Lincoln's Citadel: The Civil War in Washington, DC
By: Kenneth J. Winkle
4.06
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
In the late 1840s, Representative Abraham Lincoln resided at Mrs. Sprigg's boardinghouse on Capitol…
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1. The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
By: Dan Jones
4.27
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history… read more
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"Rebels depend on willful gullibility."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"Extravagance was a political necessity."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"Much of the outward business of kingship came naturally."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
"As with many tragedies, our story opens in a moment of triumph."-Dan Jones, The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
2. City of Thieves
By: David Benioff
3.95
Format: None pages,
From the critically acclaimed author of The 25th Hour, a captivating novel about war, courage, surv… read more
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3. The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond
By: Stephen O'Shea
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For centuries the Alps have seen the march of armies, the flow of pilgrims and Crusaders, the feats… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
4. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
By: James L. Swanson
3.78
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
A fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through … read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
- civil war
- nonfiction
5. The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
By: David Nasaw
4.30
Format: 543 pages, Hardcover
In this magisterial new work The Patriarch, the celebrated historian David Nasaw tells the full sto… read more
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6. Bolivar: American Liberator
By: Marie Arana
3.68
Format: None pages,
It is astonishing that Simon Bolivar, the great Liberator of South America, is not better known in … read more
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7. Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural
By: Ronald C. White Jr.
4.19
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
As the day for Lincoln's second inauguration drew near, Americans wondered what their sixteenth pre… read more
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8. Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
By: Gordon S. Wood
4.16
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
From the great historian of the American Revolution, New York Times-bestselling and Pulitzer-winnin… read more
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9. 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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- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
10. George V: Never a Dull Moment
By: Jane Ridley
4.23
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most beloved and distinguished historians of the British monarchy, here is a lively… read more
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- history
11. President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier
By: C.W. Goodyear
4.30
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
An “ambitious, thorough, supremely researched” ( The Washington Post ) biography of the extraordina… read more
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- civil war
- us presidents
- nonfiction
12. Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House
By: Jared Cohen
4.27
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author of Accidental Presidents explores what happens after the most pow… read more
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- history
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13. 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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- american history
- history
- historical
- politics
- civil war
- american civil war
- nonfiction
"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
14. Camera Girl: The Coming of Age of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy
By: Carl Sferrazza Anthony
3.99
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
“One of the most detailed, nuanced portraits of Jackie to date.” — The Washington Post An illumi… read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
15. The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America
By: James L. Swanson
3.44
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of the New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Moon comes a spellbinding ac… read more
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- historical
- american history
- history
- nonfiction
16. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
By: Mike Duncan
4.52
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes… read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
17. 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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- historical
- american history
- presidents
18. Cuba: An American History
By: Ada Ferrer
4.45
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
Winner of The L. A. Times Book Prize (2021) in History “Full of…lively insights and lucid prose” (… read more
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- history
- historical
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- nonfiction
19. 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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- history
- historical
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- presidents
- civil war
- nonfiction
20. A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
By: Emma Southon
4.23
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertai… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
21. The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III
By: Andrew Roberts
4.25
Format: 784 pages, Hardcover
The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away … read more
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- politics
- american history
- history
- nonfiction
22. Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
By: Mark Harmon
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account.… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
23. Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
By: Elizabeth Varon
4.15
Format: 516 pages, ebook
An authoritative biography of the controversial Confederate general, who later embraced Reconstruct… read more
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- history
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- civil war
- american civil war
- nonfiction
"I have some little reputation, but my men made it all for me. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Article in -Sumter Republican-, October 29, 1864."-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"...the power of battle is in generalship more than in the number of soldiers. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1876)"-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"[The] object of politics is to relieve the distress of the people and to provide for their future comfort. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Letter to the New Orleans Times, June 8, 1867."-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"It does not look like generalship to lose a battle and a cause and then lay the responsibility upon others. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1896)"-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
24. 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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- nonfiction
- history
25. Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World
By: David L. Roll
4.44
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
The fascinating story behind the most consequential presidential transition in US history, from Fra… read more
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- history
- politics
- presidents
- nonfiction
26. The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution
By: Lindsay M. Chervinsky
4.20
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The US Constitution never established a presidential cabinet--the delegates to the Constitutional C… read more
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- history
- historical
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- presidents
- us presidents
- nonfiction
27. A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House
By: Jonathan W. White
4.13
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The forgotten but essential story of how President Lincoln welcomed African Americans to his White … read more
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- history
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28. Lincoln's Citadel: The Civil War in Washington, DC
By: Kenneth J. Winkle
4.06
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
In the late 1840s, Representative Abraham Lincoln resided at Mrs. Sprigg's boardinghouse on Capitol… read more
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- civil war
- american civil war
- us presidents
- nonfiction
29. Frank and Al: FDR, Al Smith, and the Unlikely Alliance That Created the Modern Democratic Party
By: Terry Golway
4.28
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The inspiring story of an unlikely political partnership--between a to-the-manor-born Protestant an… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
30. 1789: George Washington and the Founders Create America
By: Thomas B Allen
3.94
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
1789: George Washington and the Founders Create Americadraws on hundreds of sources to paint a vivi… read more
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- nonfiction
- american history
31. No Right to An Honest Living (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era
By: Jacqueline A. Jones
4.02
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
From a Bancroft Prize winner, a harrowing portrait of Black workers and white hypocrisy in nineteen… read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
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- civil war
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