Pershing: Commander of the Great War (The Generals)
By: John Perry
4.12
Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition
No other American military leader is so important and yet so little known as John J. Pershing. He l…
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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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- american history
- nonfiction
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"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
2. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
By: Edmund Morris
4.23
Format: 816 pages, Paperback
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time Described by … read more
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"Any black or red man who could win admission to “the fellowship of the doers"-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
"He plunged at once into the somewhat rodent-like life of a professional historian."-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
"Wall Street billionaires are predicting that Roosevelt-style railroad rate regulation will sooner or later bring about financial catastrophe. [ca. 1906]"-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
"[T]he one plain duty of every man is to face the future as he faces the present, regardless of what it may have in store for him, turning toward the light as he sees the light, to play his part manfu…"-Edmund Morris, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
3. Robinson Crusoe
By: Virginia Woolf , Daniel Defoe , Gerald McCann
3.68
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Daniel Defoe relates the tale of an English sailor marooned on a desert island for nearly three dec… read more
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"For sudden Joys, like Griefs, confound at first. "-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe
"On a horse? I was married on a horse? Gillian looked like she could kill the groom"-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe
"All evils are to be considered with the good that is in them, and with what worse attends them."-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe
"for me to think of such a voyage was the most preposterous thing that ever man in such circumstances could be guilty of."-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe
4. James Madison
By: Richard Brookhiser
3.75
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
James Madison led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history, and his story… read more
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5. Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor
By: James M. Scott
4.47
Format: 672 pages, Paperback
Finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in History "Like Lauren Hillebrand's Unbroken … Target Tokyo … read more
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- american history
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6. John Tyler: The Accidental President
By: Edward P. Crapol
0.00
Format: 798 pages, Hardcover
The first vice president to become president on the death of the incumbent, John Tyler (1790-1862) … read more
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7. Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1)
By: James Patterson
3.82
Format: 254 pages, Paperback
The classic thriller that launched the Alex Cross series, the #1 detective series of the past twent… read more
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8. Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
By: Edmund Morris
4.10
Format: 766 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “Colonel Roosevelt is compelling readi… read more
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"If he was less motivated by compassion than anger at what he saw as the arrogance of capital,he chafed,nonetheless,to regulate it."-Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
"Ensconced, he (Roosevelt) lacked some of the neuroses of progressives-economic envy and race hatred especially.His radicalism was a matter of energy rather than urgency."-Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
"Norway...looked to Roosevelt "as funny a kingdom as was ever imagined outside of opera bouffe....It is much as if Vermont should offhand try the experiment of having a king."-Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
"He has,in short,reached his peak as a hunter,exuberantly altered from the pale,overweight statesman of ten months ago. Africa's way of reducing every problem of existence to dire alternatives-shoot o…"-Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt)
9. American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
By: Jon Meacham
3.44
Format: 336 pages,
Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this r… read more
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10. O Pioneers!
By: Willa Cather
3.90
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
O Pioneers! (1913) was Willa Cather's first great novel, and to many it remains her unchallenged ma… read more
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"Things away from home often look better than they are."-Willa Cather, O Pioneers!
"There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before."-Willa Cather, O Pioneers!
"Neither Oscar nor Lou has changed much; they have simply, as Alexandra said of them long ago, grown to be more and more like themselves."-Willa Cather, O Pioneers!
"We come and go, but the land is always here. And the people who love it and understand it are the people who own it -- for a little while."-Willa Cather, O Pioneers!
11. Theodore Rex
By: Edmund Morris
4.18
Format: 772 pages, Paperback
Theodore Roosevelt and his two-term presidency (1901-9) deserve a king-size, seize-the-man biograph… read more
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- american history
- nonfiction
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"Implicit in the stare of those eyes, the power of those knobbly hands, was labor's historic threat of violence against capital."-Edmund Morris, Theodore Rex
"Yet there was no doubt that Theodore Roosevelt was peculiarly qualified to be President of all the people. Few, if any Americans could match the breadth of his intellect and the strength of his chara…"-Edmund Morris, Theodore Rex
12. The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever
By: Mark Frost
4.12
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The year: 1956. Four decades have passed since Eddie Lowery came to fame as the ten-year-old caddie… read more
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13. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
By: Denise Kiernan
3.27
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The incredible story of the young women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who unwittingly played a crucial r… read more
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14. Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
By: Candice Millard
3.87
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
James A. Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject po… read more
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15. Wilson
By: A. Scott Berg
5.00
Format: 172 pages,
From Pulitzer Prize-winning, #1 New York Times-bestselling author A. Scott Berg comes the definitiv… read more
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16. Grant
By: Ron Chernow
4.40
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize-winner and biographer of Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and John D. Rockefel… read more
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17. The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
By: John M. Barry
4.79
Format: None pages, Paperback
At the height of WWI, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, move… read more
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18. Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Terrorists
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.19
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In the eleventh book in the multimillion-selling Killing series, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard re… read more
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19. 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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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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"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
21. To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment
By: Bret Baier
4.40
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
Instant New York Times Bestseller #1 New York Times bestselling author Bret Baier reveals how Geo… read more
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22. Killing the Legends: The Lethal Danger of Celebrity
By: Bill O'Reilly
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In the latest book in the multimillion-selling Killing Series, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard tell… read more
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23. Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts
By: Bill O'Reilly
3.67
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
With over 19 million copies in print and a remarkable record of #1 New York Times, Wall Street Jour… read more
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24. Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service
By: Gary Sinise
4.42
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller: The moving, entertaining, never-before-told story of how one man found h… read more
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25. The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America
By: Christopher C. Gorham
4.32
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for readers of A Woman of No Importance, Three Ordinary Girls, and Eleanor: A Life comes th… read more
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26. The Courage to Be Free: Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival
By: Ron DeSantis
4.03
Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition
No American leader has accomplished more for his state than Governor Ron DeSantis. Now he reveals h… read more
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27. Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings
By: Earl Swift
4.19
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In this follow-up to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Chesapeake Requiem, Earl Swift redisco… read more
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28. Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure
By: Menachem Kaiser
3.68
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From a gifted young writer, the story of his quest to reclaim his family’s apartment building in Po… read more
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29. The Jazz Age President: Defending Warren G. Harding
By: Ryan S. Walters
3.61
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
"Presidents are ranked wrong. In The Jazz Age Defending Warren G. Harding, Ryan Walters mounts a c… read more
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30. Make Your Next Shot Your Best Shot: The Secret to Playing Great Golf
By: Bob Rotella
4.16
Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition
Take your golf game to the next level—one shot at a time—with advice from the New York Times–bestse… read more
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31. Pershing: Commander of the Great War (The Generals)
By: John Perry
4.12
Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition
No other American military leader is so important and yet so little known as John J. Pershing. He l… read more
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