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The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
Rick Atkinson · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 800
Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of the Liberation Trilogy comes the extraordinary first volume of his new trilogy about the American RevolutionRick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning An Army at Dawn and two other superb books about World War II, has long been admired for his deeply... |
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Cities: The First 6,000 Years
Monica L. Smith · Viking
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A sweeping history of cities through the millennia--from Mesopotamia to Manhattan--and how they have propelled Homo sapiens to dominance.Six thousand years ago, there were no cities on the planet. Today, more than half of the world's population lives in urban areas, and that number is growing.... |
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Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II
Robert Matzen · GoodKnight Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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Twenty-five years after her passing, Audrey Hepburn remains the most beloved of all Hollywood stars, known as much for her role as UNICEF ambassador as for films like Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Several biographies have chronicled her stardom, but none has covered her intense... |
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Lincoln Road Trip: The Back-Roads Guide to America's Favorite President
Jane Simon Ammeson · Indiana University Press - Red Lightning Books
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
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America's favorite president sure got around. From his time as a child in Kentucky, as a lawyer in Illinois, and all the way to the Oval Office, Abraham Lincoln toured across the countryside and cities and stayed at some amazing locations.In Lincoln Road Trip: The Back-Roads Guide to America's... |
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The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty
Susan Page · Twelve
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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A vivid biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush, one of the most influential and under-appreciated women in American political history. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 13.3px Times; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000; background-color: #ffffff}... |
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The Pandemic Century: One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria, and Hubris
Mark Honigsbaum · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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A medical historian narrates the last century of scientific struggle against an enduring enemy: deadly contagious disease.Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet despite a century of medical... |
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The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism
Jemar Tisby · Zondervan
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The Color of Compromise takes readers on a historical journey: from America's early colonial days through slavery and the Civil War, covering the tragedy of Jim Crow laws and the victories of the Civil Rights era, to today's Black Lives Matter movement. Author Jemar Tisby reveals the obvious... |
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