Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
3.88
Format: 461 pages, Hardcover
HOW DID AMERICA BEGIN? This simple question launches acclaimed author Nathaniel Philbrick on an …
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"The moment any of them gave up on the difficult work of living with their neighbors--and all of the compromise, frustration, and delay that inevitably entailed--they risked losing everything."-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
"The moment any of them gave up on the difficult work of living with their neighbors--and all of the compromise, frustration, and delay that inevitably entailed--they risked losing everything."-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
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1. 1776
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more
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- american history
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"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"-David McCullough, 1776
"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."-David McCullough, 1776
"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."-David McCullough, 1776
"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"-David McCullough, 1776
2. Charlemagne: A Biography
By: Derek Wilson
3.55
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
An absorbing biography of the great leader who was the bridge between ancient and modern Europe — t… read more
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- historical
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3. Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
By: Erik Larson
4.05
Format: 323 pages, Paperback
September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resi… read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
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- audiobook
"Time lost can never be recovered...and this should be written in flaming letters everywhere."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"People seemed to believe that technology had stripped hurricanes of their power to kill. No hurricane expert endorsed this view."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"This is the story of Isaac and his time in America, the last turning of the centuries, when the hubris of men led them to believe they could disregard even nature itself."-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
"No one ever remembered a nice day. But no one ever forget the feel of paralyzed fish, the thud of walnut-sized hail against a horse's flank, or the way a superheated wind could turn your eyes to burl…"-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
4. Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
By: Stephen E. Ambrose
4.22
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
'This was much more than a bunch of guys out on an exploring and collecting expedition. This was a … read more
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- american history
- american
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Anyone who has ever canoed on the upper Missouri River knows what a welcome sight a grove of cottonoods can be. They provide shade, shelter, and fuel. For Indian ponies, they provide food. For the Co…"-Stephen E. Ambrose, Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
5. The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
By: Russell Shorto
4.16
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
When the British wrested New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, the truth about its thriving, polygl… read more
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- american history
- american
- history
- 17th century
- the united states of america
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"If what made America great was its ingenious openness to different cultures, then the small triangle of land at the southern tip of Manhattan Island is the New World birthplace of that idea, the spot…"-Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
"The first Manhattanites didn't arrive with lofty ideals. They came--whether as farmer, tanner, prostitute, wheelwright, barmaid, brewer, or trader--because there was a hope for a better life. There w…"-Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
"Henry Hudson was in his forties when he stepped into the light of history, a seasoned mariner, a man with a strong and resourceful wife and three sons, a man born and raised not only to the sea but t…"-Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
"Many people--whether they live in the heartland or on Fifth Avenue--like to think of New York City as so wild and extreme in its cultural fusion that it's an anomaly in the United States, almost a fo…"-Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
6. How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
By: Thomas Cahill
3.81
Format: 246 pages, Paperback
From the fall of Rome to the rise of Charlemagne - the "dark ages" - learning, scholarship, and cul… read more
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- audiobook
"Each one of us will die, naked and alone, on some battlefield not of our own choosing."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
"Like the Jews before them, the Irish enshrined literacy as their central religious act."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
"By the mid-seventeenth century, the visible image has assumed far greater reality than the invisible thought."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
"Well, they may not be civilized, but they certainly are confident—and this confidence is one of the open-handed pleasures of early Irish literature."-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
7. The Wright Brothers
By: David McCullough
2.60
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story ab… read more
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- history
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- audiobook
8. Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Start of a New Nation
By: David A. Price
4.19
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
A New York TimesNotable Book and aSan Jose Mercury NewsTop 20 Nonfiction Book of 2003In 1606, appro… read more
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- american history
- american
- history
- 17th century
- historical
- nonfiction
9. Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse
By: James L. Swanson
3.57
Format: 160 pages,
On the morning of April 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, received a telegram… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
10. Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
3.88
Format: 461 pages, Hardcover
HOW DID AMERICA BEGIN? This simple question launches acclaimed author Nathaniel Philbrick on an … read more
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- american history
- american
- history
- 17th century
- the united states of america
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- war
- nonfiction
- native americans
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"The moment any of them gave up on the difficult work of living with their neighbors--and all of the compromise, frustration, and delay that inevitably entailed--they risked losing everything."-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
"Faint not, poor soul, in God still trust; Fear not the things thou suffer must; For, whom he loves he doth chastise, And then all tears wipes from their eyes. William Bradford Plymouth Colony Governor"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
"For all they had suffered during those first terrible winters in America, their best years were behind them, in Leiden. Never again would they know the same rapturous sense of divine fellowship that …"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
11. Champlain's Dream
By: David Hackett Fischer
4.15
Format: 384 pages,
In this sweeping, enthralling biography, acclaimed historian David Hackett Fischer brings to life t… read more
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12. The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
By: Candice Millard
4.24
Format: None pages,
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Dou… read more
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13. John Adams
By: David McCullough
3.71
Format: 435 pages,
The enthralling, often surprising story of John Adams, one of the most important and fascinating Am… read more
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14. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
By: Erik Larson
3.86
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hit… read more
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15. Battle Cry of Freedom
By: James M. McPherson
3.91
Format: None pages, Paperback
Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, B… read more
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16. Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different
By: Gordon S. Wood
3.67
Format: 220 pages, Hardcover
Even when the greatness of the founding fathers isn't being debunked, it is a quality that feels ve… read more
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17. Bloody Mohawk: The French and Indian War & American Revolution on New York's Frontier
By: Richard J. Berleth , None
4.38
Format: 83 pages, Paperback
In this narrative history of the Mohawk River Valley and surrounding region from 1713 to 1794, Prof… read more
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18. The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
By: Timothy Egan
4.05
Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition
The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like no… read more
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- the united states of america
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"It still scares people driving cars named Expedition and Outlander... Throughout the Great Plains, a visitor passes more nothing than something. Or so it seems."-Timothy Egan, The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
"Of all the countries in the world, we Americans have been the greatest destroyers of land of any race of people barbaric or civilized," Bennett said in a speech at the start of the dust storms. What …"-Timothy Egan, The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
19. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
20. The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
By: David McCullough
3.81
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in … read more
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- american
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- the united states of america
- historical
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- audiobook
21. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
By: David Grann
4.19
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story o… read more
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