Dreams of El Dorado by H. W. Brands
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A broad overview of a complex subject that doesn’t disintegrate into a mélange of disconnected anecdotes.
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Winter War by Eric Rauchway
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A timely look at an epic realignment in American political history.
Read MoreCivil War Barons by Jeffrey D. Wert
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A brisk gallivant through nineteen biographies of men who made fortunes in the business of war.
Read MoreThe Calculus of Violence by Aaron Sheehan-Dean
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An examination of the agonizing debates about the meaning of a just war in the Civil War era.
Read MoreImpeachment: An American History
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Exploring the only three impeachment cases from history, as well as its power and meaning for today.
Read MoreHitler's American Friends by Bradley W. Hart
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More than just a a thinly veiled historical warning about the present.
Read More1619: Jamestown and the Forging of American Democracy by James Horn
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The story of the remarkable juxtaposition of two events: the establishment of Virginia's first General Assembly and the arrival of its first African slaves.
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