History Books

Craig Nelson's history of man's first expedition to another world combines first hand accounts, recollections, and vivid descriptions in an engaging and informed account.

Dec 13, 2009 - Philip McIntosh

Taylor's book emphasises the influence of the survey ship HMS Beagle and its captain Robert Fitzroy on Charles Darwin's work, the Origin of Species.

Dec 13, 2009 - Catherine Whitlock

The history of discovery of world & 1st map of America, to biography of Herge, creator of Tintin & a history of 1950s Britain. Booklovers will adore for Xmas present

Dec 11, 2009 - Dawn Ouedraogo

Timothy C. Hall's The Middle Ages is a quick glance at 1,000 years of European history that is often shrouded in myth, religion and misunderstanding.

Dec 8, 2009 - Vince Lovato

Egan delivers an intimate view of the Dust Bowl, presenting the struggles of the those trying to survive the greatest environmental disaster in American history.

Dec 1, 2009 - William L. Wunder

Daniel Goldhagen's cornerstone work displays an over generalization of the German people in order to blame every German citizen for the Holocaust.

Nov 30, 2009 - David Tubbs

David Landes focuses on explaining origins of European wealth. With a Eurocentric focus, Landes explains why there are rich and poor countries.

Nov 28, 2009 - David Tubbs

McCartney has written an illuminating book on the sordid details of the Teapot Dome scandal and the Harding Administration.

Nov 10, 2009 - William L. Wunder

Man's biography while loosely written tells the fascinating story of Mongol King Kublai Khan who did much to shape the modern world but especially China and Asia

Nov 6, 2009 - Michael Mackey

Jay Kinney opens the doors wide and sheds light on one of history's most notable secret societies and reveals who and what the Masons really are.

Oct 29, 2009 - Marissa Carter

Leanda De Lisle retells the dramatic, tragic story of three sisters who became heirs and rivals to the Tudor queens, Mary and Elizabeth I.

Oct 17, 2009 - Carolyn M Cash

Bryson offers the reader comedy and scholarship in his history book, "The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got That Way."

Oct 7, 2009 - Carl Dates

David Hackett Fischer corrects the misinformation surrounding Paul Revere and his famous ride. There is a lot more to this piece of history than you learned in school.

Oct 4, 2009 - Doug Jefferys

This Is America shows the effects of the 1960s outside of the big cities and also provides an understanding of the period through the experiences and memories of many.

Sep 29, 2009 - Tracey Carter

This collection of essays will appeal to Social Historians, Victorian Studies scholars and those with a general interest in the history of psychiatry.

Sep 20, 2009 - Tristania Currie

This account of a fever that swept Littleham in 1871 comprises a compelling blend of 'social history, research and imaginative reconstruction'.

Sep 20, 2009 - Tristania Currie

Edward I of England, best known in history as "Longshanks" and the "Hammer of the Scots", led an action-packed life during one of the Middle Ages' most dramatic reigns.

Sep 19, 2009 - Carolyn M Cash

The work of Italian scientist Galileo ushered in a period of rational thought backed up by scientific observations that persists to this day. The Church didn't like it.

Sep 8, 2009 - Philip McIntosh

Stewart's new book supports an alternative view of the Johnson impeachment, favoring the Radical Republicans over the president.

Aug 25, 2009 - William L. Wunder

This History of Salt brings to life the influence of salt throughout history, from bloody salt wars through crippling salt taxes to the rise and fall of cultures.

Aug 20, 2009 - Joanne E. Brannan

This Historian writes from the perspective of the miner, cowboy, the farmer, saloon owner, prostitutes, and anyone else that spent time in the west during its expansion.

Aug 9, 2009 - Christine Musser

Brown focuses on three areas of the western movement: Native Americans, settlers, and ranchers. He begins his first chapter with a quote from a letter written in 1838.

Aug 9, 2009 - Christine Musser

The purpose of this book was to follow pioneers as they moved west across the United States of America. He begins the book with Anglo-American settlements to the 1890.

Aug 9, 2009 - Christine Musser

Cohen's book clearly shows that the first one hundred days of the New Deal fueled a progressive shift in attitudes about American government.

Aug 8, 2009 - William L. Wunder

Brian Keenan, a hostage for five years in Lebanon, recalls that experience in sometimes painful detail without descending into either mawkishness or bitterness.

Aug 2, 2009 - Michael Mackey