American History
The stories of America unfold through pivotal moments, legendary figures, and the complex forces that shaped a nation - from Revolutionary spies and Civil War commanders to modern presidents and cultural transformations. These compelling accounts illuminate the triumphs, struggles, and decisions that echo through time, revealing how determined individuals and powerful ideas have steered the American experiment.
American History Book Summaries
Team of Rivals
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
History
Biography
Politics
Tried by War
Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
History
Civil War
Biography
Freedom's Forge
How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
History
Business
Economics
Smuggler Nation
How Illicit Trade Made America
History
American History
Crime
George Washington's Secret Six
The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution
History
American History
American Revolution
The River of Doubt
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
History
Biography
Adventure
The Great Debate
Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Obamas
Politics
Biography
History
The Image
A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
History
Politics
Philosophy
Crisis and Command
A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush
History
Politics
Presidents
Thomas Jefferson
The Art of Power
History
Biography
Presidents
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
Tales from the Pentagon
Politics
History
Military Fiction
Fire and Fury
Inside the Trump White House
Politics
History
Biography
The Audacity To Win
Politics
History
Biography
Un-Trumping America
A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again
Politics
History
American
Appetite for America
Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West — One Meal at a Time
History
Biography
American History
1493
Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
History
Science
American History
Leadership
History
Leadership
Biography
Buckley
William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism
History
Biography
Politics
Putting Wealth to Work
True Crime
History
Crime
Leadership
History
Leadership
Biography
All Too Human
A Political Education
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story
How Wilbur Wright Solved the Problem of Manned Flight
History
Biography
Science
Lies My Teacher Told Me
History
Education
Politics
The Wise Men
Six Friends and the World They Made
History
Biography
Politics
The Bridge
The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
Biography
Politics
History
The Crisis Of The Old Order
1919-1933, The Age of Roosevelt, Volume I (The Age of Roosevelt, 1)
History
Biography
American History
The Five Thousand Year Leap
28 Great Ideas That Changed the World (Revised 30 Year Anniversary Edition)
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Founding Fathers on Leadership
Classic Teamwork in Changing Times
Leadership
History
Business
First Principles
What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
History
Politics
Philosophy
Zero Fail
The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
History
Politics
American History
Capitalism in America
An Economic History of the United States
Economics
History
Business
Benjamin Franklin
An American Life
Biography
History
American History
Nation of Victims
Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence
Politics
History
Cultural
American Sketches
Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane
Biography
History
Politics
Hitler's American Model
The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law
History
Politics
Race
Grant
History
Biography
Civil War
George Washington
The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797
Biography
History
Presidents
Tyranny of the Minority
Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
Politics
History
American History
Making It in America
The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (And How It Got That Way)
Economics
Business
History