Conceived in Liberty: Joshua Chamberlin, William Oates, and the American Civil War16 reviews Mark Perry Viking Adult, 1997 A Prime Example of What the Civil War Won for All of Us + Conceived in Liberty: Joshua Chamberlain, William Oates, and the American Civil War + Excellent Dual Bio of Little Round Top Commanders + A wonderful dual-biography of two men who made history! + Nice Parallel             1912: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs -The Election that Changed the Country29 reviews James Chace Simon & Schuster, 2004 Political history at its very best + A Great Look at a crucial election + A Great Historical Read I read 1912 expecting your typical Woodwardesque political history. What I got was probably the best read of the year and one of my favorite works of nonfiction. Not only was 1912 the election that changed America, it also firmly established conservative principles of the Republican party while ...             The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History177 reviews John M. Barry Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Terrifying + Great history of medicine and the early 20th Century + A Hot Read + The Great Influenza + informative but "wordy"             Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy6 reviews Jules Tygiel Oxford University Press, USA, 1997 A book that increased my understanding + Baseball as History + Real Eye-Opener + Exceeds Expectations + Well Done             All God's Children24 reviews Fox Butterfield Harper Perennial, 1996 Truly a 5-star read + Fascinating + GREAT BOOK!! - a reviewer + Great Book             Arguing about Slavery: John Quincy Adams and the Great Battle in the United States Congress15 reviews William Lee Miller Vintage, 1998 Required reading for Southern apologists + One of the greatest books I've ever read + Fantastic - a free bio of John Quincy Adams inside a larger book about a flashpoint of American history + Underrated Public Figures + Don't miss this!             The Alcoholic Republic: An American Tradition6 reviews W.J. Rorabaugh Oxford University Press, USA, 1981 The Drunkenness of the American Tradition + Pros & Cons + Were the Founding Fathers Blotto? + You think Americans drink a lot now? Just wait... + Interesting Study on American Alcoholic Consumption             Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America106 reviews John M. Barry Simon & Schuster, 1998 Just right + Utterly Fascinating Account of Men vs. the Mississippi! + Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 + Book Club loved this book + Marvelous engrossing social history             Bound for Canaan: The Epic Story of the Underground Railroad, America's First Civil Rights Movement29 reviews Fergus M. Bordewich Amistad, 2006 A MUST READ FOR ALL AMERICANS + Wonderful book + Audio version: Fast-paced and fascinating history + More than Harriet Tubman + A Great Book, Could Have Used a Little Editing             Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History258 reviews Erik Larson Vintage, 2000 Excellent + I've always said the Weatherman prevails even when he's wrong{{ + a reminder of tragedy + Never thought I'd enjoy a book about the weather so much! + Isaac'sStorm             The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples25 reviews Tim Flannery Grove Press, 2002 Very good after reading Bill Bryson's book + Ecological overview of North America for last 65 million years + A Masterful Account + Must be a great teacher! + fascinating read with clear thesis             Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: a Cultural History)86 reviews David Hackett Fischer Oxford University Press, USA, 1989 Indispensable for understanding the origins of the American Civil War + British Folkways and migration + Non-professional appreciation + Fantastic Book!!!! + America's Cradle             The Cousins' Wars: Religion, Politics, Civil Warfare, And The Triumph Of Anglo-America25 reviews Kevin Phillips Basic Books, 2000 The best book on American history i have ever read + Repetitive and long-winded, but useful This is an amazing book, written, not by a formal scholar, but someone who made history himself, through his political activism for the Republican party in the late 60s. Kevin Phillips has clearly developed intellectually since then. Reading this book, and especially his subsequent "American ...             Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism86 reviews Michelle Goldberg W. W. Norton, 2006 Incredible Compilation of Facts + Do you want a Christian Taliban on our hands? + The Christo-Fascists Want To Take Over The World - Yikes! + Scary Look at the Fringe Becoming Mainstream + Terrifying and enlightening             Women of the Klan: Racism and Gender in the 1920s7 reviews Kathleen M. Blee University of California Press, 1992 Complicates our view of race, gender, and social movements + Then and Now + Great short history of both Klu Klux Klans! + Disturbing truth             Bones, Boats, and Bison: Archeology and the First Colonization of Western North America3 reviews E. James Dixon University of New Mexico Press, 2000 Interesting and readable + Boans, Boats and Bison Review I have just started reading this book but so far it is giving me a different look at how North America was settled.             Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-184256 reviews Nathaniel Philbrick Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004 Government Science! Read Carefully, Congress! + Voyage of Discovery + An edge of your seat page turner + Philbrick The Phenom + Sea of Glory             The Humboldt Current: Nineteenth-Century Exploration and the Roots of American Envionmentalism3 reviews Aaron Sachs Viking Adult, 2006 A Terrific Book + The spirit of Humboldt lives to this day After glancing at the previous review, I decided that I must weigh in on this book. I read The Humboldt Current right after it was published. I found it effective on various levels. First, it allows us to understand Humboldt and his desire for a unified view of the natural world. Second, it takes ...             The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 192117 reviews Tim Madigan Thomas Dunne Books, 2001 EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG? + An unknown massacre in American history. + Balancing History & Narrative + Tulsa's Nightmare             Killing Hope: U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II-Updated Through 200329 reviews William Blum Common Courage Press, 2008 The Best Reference Out + "the greatest strategists" + Important Read + Essential Reference, Some Warts