The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Modern Library Paperbacks)161 reviews Edmund Morris Modern Library, 2001 Great biography of a fascinating subject + Teedie grows up with discipline and fire + The Early Years of Teddy + Absolutely Wonderful!!! + A Classic Biography and a Work of Art             Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)181 reviews James M. McPherson Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 A Feast of Facts and Intrigue + Battle Cry of Freedom + Dale + Excellent             Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (The History of New York City)55 reviews Edwin G. Burrows, Mike Wallace Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 SPECTACULAR! + GOTHAM deserves a fully earned 10 stars rating! + Just stunning + Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 + The Dutch             1920: The Year of the Six Presidents28 reviews David Pietrusza Carroll & Graf, 2006 Great Story of an Important Election + Election Gets Decade Off To Roaring Start in Pietruska's "1920" + Great Election Year Story + A very good history of its subject + a smoke-filled room             The Fifties65 reviews David Halberstam Ballantine Books, 1994 An Encyclopedic Look at the Fifties + Sloppily written and tendentious page-turner... Have you always thought that the Fifties were merely a quiescent interlude between World War II and the Sixties? Think again. In this sweeping look at the decade, David Halberstam examines the trends and events that made the Fifties a very interesting and eventful time. The book opens with a ...             A History of Warfare63 reviews John Keegan Vintage, 1994 Ambitious in scope, engaging in style + A holistic survey of warfare + An Integrative Work + Excellent breeze through history of warfare             Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture103 reviews Ross King Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001 A dome for eternity + So sorry I didn't climb the dome on my recent trip to florence.... + A short well written story about building a Renaissance church + A must-read before visiting Florence + Useful History: Short and Fun to Read             Peter the Great103 reviews Robert K. Massie Weidenfeld & Nicolson History, 2001 Not only History - but a great Business Book + The best history book ever + A masterpiece of Russian history + A Detailed but Infinitely Readable Biography of a fascinating Man. + Massie's best book             A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century107 reviews Barbara W. Tuchman Ballantine Books, 1987 Symphony of historiography + A Distant Mirror + Black Plague and other medieval occurances -- Great! + Thorough, Detailed, Riveting             Coming of Age in the Milky Way Timothy Ferris Harper Perennial, 2003 From the second-century celestial models of Ptolemy to modern-day research institutes and quantum theory, this classic book offers a breathtaking tour of astronomy and the brilliant, eccentric personalities who have shaped it. From the first time mankind had an inkling of the vast space that surrounds us, those who study the universe have had to struggle against political and religious ...             Coming of Age in the Milky Way Timothy Ferris Harper Perennial, 2003 From the second-century celestial models of Ptolemy to modern-day research institutes and quantum theory, this classic book offers a breathtaking tour of astronomy and the brilliant, eccentric personalities who have shaped it. From the first time mankind had an inkling of the vast space that surrounds us, those who study the universe have had to struggle against political and religious ...             A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century107 reviews Barbara W. Tuchman Ballantine Books, 1987 Symphony of historiography + A Distant Mirror + Black Plague and other medieval occurances -- Great! + Thorough, Detailed, Riveting             A History of Warfare63 reviews John Keegan Vintage, 1994 Ambitious in scope, engaging in style + A holistic survey of warfare + An Integrative Work + Excellent breeze through history of warfare             Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (The History of New York City)55 reviews Edwin G. Burrows, Mike Wallace Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 SPECTACULAR! + GOTHAM deserves a fully earned 10 stars rating! + Just stunning + Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 + The Dutch             The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Modern Library Paperbacks)161 reviews Edmund Morris Modern Library, 2001 Great biography of a fascinating subject + Teedie grows up with discipline and fire + The Early Years of Teddy + Absolutely Wonderful!!! + A Classic Biography and a Work of Art             The Fifties65 reviews David Halberstam Ballantine Books, 1994 An Encyclopedic Look at the Fifties + Sloppily written and tendentious page-turner... Have you always thought that the Fifties were merely a quiescent interlude between World War II and the Sixties? Think again. In this sweeping look at the decade, David Halberstam examines the trends and events that made the Fifties a very interesting and eventful time. The book opens with a ...             Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture103 reviews Ross King Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001 A dome for eternity + So sorry I didn't climb the dome on my recent trip to florence.... + A short well written story about building a Renaissance church + A must-read before visiting Florence + Useful History: Short and Fun to Read             Peter the Great103 reviews Robert K. Massie Weidenfeld & Nicolson History, 2001 Not only History - but a great Business Book + The best history book ever + A masterpiece of Russian history + A Detailed but Infinitely Readable Biography of a fascinating Man. + Massie's best book             1920: The Year of the Six Presidents28 reviews David Pietrusza Carroll & Graf, 2006 Great Story of an Important Election + Election Gets Decade Off To Roaring Start in Pietruska's "1920" + Great Election Year Story + A very good history of its subject + a smoke-filled room             Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)181 reviews James M. McPherson Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 A Feast of Facts and Intrigue + Battle Cry of Freedom + Dale + Excellent