Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America
By: Michael Hiltzik
3.81
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the Transcontinental Railroad, few were prepared for …
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1. Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-69
By: Stephen E. Ambrose
3.98
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and… read more
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"But a choice made is made, it cannot be changed. Things happened as they happened. It is possible to imagine all kinds of different routes across the continent, or a better way for the government to …"-Stephen E. Ambrose, Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-69
2. Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital
By: David M. Oshinsky
4.00
Format: 4 pages, Hardcover
From a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian comes a riveting history of New York's iconic public hospit… read more
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3. Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century
By: Michael A. Hiltzik
3.94
Format: 111 pages, ebook
As breathtaking today as the day it was completed, Hoover Dam not only shaped the American West but… read more
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4. The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court
By: Cliff Sloan , David McKean
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In 1800, the United States teetered on the brink of a second revolution. The presidential election … read more
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5. Eisenhower in War and Peace
By: Jean Edward Smith
4.06
Format: 976 pages, Hardcover
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYThe Christian Science Monitor • St. Louis Post-DispatchIn… read more
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"Jealousy knows no logic, nor does it respect reciprocity."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
"The loneliness of command had made Eisenhower emotionally self-sufficient."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
"Patton would have said a warmer goodbye to his horse, The author writes on Eisenhower's cold dismissal of his wartime lover."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
"Eisenhower on Patton: "Fundamentally, he is so avid for recognition as a great commander that he won't with ruthlessly suppress any habit that will jeopardize it."-Jean Edward Smith, Eisenhower in War and Peace
6. Cattle Kingdom: The Hidden History of the Cowboy West
By: None
4.32
Format: 318 pages, Hardcover
A revolutionary new appraisal of the Old West and the America it made The open range cattle era las… read more
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7. 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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8. Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
By: Simon Winchester
3.84
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergart… read more
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9. The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America
By: H.W. Brands
3.99
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling historian and Pulitzer-prize finalist H. W. Brands follows the lives and battles of Gen… read more
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10. Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America
By: Michael Hiltzik
3.81
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the Transcontinental Railroad, few were prepared for … read more
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11. Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization
By: Amanda H. Podany
4.19
Format: 12 pages, Audible Audio
When we imagine what life might have been like thousands of years in the past, the images we often … read more
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12. 100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife
By: Ken Jennings
3.30
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author and legendary Jeopardy! host and champion Ken Jennings comes… read more
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13. The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church
By: Rachel L. Swarns
4.13
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
“An absolutely essential addition to the history of the Catholic Church, whose involvement in New W… read more
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14. Cloistered: My Years as a Nun
By: Catherine Coldstream
3.71
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
An astonishing memoir of twelve years as a contemplative nun in a silent monastery. Cloistered t… read more
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15. Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution
By: T.J. English
3.98
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
To underworld kingpins Meyer Lansky and Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Cuba was the greatest hope for the… read more
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16. The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Ford Motor Company, and Their Epic Quest to Arm an America at War
By: A.J. Baime
4.40
Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition
In 1941, as Hitler’s threat loomed ever larger, President Roosevelt realized he needed weaponry to … read more
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17. 1941: The Year Germany Lost the War
By: Andrew Nagorski
4.18
Format: 381 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling historian Andrew Nagorski takes a fresh look at the decisive year 1941, when Hitler’s m… read more
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18. The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb
By: Sam Kean
4.34
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The gripping, untold story of a renegade group of scientists and spies determined to keep Adolf Hit… read more
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19. The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi
By: Boyce Upholt
4.07
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping history of the Mississippi River―and the centuries of human meddling that have transform… read more
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20. Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet: The Favorite Founder's Divisive Death, Enduring Afterlife, and Blueprint for American Prosperity
By: Michael Meyer
3.81
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The incredible story of Benjamin Franklin’s parting gift to the working-class people of Boston and … read more
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21. The Sun Also Rises: The Original 1926 Unabridged And Complete Edition (Ernest Hemingway Classics)
By: Ernest Hemingway
3.70
Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition
The Sun Also Rises is a 1926 novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, his first, that portrays Am… read more
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