The Civil War on the Mississippi: Union Sailors, Gunboat Captains, and the Campaign to Control the River
By: Barbara Brooks Tomblin
3.85
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
Flowing from its source in northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River borders …
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1. This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War
By: James M. McPherson
3.20
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
The author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom and the New York Times bestsellers C… read more
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2. Strenuous Life
By: Theodore Roosevelt
3.17
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Teddy Roosevelt lived a full and accomplished life and shared many of his beliefs in this book, in … read more
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3. Trap Line
By: Carl Hiaasen , William D. Montalbano
3.68
Format: None pages,
The gripping thriller from "New York Times" bestselling author Carl Hiaasen--now available as an eb… read more
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4. The Zimmermann Telegram
By: Barbara W. Tuchman
3.53
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Guns of August, andThe Zimmermann Telegramcomprise … read more
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5. Double Whammy
By: Carl Hiaasen
4.83
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
R.J. Decker, star tenant of the local trailer park and neophyte private eye is fishing for a killer… read more
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6. War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865
By: James M. McPherson
4.14
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because the represented only a small per… read more
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7. The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Doris Kearns Goodwin, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of Team of Rivals, captures the Progr… read more
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8. The Guns of August
By: Barbara W. Tuchman
4.18
Format: 658 pages, Kindle Edition
The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Guns of August, and The Zimmerman Telegram comprise… read more
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"Nothing so comforts the military mind as the maxim of a great but dead general."-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August
"Now according to German logic, a declaration of war was found to be unnecessary because of imaginary bombings"-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August
"Human beings, like plans, prove fallible in the presence of those ingredients that are missing in maneuvers - danger, death, and live ammunition."-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August
"To think meant to give room for freedom of initiative, for the imponderable to win over the material, for will to demonstrate its power over circumstance."-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August
9. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
By: Erik Larson
4.30
Format: 546 pages, ebook
"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a f… read more
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10. 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
11. Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
By: Eric Jay Dolin
3.89
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The heroic story of the founding of the U.S. Navy during the Revolution has been told before, yet m… read more
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12. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
By: Malcolm Gladwell
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war In The Bomber Ma… read more
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"Revolutions are birthed in conversation, argument, validation, proximity, and the look in your listener’s eye that tells you you’re on to something."-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
"I'm drawn again and again to obsessives. I like them. I like the idea that someone could push away all the concerns and details that make up everyday life and just zero in on one thing - the thing th…"-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
"The more you invest in a set of beliefs - the greater the sacrifice you make in the service of that conviction - the more resistant you will be to evidence that suggests that you are mistaken. You do…"-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
13. Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942
By: Max Hastings
4.25
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Renowned historian Max Hastings recreates one of the most thrilling events of World War II: Operati… read more
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14. 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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15. 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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16. Eleanor
By: David Michaelis
4.09
Format: 720 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller Prizewinning bestselling author David Michaelis presents a “stunning” ( … read more
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17. A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology
By: Toby Wilkinson
3.97
Format: 510 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling history of the West’s scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptolo… read more
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18. Iron and Blood
By: Peter H. Wilson
3.98
Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover
A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022'No one interested in the history of Europe can afford not t… read more
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19. Empire of Sand: How Britain Made the Middle East
By: Walter Reid
4.06
Format: 606 pages, Kindle Edition
At the end of the First World War the modern Middle East was created by Britain and France, who car… read more
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20. How Horror Works in Books and Film
By: Shannon Scott
3.75
Format: 4 pages, Audiobook
Why are we scared of ghosts, zombies, vampires, demons, and monsters, when we know they are not rea… read more
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21. The Civil War on the Mississippi: Union Sailors, Gunboat Captains, and the Campaign to Control the River
By: Barbara Brooks Tomblin
3.85
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
Flowing from its source in northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River borders … read more
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