11 Best history books like Deadwood's Al Swearingen: Manifest Evil in the Gem Theatre by Jerry L Bryant

Cover of Deadwood's Al Swearingen: Manifest Evil in the Gem Theatre by Jerry L Bryant

Deadwood's Al Swearingen: Manifest Evil in the Gem Theatre

By: Jerry L Bryant

3.79

Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition

You’ve followed his wicked misdeeds and cuss-filled rants on the HBO series Deadwood (as played by …

If you liked the history plot in Deadwood's Al Swearingen: Manifest Evil in the Gem Theatre by Jerry L Bryant , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Washington: A Life

By: Ron Chernow

4.16

Format: 904 pages, Hardcover

The celebrated Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of America. With a brea… read more

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  • history
"Many mickles make a muckle."

-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life

"Washington grew as a leader because he engaged in searching self- criticism. “I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors,"

-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life

"I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors. The man who wishes to stand well in the opinion of others must do this, because he is thereby enabled to correct his faults or remove the prejudices whic…"

-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life

"An essential difference between the American and French revolutions was that the American version allowed a search for many truths, while French zealots tried to impose a single sacred truth that all…"

-Ron Chernow, Washington: A Life

Cover of The Beasts of Tarzan (Tarzan, #3) by Edgar Rice Burroughs

2. The Beasts of Tarzan (Tarzan, #3)

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs

3.78

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Not long after Tarzan claims his hereditary title of Lord Greystoke and marries Jane, their infant … read more

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3. Iron Lake (Cork O'Connor, #1)

By: William Kent Krueger

3.97

Format: 464 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indian, Cork is having difficulty dealing with the marital meltdown th… read more

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"What life gives us, good or bad, we seldom deserve."

-William Kent Krueger, Iron Lake (Cork O'Connor, #1)

"Word is you heard the Windigo too." I did. The difference is I'm ready for the son of a bitch." --Cork O'Connor"

-William Kent Krueger, Iron Lake (Cork O'Connor, #1)

" "He looked at his hands. Big hands. How useless a man’s hands were, he thought, when it came to fixing the important things." "

-William Kent Krueger, Iron Lake (Cork O'Connor, #1)

" They fasted the rest of the day and breathed in the smoke of a cedar fire. At first light next morning, they blackened their faces with the cedar ash, a sign to the spirits of the deep woods that th…"

-William Kent Krueger, Iron Lake (Cork O'Connor, #1)

Cover of Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2) by Ernest Cline

4. Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2)

By: Ernest Cline

3.43

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

An unexpected quest. Two worlds at stake. Are you ready? Days after winning Oasis founder James … read more

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"I don't know exactly what happened next, or how it all went down."

-Ernest Cline, Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2)

"I sincerely apologize for copying your wife without her knowledge or permission."

-Ernest Cline, Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2)

"To quote Sarah Connor: ‘You’re all dead already.’ You, your friends, your customers—all of you. You poisoned your own planet, destroyed its climate, defiled its ecosystem, and killed off all of its b…"

-Ernest Cline, Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2)

"But all I had to show for my efforts was an impressive familiarity with obscure Sailor Moon trivia and an inexplicable desire to cosplay as Tuxedo Mask (which I may or may not have acted upon in the …"

-Ernest Cline, Ready Player Two (Ready Player One, #2)

Cover of The Big Sky (The Big Sky, #1) by A.B. Guthrie Jr.

5. The Big Sky (The Big Sky, #1)

By: A.B. Guthrie Jr.

4.01

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

A classic portrait of America's vast frontier that inspired the Western genre in fiction. Origin… read more

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  • westerns
"He had lived a man's life, and now it was at an end, and what had he to show for it? Two horses and a few fixin's and a letter of credit for three hundred and forty-three dollars. That was all, unles…"

-A.B. Guthrie Jr., The Big Sky (The Big Sky, #1)

Cover of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

6. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

By: Kai Bird , Martin J. Sherwin

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

"American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, "father of the ato… read more

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  • history
Cover of Giants in the Earth by O.E. Rølvaag

7. Giants in the Earth

By: O.E. Rølvaag

4.00

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

Giants in the Earth(Norwegian: Verdens Grode) is a novel by Norwegian-American author Ole Edvart Ro… read more

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8. Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West

By: Hampton Sides

3.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A Magnificent History of How the West Was Really Won--a Sweeping Tale of Shame and Glory In the fal… read more

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  • westerns
  • history
Cover of The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Ted Nasmith

9. The Silmarillion

By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Christopher Tolkien , Ted Nasmith

4.01

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the an… read more

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"Nightingales sang about her wherever she went."

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

"The dawn is brief and the day full often belies its promise."

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

"All have their worth and each contributes to the worth of the others."

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

"No ames demasiado la obra de tus manos ni las invenciones de tu corazón."

-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

Cover of Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin, Suzanne Toren

10. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin , Suzanne Toren

4.28

Format: 916 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Lincoln PrizeAcclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln's political… read more

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  • history
"An adult friend of Lincoln's: "Life was to him a school."

-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

"And Lincoln, as would be evidenced throughout his presidency, was a master of timing."

-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

"(from John Hay's diary) “The President never appeared to better advantage in the world,"

-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

"I hope to stand firm enough not to go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause."

-Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

11. An Obvious Fact (Walt Longmire #12)

By: Craig Johnson

3.63

Format: 256 pages,

In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling Longmire series--the basis for the hit … read more

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12. Sitting Bull: The Life and Times of an American Patriot

By: Robert M. Utley

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The definitive, award-winning biography of the legendary chief and his dramatic role in the history… read more

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13. The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend

By: Bob Drury , Tom Clavin

3.66

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER An astonishing untold story of the American West The great Sioux warrior-s… read more

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14. The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones

By: Thomas Asbridge

3.00

Format: 146 pages, Hardcover

A thrillingly intimate portrait of one of history's most illustrious knights - William Marshal - th… read more

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Cover of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1) by Maurice Leblanc, Michael Sims, Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

15. Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)

By: Maurice Leblanc , Michael Sims , Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

3.81

Format: 279 pages, Paperback

Librarian note: This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780143104865. The suave adventures o… read more

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"A woman was looking at me, Ganimard, and I loved her. Do you fully understand what that means: to be under the eyes of a woman that one loves? I cared for nothing in the world but that."

-Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)

"So much the better if no one can ever say with absolute certainty: There is Arsene Lupin! The essential point is that the public may be able to refer to my work and say, without fear of mistake: Arse…"

-Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)

"Arsène Lupin, the eccentric gentleman who operates only in the chateaux and salons, and who, one night, entered the residence of Baron Schormann, but emerged empty-handed, leaving, however, his card …"

-Maurice Leblanc, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)

16. Tales of the Alhambra

By: Washington Irving

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving.… read more

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17. The Cold Dish (Walt Longmire, #1)

By: Craig Johnson

4.08

Format: None pages, Paperback

Walt Longmire, sheriff of Wyoming's Absaroka County, knows he's got trouble when Cody Pritchard is … read more

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18. Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident

By: Donnie Eichar

4.19

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriousl… read more

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19. Seth Bullock: Black Hills Lawman

By: None

3.92

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

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20. 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
"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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21. Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

By: Beth Macy

4.08

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of America's twenty-plus year struggle with opioid addiction.… read more

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  • history
"The corporation feels no pain."

-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

"You whack one [dealer], and the others just pop right up, like Whac-A-Mole"

-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

"Too many Americans go to too many prisons for far too long and for truly no good law enforcement reason."

-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

"But you can't put a corporation in jail; you just take their money, and it's not really their money anyway."

-Beth Macy, Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

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22. Little Souls

By: Sandra Dallas

3.93

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Now a Denver Post bestseller Finalist, 2023 Colorado Book Awards Sandra Dallas's Little Souls… read more

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23. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

By: Clint Smith

4.71

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Poet and contributor to The Atlantic Clint Smith’s revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a… read more

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  • history
"How do you tell a story that has been told the wrong way for so long?"

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

"Just as he did during the Slavery at Monticello tour, David did not mince words. "There’s a chapter in Notes on the State of Virginia ,"

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

"Jefferson believed himself to be a benevolent slave owner, but his moral ideals came second to, and were always entangled with, his own economic interests and the interests of his family."

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

"But not enough people spoke about the reasons so many black children grow up communities saturated with poverty and violence. Not enough people spoke about how these realities were the result of deci…"

-Clint Smith, How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

Cover of The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate  Moore

24. The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

By: Kate Moore

4.30

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and moth… read more

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  • history
"Insane asylum - a place where insanity is made."

-Kate Moore, The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

"In the end, this is a book about power. Who wields it. Who owns it. And the methods they use. And above all, it's about fighting back."

-Kate Moore, The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

"As Elizabeth put it, “I have neglected no duties, have injured no one, have always tried to do unto others as I would wish to be done by; and yet, here in America, I am imprisoned because I could not…"

-Kate Moore, The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

"It's a book that is set over 160 year ago. A lot has changed. A lot hasn't. We are only just beginning to appreciate exactly how a person's powerlessness may lead to struggles with their mental healt…"

-Kate Moore, The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear

Cover of The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting

25. The Sixteen Trees of the Somme

By: Lars Mytting

4.09

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An engrossing literary novel about a family mystery, revenge, and forgiveness by the bestselling au… read more

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Cover of Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865 by Sarah Raymond Herndon

26. Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865

By: Sarah Raymond Herndon

3.84

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

“Why are we here? Why have we left home, friends, relatives, associates, and loved ones, who have m… read more

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  • history
Cover of Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution by H.W. Brands

27. Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution

By: H.W. Brands

3.92

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling historian H. W. Brands offers a fresh and dramatic narrative of the Amer… read more

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  • history
Cover of Surviving The Forest (World War II Brave Women Fiction) by Adiva Geffen

28. Surviving The Forest (World War II Brave Women Fiction)

By: Adiva Geffen

4.24

Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition

Five shots on Saturday morning changed their fate … She was a beautiful and happy young woman who … read more

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Cover of Deadwood's Al Swearingen: Manifest Evil in the Gem Theatre by Jerry L Bryant

29. Deadwood's Al Swearingen: Manifest Evil in the Gem Theatre

By: Jerry L Bryant

3.79

Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition

You’ve followed his wicked misdeeds and cuss-filled rants on the HBO series Deadwood (as played by … read more

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  • westerns
  • history

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