The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams and Their Clash Over America's Future
By: Neil Lanctot
3.80
Format: 672 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2022 award for biography from the American Society of Journalists and Authors The fa…
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1. Brave Companions: Portraits in History
By: David McCullough
4.04
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780671792763 From Alexander von Humboldt to Charles and Anne Li… read more
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"…the little known events of a given time, and people who are not in the headlines can be what matters most in the long run – and the long run is the measure of history."-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History
"Mainly, writing means a good deal of hard thinking … yet sometimes the very struggle of getting the words down on paper does result in unexpected discoveries or clarifications."-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History
"The problem, as Thornton Wilder said, lies in the effort to employ the past tense in such a way that it does not rob those events of their character of having occurred in freedom."-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History
"In writing history, to catch the feeling and well as the truth of other times, it is of utmost importance … to convey the sense that things need not have happened as they did…the past, after all, is …"-David McCullough, Brave Companions: Portraits in History
2. The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood
By: David Simon , Edward Burns
3.65
Format: 135 pages, Paperback
The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known--and cautiously av… read more
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4. Alexander Hamilton
By: Ron Chernow
3.77
Format: 32 pages,
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow presents a landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the … read more
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5. Gettysburg: The Last Invasion
By: Allen C. Guelzo
3.60
Format: 137 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed Civil War historian, and coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the legendary … read more
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6. The Gatekeeper
By: Kathryn Smith
4.19
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The first biography of arguably the most influential member of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administ… read more
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7. American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis
By: Adam Hochschild
4.21
Format: 422 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning, New York Times bestselling historian Adam Hochschild, a fast-paced, revelatory … read more
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8. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
By: Timothy Egan
4.38
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the rivetin… read more
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"When hate was on the ballot, especially in the guise of virtue, a majority of voters knew exactly what to do."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"Stephenson had succeeded with an unusual formula for a mass movement: men were the muscle, women spread the poison, and ministers sanctified it all."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"The governor of Georgia, Clifford Walker, told a Klan rally in 1924 that the United States should 'build a wall of steel, a wall as high as heaven' against immigrants."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"There are millions who have never joined, but who think and feel and, when called on, will fight with us," Evans wrote. "This is our real strength, and no one who ignores it can hope to understand Am…"-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
9. The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams
By: Stacy Schiff
3.74
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, “Samuel Adams was the man… 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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11. 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
12. Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
By: David W. Blight
4.15
Format: 888 pages, Hardcover
As a young man, Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) escaped from slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. He was … read more
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"Douglass told white northern voters that 'The blood of the slave is on your garments. You have said that slavery is better than freedom. That war is better than peace. And that cruelty is better than…"-David W. Blight, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
13. The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
By: Barry S. Strauss
4.04
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A “splendid” ( The Wall Street Journal ) account of one of history’s most important and yet little-… read more
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14. All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
By: Patrick Bringley
4.07
Format: 240 pages, ebook
A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former … read more
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- history
"Much of the greatest art, I find, seeks to remind us of the obvious."-Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
"Nobody has ever been so much themselves over a span of three thousand years as the ancient Egyptians,"-Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
"It feels like the more I explore, the more I will see, the more I’ll understand how very little I’ve seen."-Patrick Bringley, All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
15. Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
By: Gary J. Bass
4.29
Format: 800 pages, Hardcover
A landmark, magisterial history of the trial of Japan’s leaders as war criminals—the largely overlo… read more
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16. How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
By: Daniel Immerwahr
4.46
Format: 513 pages, Hardcover
A pathbreaking history of the United States' overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empir… read more
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"At various times, inhabitants of the U.S. Empire have been shot, shelled, starved, interned, dispossessed, tortured, and experimented on. What they haven't been, by and large, is seen."-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
"Hoover’s greatest challenge was one of the least visible: the humble screw thread. Screws, nuts, and bolts are universal fasteners. They function in industrial societies, as one writer put it, like s…"-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
17. And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By: Jon Meacham
4.46
Format: 676 pages, Hardcover
The life and moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln, exploring why and how Lincoln confronted secession… read more
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18. 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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19. To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876
By: Bret Baier
4.40
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times Bestseller Fox News Channel’s Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life … read more
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20. 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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"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
21. 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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22. 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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23. 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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24. The President's Man: The Memoirs of Nixon's Trusted Aide
By: Dwight Chapin
4.02
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
In time for the 50 th anniversary of President Nixon’s epic trips to China and Russia, as well as h… read more
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25. Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
By: Craig L. Symonds
4.65
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From one of our most distinguished naval historians, the first wartime biography in a half-century … read more
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26. South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War
By: Alice L. Baumgartner
4.21
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant and surprising account of the coming of the American Civil War, showing the crucial rol… read more
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27. Dewey Defeats Truman: The 1948 Election and the Battle for America's Soul
By: A.J. Baime
4.45
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Accidental President comes the thrilling story o… read more
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28. When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
By: John Ganz
4.23
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A lively, revelatory look back at the convulsions at the end of the Reagan era―and their dark legac… read more
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29. The Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations
By: Patrick K. O'Donnell
4.16
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Indispensables , the unknown and dramatic story of irregular gue… read more
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30. The Approaching Storm: Roosevelt, Wilson, Addams and Their Clash Over America's Future
By: Neil Lanctot
3.80
Format: 672 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2022 award for biography from the American Society of Journalists and Authors The fa… read more
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31. Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich
By: Richard J. Evans
4.27
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
Through a connected set of biographical portraits of key Nazi figures that follows power as it radi… read more
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