American History

Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter Onuf

MOST BLESSED OF THE PATRIARCHS: THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE EMPIRE OF THE IMAGINATION is a character study by a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and her co author who is America's leading Jefferson scholar. The book follows Jefferson from birth to death and not only gives a true picture of the man, but dispels many of the...

The Flight: Charles Lindbergh's 1927 Transatlantic Crossing Dan Hampton

THE FLIGHT: CHARLES LINDBERGH'S DARING AND IMMORTAL 1927 TRANSATLANTIC is a flier's-eye account of this legendary journey. Told from the unique perspective from the acclaimed aviation historian who had exclusive access to primary sources and archives, family letters, and Lindbergh's personal diary and writings. The...

Rescue At Los Banos: The Most Daring Prison Camp Raid of World War II Bruce Henderson

RESCUE AT LOS BANOS: THE MOST DARING PRISON CAMP RAID OF WORLD WAR II is the story of getting 2,000 civilian prisoners of war out of a Japanese camp in the Philippines. Although complete history, it is as exciting as any fiction. 

 

 

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Sex with Presidents: The Ins and Outs of Love and Lust in the White House Eleanor Herman

SEX WITH PRESIDENTS details the bedroom affairs of the presidents throughout American history, as...

The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America Kostya Kennedy

THE RIDE is the dramatic untold story of the event Americans have known since childhood, but separates truth from legend. Using little known fresh research,  Kostya Kennedy allows readers to now see the larger and more dangerous role Revere played in creating a new republic.

 

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You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America Paul Kix

YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO DIE BEFORE YOU CAN BEGIN TO LIVE: TEN WEEKS IN BIRMINGHAM THAT CHANGED AMERICA tells the inside story of the planning, the squabbles, the details and all the obstacles faced by Fred Shuttlesworth, James Bevel, Wyatt Walker and Martin Luther King, Jr. in planning the campaign to integrate...

Every Man A Hero: A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World at War Ray Lambert
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Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership Edward J. Larson

FRANKLIN & WASHINGTON illuminates the partnership of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, two very different men who perhaps did the most to shape America's image and ideas. Brilliantly written and researched, Larson illustrates how Franklin and Washington worked together and separately to form the country's...

Rain in Our Hearts: Alpha Company in the Vietnam War Gary Ford & James Allen Logue

RAIN IN OUR HEARTS: ALPHA COMPANY IN THE VIETNAM WAR is a truly magnificent tribute to America's veterans who sacrificed so much - some who sacrificed their lives - for our country. The powerful images were created during battle and on the way to battle and after battle by a professional photographer who carried his...

The Invisible Spy: Churchill's Rockefeller Center Spy Ring and America's First Secret Agent of World War II Thomas Maier

THE INVISIBLE SPY reads like a James Bond novel, but every word is true. This remarkable, untold story reveals the beginning of the CIA (OSS) and the former NFL player along with his good friend Ian Fleming, with a cast that includes FDR, Churchill, the entire British spy network who helped...