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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War
James D. Bradley · 387 pages
In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Howard Taft on the largest U.S. diplomatic mission in history to Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea. Roosevelt's glamorous twenty-one year old daughter Alice served as mistress of the cruise, which included senators and congressmen. On this trip, Taft concluded secret agreements in Roosevelt's name.In 2005, a centu
Dallas 1963
Bill Minutaglio, Steven L. Davis · 377 pages
"Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis ingeniously explore the swirling forces that led many people to warn President Kennedy to avoid Dallas on his fateful trip to Texas. Breathtakingly paced, DALLAS 1963 presents a clear, cinematic, and revelatory look at the shocking tragedy that transformed America. Countless authors have attempted to explain the assassination, but no one has ever bothered to ex
Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War
Steve Sheinkin · 265 pages
Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson
Gore Vidal · 205 pages
"Gore Vidal, one of the master stylists of American literature and one of the most acute observers of American life and history, turns his immense literary and historiographic talent to a portrait of the formidable trio of George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson." "In Inventing a Nation, Vidal transports the reader into the minds, the living rooms (and bedrooms), the convention halls,
A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination
Philip Shenon · 632 pages
"Groundbreaking new history of the Kennedy assassination, investigative reporter and bestselling author Phil Shenon writes the ultimate inside account of what has become the most controversial murder investigation of the 20th century, the aftermath of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Based on groundbreaking research, deep reporting, and unprecedented access, the book is character dr
The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman & the Destruction of Hitler's Germany 1941-45
Michael R. Beschloss · 377 pages
As Allied soldiers fought the Nazis, Franklin Roosevelt and, later, Harry Truman fought in private with Churchill and Stalin over how to ensure that Germany could never threaten the world again. Eleven years in the writing, drawing on newly opened American, Soviet and British documents as well as private diaries, letters and secret audio recordings, Michael Beschloss's gripping narrative lets us e
Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis
James L. Swanson · 202 pages
"On the morning of April 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis received a telegram from General Robert E. Lee. There is no more time--the Yankees are coming, it warned. That night Davis fled Richmond, setting off an intense manhunt for the Confederate president. Two weeks later, President Lincoln was assassinated, and the nation was convinced that Davis was involved in the conspiracy that led to the crime. Jam
The Day Lincoln Was Shot
Jim Bishop · 308 pages
This book provides an account of the day President Lincoln was shot. Hour by hour, it chronicles the movements of the President and his assassin during the day of the tragedy.
Assassination Vacation
Sarah Vowell
A tour of key historic sites in America where incidents of political violence have occurred reveals lesser-known points of interest pertaining to each and shares information about how history has been shaped by popular culture and tourism.
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Joseph J. Ellis · 304 pages
In this landmark work of history, the National Book Award--winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals--Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison--confronted the overwhelming challenges before them to set the course for our nation.The United States was more a fragile hope than a reality in 1790. During the decade
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
Timothy Egan · 336 pages
Narrates the struggles of the overmatched rangers against the implacable fire of August, 1910, and Teddy Roosevelt's pioneering conservation efforts that helped turn public opinion permanently in favor of the forests, though it changed the mission of the forest service with consequences felt in the fires of today.
My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams
Abigail Adams, John Adams · 528 pages
A collection of letters between Abigail and John Adams written from 1762 to 1801 covering topics of revolution, independence, and nation building, along with those that reflect their love for one another.
The Best and the Brightest
David Halberstam · 688 pages
David Halberstam's masterpiece, the defining history of the making of the Vietnam tragedy, with a new Foreword by Senator John McCain.Using portraits of America's flawed policy makers and accounts of the forces that drove them, The Best and the Brightest reckons magnificently with the most important abiding question of our country's recent history: Why did America become mired in Vietnam, and why
Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
Bill O'Reilly, Dwight Jon Zimmerman
Four Days in November: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Vincent Bugliosi · 688 pages
Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution
James M. McPherson · 173 pages
James McPherson offers a series of thoughtful and engaging essays on aspects of Lincoln and the war that have rarely been discussed in depth. McPherson displays his keen insight and sterling prose as he examines several critical themes in American history. He looks closely at the President's role as Commander-in-Chief of the Union forces, showing how Lincoln forged a national military strategy for
The Kennedy Brothers : The Rise and Fall of Jack and Bobby
Richard D. Mahoney · 488 pages
A Slave in the White House: Paul Jennings and the Madisons
Elizabeth Dowling Taylor · 316 pages
Chronicles the life of a former slave to James and Dolley Madison, tracing his early years on their plantation, his service in the White House household staff and post-emancipation achievements as a memoirist.
The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary
Candace Fleming · 177 pages
Though Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln's backgrounds differed considerably, both were intellectuals who shared interests in literature and politics, as well as a great love for each other.
First Ladies: An Intimate Group Portrait of White House Wives
Margaret Truman · 376 pages
This well-informed, intimate look at 29 women whose lives were intertwined with those who lead and have led this country presents forthright interviews with Lady Bird Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Reagan, and others, while warmly recalling Pat Nixon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Ms. Truman's legendary frankness is present but so, too, is a generosity of spirit. Photos throughout.From the Hardc
The Real George Washington
Jay A. Parry, Andrew M. Allison, W. Cleon Skousen
The Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln · 32 pages
The most famous speech in American history. President Lincoln gave this very brief one-page address at the dedication of the battlefield cemetery at Gettysburg, PA on November 19, 1863, four months after the battle. This publication contains the final speech and a transcription of one of the several known early drafts.