U.S. History
 
   
The Age of Jackson and the Art of American Power, 1815-1848
A redefinition of American prower as brute, uncompromising strength
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American Poverty
Presidential Failures and a Call to Action
Renewing the War on Poverty
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American Shooter
A Personal History of Gun Culture in the United States
A liberal in the NRA
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Amid a Warring World
American Foreign Relations, 1775–1815
The critical role of early American diplomacy in preserving the existence of the United States
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Bat, Ball & Bible Back To Top
Baseball and Sunday Observance in New York
The church vs. the "church of baseball"
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Battleground New York City
Countering Spies, Saboteurs, and Terrorists since 1861
New York City—an irresistible target
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The Black Experience in the Civil War South
A traumatic time of secession and war
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Blazing Ice
Pioneering the Twenty-first Century’s Road to the South Pole
Antarctica like you've never seen it before
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A Call to the Sea
Captain Charles Stewart of the USS Constitution
The U.S. Navy’s real-life “Jack Aubrey”
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Cold War Submarines Back To Top
The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001
Analyzes the development of U.S. and Soviet submarines during the Cold War
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Counting Every Vote
The Most Contentious Elections in American History
A fresh look at contentious elections in American history
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Crucible of Fire
Nineteenth-Century Urban Fires and the Making of the Modern Fire Service
How the tragedies of the nineteenth-century's great municipal fires changed firefighting today
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Dark Soul of the South
The Life and Crimes of Racist Killer Joseph Paul Franklin
The first full, factual account of America's most prolific racist killer
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Duffy's War
Fr. Francis Duffy, Wild Bill Donovan, and the Irish Fighting 69th in World War I
A rip-roaring account of the famous Irish regiment from New York City
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Envoy to the Terror Back To Top
Gouverneur Morris and the French Revolution
An American Founding Father’s important contributions to the French Revolution
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A Farewell to Justice
Jim Garrison, JFK's Assassination, and the Case That Should Have Changed History
Breaking their silence, witnessees expose a cover-up in JFK's assassination
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Father of the Tuskegee Airmen, John C. Robinson
A thrilling biography of one of the most famous African American pilots of all time
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Following the Drum
Women at the Valley Forge Encampment
The untold story of the women who helped the Revolutionary War soldiers survive their darkest winter
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The Forgotten Terrorist
Sirhan Sirhan and the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
The definitive examination of the RFK assassination
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A Free Man of Color and His Hotel Back To Top
Race, Reconstruction, and the Role of the Federal Government
The amazing story of a nineteenth-century businessman, Reconstruction, and the Constitution
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Fruits of Victory
The Woman's Land Army of America in the Great War
The women who kept the farms going while the soldiers were Over There
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Gone at 3:17
The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History
How a town lost its future
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The Hamiltonian Vision, 1789–1800
The Art of American Power During the Early Republic
The creation of American diplomacy and power as an art
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In Pursuit of Liberty
Coming of Age in the American Revolution
Children caught up in the maelstrom of the American Revolution
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The Jeffersonian Vision, 1801-1815 Back To Top
The Art of American Power During the Early Republic
The creation of American diplomacy and power as a distinct art
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JFK Assassination Logic
How to Think about Claims of Conspiracy
Untangling the logic behind the JFK conspiracy claims
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Joel Barlow, American Diplomat and Nation Builder
The fascinating biography of one of America's most colorful diplomats
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John F. Kennedy
World Leader
A comprehensive assessment of JFK's foreign policy
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The Last Great Senator
Robert C. Byrd's Encounters with Eleven U.S. Presidents
The falcon of the Senate
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Liberty's Fallen Generals Back To Top
Leadership and Sacrifice in the American War of Independence
They made the ultimate sacrifice for liberty
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Lincoln's American Dream
Clashing Political Perspectives
Provides a unique and invaluable resource for further understanding Lincoln's political thought and leadership and the Civil War.
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A Living Treasure
Seasonal Photographs of Arlington National Cemetery
The beauty of Arlington National Cemetery in full color
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Long Journey with Mr. Jefferson
The Life of Dumas Malone
The fascinating life and work of a preeminent presidential biographer
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The Minute Men
The First Fight: Myths and Realities of the American Revolution
A history from the first colonists' defense against Indian attacks to the firing of the "shot heard around the world"
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The Money Trail Back To Top
How Elmer Irey and His T-Men Brought Down America's Criminal Elite
The untold story of the man who followed the money to bust Al Capone and clean up America's first great crime wave
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Napoleon's Troublesome Americans
Franco-American Relations, 1804-1815
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Neither Victor nor Vanquished
America in the War of 1812
Why the War of 1812 matters
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Open Doors
Vietnam POWs Thirty Years Later
Offers a unique look at America's survivors of the "Hanoi Hilton," in words and photographs
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Operation Overflight
A Memoir of the U-2 Incident
The incident that wrecked a summit conference and inaugurated a new era in the ancient art of spying
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Passages to America Back To Top
Oral Histories of Child Immigrants from Ellis Island and Angel Island
The immigrant experiences of children from Ellis and Angel Islands
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Personality, Character, and Leadership In The White House
Psychologists Assess the Presidents
Analyzing the American presidents from George Washington to George W. Bush
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Planning Reagan's War
Conservative Strategists and America's Cold War Victory
Ronald Reagan as a man of ideas
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Redcoats' Revenge
An Alternate History of the War of 1812
One small twist in history nearly strips the United States of its independence
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The Revolutionary Years, 1775-1789
The Art of American Power During the Early Republic
The creation of American diplomacy and power as an art
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Rubble Back To Top
How the 9/11 Families Rebuilt Their Lives and Inspired America
We will never forget
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SECDEF
The Nearly Impossible Job of Secretary of Defense
The men who struggle with Washington's most demanding post
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Second Manassas
Longstreet's Attack and the Struggle for Chinn Ridge
Foreword by John Hennessy
The turning point of one of the Civil War's most crucial battles
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Secrecy Wars
National Security, Privacy, and the Public's Right to Know
Covers such controversial topics as American political assassinations, nuclear safety, Secret Service protection of the presidents, and CIA covert operations and alleged involvement in the sale of crack cocaine
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Surviving Twice
Amerasian Children of the Vietnam War
Inspiring and sometimes tragic personal stories of five Amerasian children left behind after the Vietnam War
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Thanks for the Memories Back To Top
Love, Sex, and World War II
The surprising history of sex during World War II
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Wade Hampton
Confederate Warrior, Conservative Statesman
Winner of the 2006 Douglas Southall Freeman History Award
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War, Welfare & Democracy
Rethinking America's Quest for the End of History
History is not over
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Washington DC's Most Wanted™
The Top 10 Book of Tourist Treasures, Powerful Politicians, and Capital Wonders
America's capital gets the Most Wanted™ treatment
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When Dreams Came True
The GI Bill and the Making of Modern America
The rarely told story of the law that changed post-World War II America and shaped the social, educational, and economic decisions of a generation
   
Worshipping the Myths of World War II Back To Top
Reflections on America's Dedication to War
A WWII veteran's controversial perspective
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