9 Top history books like Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories by C. Brian Kelly

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Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

By: C. Brian Kelly

3.57

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

"This fascinating book will make the Civil War come alive with thoughts and feelings of real people…

"Of his first enemy encounter, Gen. Grant said that after his initial fear, "My heart resumed its place." Grant said he suddenly realized his potential enemy he had been "as much afraid of me as I had been of him."

-C. Brian Kelly, Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

"Of his first enemy encounter, Gen. Grant said that after his initial fear, "My heart resumed its place." Grant said he suddenly realized his potential enemy he had been "as much afraid of me as I had been of him."

-C. Brian Kelly, Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

If you liked the history plot in Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories by C. Brian Kelly , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. I Stooged to Conquer: The Autobiography of the Leader of the Three Stooges

By: Moe Howard

4.23

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Telling the full story of the head Stooge, this work reveals the life-long career of a legendary fu… read more

Similar categories in Moe Howard's I Stooged to Conquer: The Autobiography of the Leader of the Three Stooges book and C. Brian Kelly's Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

  • nonfiction
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2. The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

By: Michael Shaara

4.33

Format: 345 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two drea… read more

Similar categories in Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) book and C. Brian Kelly's Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

  • american history
  • historical
  • civil war
  • military fiction
  • war
  • american civil war
"Never let them see you run."

-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

"Southern women like their men religious and a little mad."

-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

"He was one of those, like Stuart, who looked on war as God's greatest game."

-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

"…[W]e have a country here where the past cannot keep a good man in chains, and that's the nature of the war."

-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

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3. Night over Water

By: Ken Follett

3.90

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

September 1939. England is at war with Nazi Germany. In Southampton, the world’s most luxurious air… read more

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  • historical
  • war
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4. The Confession

By: John Grisham

3.91

Format: 418 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFirst time in paperbackAn innocent man is about to be executed.Only a g… read more

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"He counts votes before he decides what to have for breakfast."

-John Grisham, The Confession

"You need some coffee, don't you?" "Yes, I've only had a gallon."

-John Grisham, The Confession

"He had blown the trumpet for so long that no one heard it anymore."

-John Grisham, The Confession

"Good God, Keith." "Yes, I've talked to Him too and I'm still waiting on his Guidance..."

-John Grisham, The Confession

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5. The Spymistress

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

3.75

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

Born to slave-holding aristocracy in Richmond, Virginia, and educated by Northern Quakers, Elizabet… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's The Spymistress book and C. Brian Kelly's Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

  • historical
  • civil war
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6. The Civil War, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville

By: Shelby Foote

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Shelby Foote begins a tremendous, sweeping narrative of the most fascinating conflict in our histor… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • civil war
  • military fiction
  • war
  • american civil war
  • nonfiction
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7. Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

3.47

Format: 185 pages, Hardcover

In Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker, novelist Jennifer Chiaverini presents a stunning account of the frien… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker book and C. Brian Kelly's Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

  • historical
  • civil war
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8. Homer Price

By: Robert McCloskey

4.09

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more

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"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

9. The Red Badge of Courage

By: Stephen Crane

3.68

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

During an unnamed battle, 18-year-old private Henry Fleming survives what he considers to be a lost… read more

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10. Streets of Laredo

By: Larry McMurtry

2.83

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry comes the sequel and final book in the Loneso… 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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  • american history
  • history
  • historical
  • civil war
  • 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

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12. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

By: Henry Winkler

4.14

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply tho… read more

Similar categories in Henry Winkler's Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond book and C. Brian Kelly's Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

  • nonfiction
  • history
"It’s so funny about time - you get into these nice little grooves with people you love, and you think it’ll go on forever. But time goes so fast, and nothing goes on forever."

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

"If you don't nail your feet to the ground, you can just believe - and you want to believe. It's so enticing. It felt so good. You could just become a gigantic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade a…"

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

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13. All My Secrets

By: Lynn Austin

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Lynn Austin returns with a luminous work of historical fiction set amid the opul… read more

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  • historical
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14. Long Way Home

By: Lynn Austin

4.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this portrait of war and its aftermath, a young woman searches for the truth her childhood frien… read more

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  • historical
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15. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

By: Ron Howard

4.27

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben—these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the… read more

Similar categories in Ron Howard's The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family book and C. Brian Kelly's Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

  • nonfiction
  • history
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16. The Runaway (Legacy of Love #2)

By: Melanie Dobson

4.35

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Melanie Dobson's bestselling novel--In a divided town during a dangerous era, who can be trusted? … read more

Similar categories in Melanie Dobson's The Runaway (Legacy of Love #2) book and C. Brian Kelly's Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

  • historical
Cover of Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History by Brian Kilmeade

17. Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History

By: Brian Kilmeade

4.16

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

The New York Times bestseller now in paperback with a new epilogue.In March 1836, the Mexican army … read more

Similar categories in Brian Kilmeade's Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History book and C. Brian Kelly's Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

  • american history
  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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18. Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny

By: Brian Kilmeade

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Another pop history pageturner from the New York Times bestselling authors of George Washington's S… read more

Similar categories in Brian Kilmeade's Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny book and C. Brian Kelly's Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

  • american history
  • history
  • historical
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
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19. Three Days at the Brink

By: Bret Baier

4.21

Format: 434 pages, Hardcover

“I not put this extraordinary book down. Three Days at the Brink is a masterpiece: elegantly writt… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • military fiction
  • war
  • nonfiction
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20. Light-Horse Harry: A Biography of Washington’s Great Cavalryman, General Henry Lee (Heroes and Villains from American History)

By: Noel B. Gerson

4.60

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

An engrossing biography of Washington’s great cavalryman. General Henry Lee was an accomplished sol… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
  • history
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21. More Haunted Michigan: New Encounters with Ghosts of the Great Lakes State

By: Gerald S. Hunter

3.95

Format: 231 pages, Paperback

The Presence of the Paranormal Rev. Hunter invited readers of Haunted Michigan to open their minds … read more

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22. Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

By: C. Brian Kelly

3.57

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

"This fascinating book will make the Civil War come alive with thoughts and feelings of real people… read more

Similar categories in C. Brian Kelly's Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories book and C. Brian Kelly's Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

  • american history
  • history
  • historical
  • civil war
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • american civil war
  • nonfiction
  • essays
"Of his first enemy encounter, Gen. Grant said that after his initial fear, "My heart resumed its place." Grant said he suddenly realized his potential enemy he had been "as much afraid of me as I had…"

-C. Brian Kelly, Best Little Stories from the Civil War: More than 100 true stories

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The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

Michael Shaara

4.33

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Night over Water

Ken Follett

3.90

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The Spymistress

Jennifer Chiaverini

3.75

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Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker

Jennifer Chiaverini

3.47

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Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)

Nathaniel Philbrick

4.12

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Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan

Bill O'Reilly , Martin Dugard

4.35

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Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists

Bill O'Reilly

4.19

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Brian Kilmeade

4.23

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