American History

This is the first narrative history of the Archdiocese of St. Paul, from 1840 to 1962. Historian Marvin R. O'Connell brings to life the extraordinary labors and accomplishments of the...

LeMay was a terrifying, complex, and brilliant general. In World War II, he ordered the firebombing of Tokyo and was in charge when Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and...

This is the first and only biography of Sydney Taylor (1904-1978), author of the award-winning All-of-a-Kind Family series of books, the first juvenile novels published by a mainstream publisher to...

When Columbus arrived on the shores of Hispaniola, a rich and complex civilisation already existed that forms the core of American cultural history. Exploring ancient southeastern Indian sites from the...

"This absorbing and important book recounts the titanic struggle over the implications of the Civil War amid the impeachment of a defiant and temperamentally erratic American president."-Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning...

In Fracture, critically acclaimed historian Philipp Blom argues that in the aftermath of the First World War, citizens of the West directed their energies inwards, launching into hedonistic, aesthetic and...

A shattering narrative of how a nation embraced "separation" and its pernicious consequences. Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court case synonymous with "separate but equal," drew remarkably little attention when...

William C. Oates is best remembered as the Confederate officer defeated at Gettysburg's Little Round Top, losing a golden opportunity to turn the Union's flank and win the battle -...

Author: Stephen Brumwell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 514 Winner of the prestigious George Washington Book Prize, George Washington is a vivid recounting of the formative years and military career...

Author: Roger S. Durham Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 544 High Seas and Yankee Gunboats tells of the harrowing adventures of two men from Savannah, Georgia, who sought to breach...

George I. Sanchez was a reformer, activist, and intellectual, and one of the most influential members of the "Mexican American Generation" (1930-1960). A professor of education at the University of...

In The Ledger and the Chain, prize-winning historian Joshua D. Rothman tells the disturbing story of the Franklin and Armfield company and the men who built it into the largest...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Washington's Spies, the thrilling story of the Confederate spy who came to Britain to turn the tide of the Civil War-and the...

The award-winning, new definitive history of Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders"Thrilling. ... A CLASSIC." -True WestWINNER: Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award; New Mexico-Arizona Book Award; and Colorado Book...

Author: Patrick Symmes Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 From the author of "Chasing Che, " the remarkable tale of a group of boys at the heart of Cuba's political...

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The book describes, interprets, and analyzes the key features of European society and American society and major social trends in the United States and in the European Union in the...

'To say that Atkinson can tell a story is like saying Sinatra can sing ... A powerful new voice has been added to the dialogue about [America's] origins as a...

Weston Birch (Bert) Hall carved out his place in history with an almost devilish delight. Much of what has been written about him, including his own two autobiographies, has proven...

Post Roads & Iron Horses is the first book to look in detail at the turnpikes, steamboats, canals, railroads, and trolleys (street railroads) that helped define Connecticut and shape New...

At dawn on 13 December 1939, smoke was seen on the horizon; HMS Exeter was told to close in and investigate. Two minutes later a dramatic signal was sent from...

Widely regarded as the most important narrative of 17th-century New England, William Bradford's "Of Plimmoth Plantation" is one of the founding documents of American literature and history. In this study,...

Author: Julie Roy Jeffrey Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, were pioneering missionaries to the Cayuse Indians in Oregon Territory. In this biography, the...

Abraham Lincoln is, by tradition, one of American history's quintessential westerners. But Lincoln owed much of his national political success, not to mention his enshrinement in public memory, to his...

In a grand and immemsely readable synthesis of historical, political, cultural, and economic analysis, a prize-winning historian describes the events that made the American Revolution. Gordon S. Wood depicts a...

This title offers an insightful view of major Civil War battles from a representation of one of South Carolina's most influential families. The Tillman family of Edgefield, South Carolina, is...

A New Yorker Best Book of the Year 2022An "electrifying" biography of Walter White, a little-remembered Black civil rights leader who passed for white in order to investigate racist murders,...

Author: Andrew Delbanco Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 464 "Excellent...stunning."--Ta-Nehisi Coates The devastating story of how fugitive slaves drove the nation to Civil War A New York Times Notable Book...

"A painstaking and . . . admiring portrait" (Edward Kosner, Wall Street Journal) of Hubert Humphrey, one of the great liberal politicians of the twentieth century"An outstanding account of the...

This title offers an insightful view of major Civil War battles from a representation of one of South Carolina's most influential families. The Tillman family of Edgefield, South Carolina, is...

For years the Ewing family of Ohio has been lost in the historical shadow cast by their in-law, General William T. Sherman. In the era of the Civil War, it...

Looking over the vast open plains of eastern Colorado, western Kansas, and southwestern Nebraska, where one can travel miles without seeing a town or even a house, it is hard...

In a brilliantly conceived and elegantly written book, Rogan Kersh investigates the idea of national union in the United States. For much of the period between the colonial era and...

Harry S. Truman was Commander-in-Chief at one of the (if not the) critical moments in American--and global--military history: when the decision had to be made to drop the Bomb. As...

National Bestseller * One of the year's most acclaimed works of nonfictionA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times, Washington Post, New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, Kirkus, New York Post,...

Author: David DaryBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981, Second PrintingCondition remarks:Book: Ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerA colorful account of five centuries of cowboy culture details the...

Author: Theodore H. WhiteBinding: HardbackPublished: Atheneum Books, 1973Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThe Making of the President 1972 is the fourth book in Theodore H. White's landmark...

Author: John HemmingBinding: HardbackPublished: Newsweek, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMachu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in southern Peru, often referred to as the 'Lost City of...

Author: David HowarthBinding: HardbackPublished: Reader's Union, 1967Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the history of Panama, detailing the experiences of early Spanish explorers from 1502...

Author: Bill YenneBinding: HardbackPublished: Wiley, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBlack '41 presents an interesting account of how one class of West Pointers served their country in both...

Author: E. B. Long; with Barbara Long and a foreword by Bruce CattonBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday & Company, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis almanac provides a detailed...

Author: David LavenderBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday & Co., 1958Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markings-

Author: Eli N. Evans; Terry EvansBinding: HardbackPublished: Free Press, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography was acclaimed by The New York Times as 'deeply interesting' and 'an...

Author: Charles Bracelen FloodBinding: HardbackPublished: Houghton Mifflin , 1981Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book covers a range of topics including the military and general history...

Author: Richard WheelerBinding: HardbackPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a detailed eyewitness account of the battles and events during the American...

Author: Joseph E. PersicoBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House Publishing Group, 2013Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, focusing...