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Enduring Vietnam: An American Generation and Its War
James Wright · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 464
Format: Print book
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The Vietnam War is largely recalled as a mistake, either in the decision to engage there or in the nature of the engagement. Or both. Veterans of the war remain largely anonymous figures, accomplices in the mistake. Critically recounting the steps that led to the war, this book does... |
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The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer
Skip Hollandsworth · Henry Holt and Co., 2016.
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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A sweeping narrative history of a terrifying serial killer--America's first--who stalked Austin, Texas in 1885 In the late 1800s, the city of Austin, Texas was on the cusp of emerging from an isolated western outpost into a truly cosmopolitan metropolis. But beginning in December... |
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Spying on the South: An Odyssey Across the American Divide
Tony Horwitz · Penguin Press
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
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Beloved best-selling author Tony Horwitz retraces Frederick Law Olmsted's epic journey across the American South in the 1850s, as he too searches for common ground in a dangerously riven nation.
On the eve of the Civil War, an up-and-coming newspaper, the New York Times, sent... |
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Cuba Libre!: Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History
Tony Perrottet · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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The surprising story of Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, and the scrappy band of rebel men and women who followed them.
Most people are familiar with the basics of the Cuban Revolution of 1956-1959: it was led by two of the twentieth century's most charismatic figures, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara;... |
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Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race
Margot Lee Shetterly · William Morrow
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times bestseller The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA at the leading edge of the feminist and civil rights movement, whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space - a powerful, revelatory contribution... |
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American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity
Christian G. Appy · Viking
Format: Hardcover
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"Few people understand the centrality of the Vietnam War to our situation as much as Christian Appy." - Ken BurnsThe critically acclaimed author of Patriots offers profound insights into Vietnam's place in America's self-image. How did the Vietnam War change the way we think... |
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The Bill of Rights: The Fight to Secure America's Liberties
Carol Berkin · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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The real story of how the Bill of Rights came to be: a concise, vivid history of political strategy, big egos, and partisan interest that set the terms of the ongoing contest between the federal government and the states.Revered today for articulating America's founding principles,... |
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Cornelius Ryan: The Longest Day, A Bridge Too Far
Cornelius Ryan · Library of America
Pages: 1005
Format: Hardcover
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For the 75th anniversary of D-Day, a deluxe collector's edition gathering two gripping masterpieces of military history.Library of America presents two of the best books ever written about World War II in a deluxe collector's edition featuring 88 pages of photographs, full-color... |
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March 1917: On the Brink of War and Revolution
Will Englund · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 387
Format: Hardcover
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A riveting history of the month that transformed the world's greatest nations as Russia faced revolution and America entered World War I. "We are provincials no longer," declared Woodrow Wilson on March 5, 1917, at his second inauguration. He spoke on the eve of America's... |
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Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
Karen Abbott · Harper
Pages: 513
Format: Hardcover
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Karen Abbott, the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and "pioneer of sizzle history" (USA Today) , tells the spellbinding true story of four women who risked everything to become spies during the Civil War. Karen Abbott illuminates one of the most... |
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Discovering Vintage New Orleans: A Guide to the City's Timeless Shops, Bars, Hotels & More
Bonnye Stuart · Globe Pequot Press; 1st Edition edition
Format: Print book
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Discovering Vintage New Orleans is a guide to all of the city's timeless classic spots that take you back in time. The book spotlights the charming stories that tell you what each place is like now and how it got that way. It includes indexes that let you choose the places you want... |
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When Britain Burned the White House: The 1814 Invasion of Washington
Peter Snow · Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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In August 1814, the United States army was defeated just outside Washington, D.C., by the world’s greatest military power. President James Madison and his wife had just enough time to flee the White House before the British invaders entered. British troops stopped to feast on the meal... |
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