Conflict of Command: George McClellan, Abraham Lincoln, and the Politics of War (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)
By: George C. Rable
3.82
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The fraught relationship between Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan is well known, so much so tha…
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1. The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command
By: Edwin B. Coddington
3.00
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
The Battle of Gettyburg remains one of the most controversial military actions in America's history… read more
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2. Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3)
By: Robert A. Caro
4.36
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
The most riveting political biography of our time, Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon B. Johnson, cont… read more
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3. A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #10)
By: Agatha Christie
3.68
Format: None pages, Paperback
There is no rest or relaxation for Miss Marple. Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's most appealing… read more
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4. Erasure
By: Percival Everett
3.62
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
"Thelonious (Monk) Ellison has never allowed race to define his identity. But as both a writer and … read more
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5. Perryville: This Grand Havoc of Battle
By: Kenneth W. Noe
3.99
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Winner of the Seaborg Award A History Book Club Selection On October 8, 1862, Union and Confederate… read more
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6. Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party
By: Jonathan Karl
4.28
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
An extraordinary view into the politics of our times, Tired of Winning explores how Donald Trump re… read more
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7. 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
8. Romney: A Reckoning
By: McKay Coppins
4.36
Format: 416 pages, ebook
A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more
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9. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
By: Michael Lewis
3.80
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 best-selling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX’s spectacular col… read more
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10. The Old Lion
By: Jeff Shaara
4.24
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara, The Old Lion a brilliant novel tracing the life… read more
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11. Enough
By: Cassidy Hutchinson
4.31
Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition
Cassidy Hutchinson’s desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American h… read more
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12. 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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13. 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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14. The Last Politician: Inside Joe Biden's White House and the Struggle for America's Future
By: Franklin Foer
3.87
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Franklin Foer tells the definitive insider story of the first two years of the Biden presidency, wi… read more
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15. The Iron Dice of Battle: Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West
By: Timothy B. Smith
4.48
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Killed in action at the bloody Battle of Shiloh, Confederate general Albert Sidney Johnston stands … read more
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16. I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign
By: D. Scott Hartwig
4.79
Format: 984 pages, Hardcover
The definitive account of the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day of the Civil War. The memory… read more
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17. Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington
By: Ted Widmer
4.43
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
As a divided nation plunges into the deepest crisis in its history, Abraham Lincoln boards a train … 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. Salmon P. Chase: Lincoln's Vital Rival
By: Walter Stahr
4.13
Format: 832 pages, Hardcover
An NPR Best Book of 2022 From an acclaimed New York Times bestselling biographer, an “eloquently w… read more
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21. A Hitch in Time: Reflections Ready for Reconsideration
By: Christopher Hitchens
3.64
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
“An extended spa treatment that stretches tired brains and unkinks the usual habitual responses whe… read more
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22. Conflict of Command: George McClellan, Abraham Lincoln, and the Politics of War (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)
By: George C. Rable
3.82
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The fraught relationship between Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan is well known, so much so tha… read more
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23. Sovereign of a Free People: Lincoln, Slavery, and Majority Rule
By: James H Read
4.00
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
When Abraham Lincoln was sworn into office, seven slave states had preemptively seceded rather than… read more
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24. Soldier of Destiny: Slavery, Secession, and the Redemption of Ulysses S. Grant
By: John Reeves
3.81
Format: 352 pages, ebook
Presenting an original, thought-provoking look at Ulysses S. Grant, Soldier of Destiny evokes the l… read more
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25. The Tale Untwisted: General George B. McClellan, the Maryland Campaign, and the Discovery of Lee’s Lost Orders
By: Gene M. Thorp
4.45
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
The discovery of Robert E. Lee's Special Orders No. 191 outside of Frederick, Maryland, on Septembe… read more
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26. Miserable Little Conglomeration: A Social History of the Port Hudson Campaign (Voices of the Civil War)
By: Christopher Thrasher
4.67
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
While Vicksburg and Gettysburg tend to receive the most attention among Civil War battles, it is Po… read more
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27. Chorus of the Union: How Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Set Aside Their Rivalry to Save the Nation
By: Edward Robert McClelland
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An impassioned and timely exploration of Abraham Lincoln's long-time rivalry—and eventual alliance—… read more
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28. Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation
By: Brenda Wineapple
4.40
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
A magnificent history of the 1925 Scopes trial and how the teaching of evolution in public schools … read more
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29. Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade
By: Jonathan W. White
3.39
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Historian Jonathan W. White tells the riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith, a swashbuckling sea capt… read more
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30. Bayou Battles for Vicksburg: The Swamp and River Expeditions, January 1-April 30, 1863
By: Timothy B. Smith
4.40
Format: 552 pages, Hardcover
The dawn of 1863 brought a new phase of the Union’s Mississippi Valley operations against Vicksburg… read more
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31. A Hell of a Storm: The Battle for Kansas, the End of Compromise, and the Coming of the Civil War
By: David S. Brown
3.67
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From popular historian and author of the “marvelous” (The New York Times Book Review) The Last Amer… read more
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