21 best-selling nonfiction books like The Year of the Century, 1876 by Dee Brown

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The Year of the Century, 1876

By: Dee Brown

3.83

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

Dee Brown’s sparkling account of a momentous year in American historyIn 1876, America was eager to …

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1. The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (D.O.D.O., #1)

By: Neal Stephenson , Nicole Galland

3.86

Format: 752 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author Neal Stephenson and critically acclaimed historical and contemporary commer… read more

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"I love the scent of a man under pressure."

-Neal Stephenson, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (D.O.D.O., #1)

"They could not see what they could not imagine"

-Neal Stephenson, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (D.O.D.O., #1)

"the American obsession with putting ice cubes into everything."

-Neal Stephenson, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (D.O.D.O., #1)

"with the perky vigor of a man who had sat through one too many free webinars about the importance of networking."

-Neal Stephenson, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (D.O.D.O., #1)

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2. Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

By: Stephen E. Ambrose

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

As good a rifle company as any, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, US Army, kept getting tough … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american history
"We know how to win wars. We must learn now to win peace..."

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

"We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had. - Army saying"

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

"Chickenshit is so called - instead of horse- or bull- or elephant shit - because it is small-minded and ignoble and takes the trivial seriously."

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

"Within Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other; more important, they were prepared to kill for each other."

-Stephen E. Ambrose, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

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3. The Night Birds

By: Thomas Maltman

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover, Paperback

The intertwining story of three generations of German immigrants to the Midwest--their clashes with… read more

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4. The Wright Brothers

By: David McCullough

2.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story ab… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american history
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5. 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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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american history

6. 1913: The Eve of War

By: Paul Ham

0.00

Format: None pages,

Christmas 1913. In Britain, people are debating a new dance called 'the tango'. In Germany, they ar… read more

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7. The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance

By: Ron Chernow

3.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

The winner of the National Book Award and now considered a classic, The House of Morganis the most … read more

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8. When Science Goes Wrong: Twelve Tales From the Dark Side of Discovery

By: Simon LeVay

5.00

Format: None pages,

Brilliant scientific successes have helped shape our world, and are always celebrated. However, for… read more

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9. Dear Fahrenheit 451: A Librarian's Love Letters and Break-Up Notes to the Books in Her Life

By: Annie Spence

3.94

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

A Gen-X librarian's snarky, laugh-out-loud funny, deeply moving collection of love letters and brea… read more

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10. The Dawn's Early Light

By: Walter Lord

3.60

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Walter Lord--author of such best-sellers as A Night to Rememberand A Day of Infamy--brings to life … read more

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11. Wagons West: The Epic Story of America's Overland Trails

By: Frank McLynn

3.00

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

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12. Shutter

By: Ramona Emerson

3.80

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

This blood-chilling debut set in New Mexico’s Navajo Nation is equal parts gripping crime thriller,… read more

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"Downtown Village was one of the oldest apartment buildings in Albuquerque, rising five stories above the street below. The first four floors housed six small apartments, each just like the one next t…"

-Ramona Emerson, Shutter

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13. Organizing for the Rest of Us: 100 Realistic Strategies to Keep Any House Under Control

By: Dana K. White

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

So you want to keep your kitchen counter clean but you aren't ready to toss the toaster? You want t… read more

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  • nonfiction
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14. The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West

By: David McCullough

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american history
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15. Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments

By: Joe Posnanski

4.56

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

A masterful ode to the a countdown of 50 of the most memorable moments in baseball’s history, to m… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american history
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16. Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II

By: Daniel James Brown

4.49

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american history
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17. Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries

By: Greg Melville

4.00

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our de… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american history
"Every life holds an epic tale, even if no one alive remembers it."

-Greg Melville, Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries

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18. Since Yesterday: The 1930s in America, September 3, 1929–September 3, 1939

By: Frederick Lewis Allen

4.06

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

Heralded by the New York Times as “a shrewd, concise, wonderfully written account of America in the… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american history
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19. 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
  • nonfiction
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20. Alexandra Petri's US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up)

By: Alexandra Petri

3.67

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

A witty, absurdist satire of the last 500 years, Alexandra Petri’s US History is the fake textbook … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american history
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21. The Black Death: An Enthralling Overview of a Major Event in the Middle Ages (Europe)

By: Billy Wellman

3.96

Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition

Boils, religion, and Living with the Black Death in the Middle AgesThe Black Death, also known as … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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22. 1939: The World We Left Behind

By: Robert Kee

4.07

Format: 470 pages, Kindle Edition

History is based on choices, not truth. The way we see things now is not always how they looked at … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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23. A LUCKY RED LION: The Marines of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 363 Vietnam

By: Arch Ratliff

4.40

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Taken from Memoirs, A Lucky Red Lion is the true story of a Marine aviator, then Captain Arch Ratli… read more

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24. The Electrifying Fall of Rainbow City: Spectacle and Assassination at the 1901 World's Fair

By: Margaret Creighton

3.74

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, opened amid a fanfare of stunning colors and… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american history
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25. The Banana Wars: A Captivating Guide to the Interventions of the United States in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean (U.S. Military History)

By: Captivating History

4.10

Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition

The United States Marine Corps once fought for God, country, and bananas.This book is about the Ban… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american history
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26. The Year of the Century, 1876

By: Dee Brown

3.83

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

Dee Brown’s sparkling account of a momentous year in American historyIn 1876, America was eager to … read more

Similar categories in Dee Brown's The Year of the Century, 1876 book and Dee Brown's The Year of the Century, 1876

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american history
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27. Bee People and the Bugs They Love

By: Frank Mortimer

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating foray into the obsessions, friendships, scientific curiosity, misfortunes and rewards… read more

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  • nonfiction
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28. Mapping America: The Incredible Story and Stunning Hand-Colored Maps and Engravings that Created the United States

By: Jean-Pierre Isbouts

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The story of the exploration and birth of America is told afresh through the unique prism of hand-c… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american history
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29. The Good Years: From 1900 to the First World War

By: Walter Lord

4.07

Format: 371 pages, Kindle Edition

This New York Times bestseller by the author of A Night to Remember explores America in the years b… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • american history
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30. Why We Love Football: A History in 100 Moments

By: Joe Posnanski

4.45

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A moving celebration of the history of American football from the New York Times bestselling author… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction

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Stephen E. Ambrose

4.43

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2.60

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Rachel Hoffman

3.73

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Eve O. Schaub

3.79

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Cait Flanders

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