masterful narrative, Winston Groom brings his signature storytelling panache to the intrica… read more

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  • american history
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26. The Case Against Socialism

By: Rand Paul

4.19

Format: 368 pages, ebook

A recent poll showed 43% of Americans think more socialism would be a good thing. What do these peo… read more

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"The idea of ethnic cleansing was orthodox socialism for a century and more."

-Rand Paul, The Case Against Socialism

"Today's left would have us forget that the pseudo-science of eugenics was once all the rage among socialists."

-Rand Paul, The Case Against Socialism

"You can excuse these socialists all you want as "men and women of their times". But never forget that they were socialists and that they saw state planning of the family as no different than state pl…"

-Rand Paul, The Case Against Socialism

Cover of Grace Will Lead Us Home: The Charleston Church Massacre and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Forgiveness by Jennifer Berry Hawes

27. Grace Will Lead Us Home: The Charleston Church Massacre and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Forgiveness

By: Jennifer Berry Hawes

4.46

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

A deeply moving work of narrative nonfiction on the tragic shootings at the Mother Emanuel AME chur… read more

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28. Religionless Christianity: God's Answer to Evil

By: Eric Metaxas

4.51

Format: 140 pages, Hardcover

Christianity is not about rituals but changed hearts. In the prophetic tradition of Dietrich Bonhoe… read more

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29. The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union

By: Stephen Puleo

4.54

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The groundbreaking biography of a forgotten civil rights hero. In the tempestuous mid-19th century… read more

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Cover of The Problem of Democracy: The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality by Nancy Isenberg

30. The Problem of Democracy: The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality

By: Nancy Isenberg

4.05

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

How the father and son presidents foresaw the rise of the cult of personality and fought those who … read more

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31. Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden

By: Bill O'Reilly

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times and USA Today Nonfiction Bestseller! Authors of the acclaimed Killing books,… read more

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21 best-selling audiobook books like John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father's Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial by Dan Abrams

Transform Your Habits

Coconut Cowboy (Serge Storms, #19)

Tim Dorsey

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)

Nathaniel Philbrick

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence

Joseph J. Ellis

3.50

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A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland

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4.16

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Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency

Bill O'Reilly , Martin Dugard

4.50

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Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)

Nathaniel Philbrick

4.12

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Kennedy's Last Days: The Assassination That Defined a Generation

Bill O'Reilly

4.13

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President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier

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