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In the garden of beasts: love, terror, and an American family in Hitler's Berlin
By Erik Larson. 2011
Follows the lives of US ambassador William E. Dodd and his family, who moved to Berlin, Germany, in 1933. Discusses…
their attitudes toward the Nazi Party, obliviousness to Hitler's true character, and naive reactions to the persecution of Jews and Americans and the enforcement of stringent laws. Bestseller. 2011Lafayette in the somewhat United States
By Sarah Vowell. 2015
Author of Assassination Vacation (DB 61591) and Unfamiliar Fishes (DB 73201) provides a humorous account of Revolutionary War hero Marquis…
de Lafayette and his return to America in 1824. Examines the impact Lafayette had on a young America, his popularity, and his ongoing relationships with instrumental American leaders of the time. Bestseller. 2015The author of The Bureau: The Secret History of the FBI (DB 55193) interviews Mark Sullivan, the director of the…
Secret Service, and scores of other agents. Provides anecdotes about various US presidents, from John Kennedy to Barack Obama, and their peccadilloes. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2009Kid presidents: true tales of childhood from America's presidents (Kid Legends #1)
By Doogie Horner, David Stabler. 2014
Highlights unusual yet true stories from the childhoods of American presidents. A youthful Jimmy Carter told his sister to bury…
a nickel to grow a money tree; Herbert Hoover was incredibly accident-prone and started a fire; George W. Bush was a cheerleader in high school, and more. For grades 4-7. 2014King John: and the road to Magna Carta
By Stephen Church, S. D Church. 2015
A detailed portrait of King John, often dubbed one of the "vilest" of England's kings. Particular focus is placed on…
John's belief in an absolute monarchy and the rebellion that led to the signing of the Magna Carta, which obliged the king to rule within the law's framework. 2015George Washington's secret six: the spy ring that saved the American Revolution
By Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger. 2013
Relays the exploits of the New York-based Culper Spy Ring, five men and one woman whose activities enabled General George…
Washington to defeat the British during the Revolutionary War. Profiles the group's leader, Quaker merchant Robert Townsend, and describes the unmasking of traitor Benedict Arnold. Bestseller. 2013Lincoln's grave robbers
By Steve Sheinkin. 2012
Recounts the adventures of a group of counterfeiters, particularly Benjamin Boyd, in Chicago in the late 1800s. Follows the Secret…
Service's pursuit of the criminals, Boyd's capture, and his accomplices' scheme to steal Abraham Lincoln's body and trade it for Boyd's freedom. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012Circle of treason: a CIA account of traitor Aldrich Ames and the men he betrayed
By Jeanne Vertefeuille, Sandra Grimes. 2012
Retired CIA veterans Grimes and Vertefeuille describe their efforts to track down a spy within the agency whose actions led…
to the exposure--and execution--of multiple double agents in the Soviet Union. Highlights their work with an FBI team that led to their colleague Aldrich Ames. Basis for television miniseries. 2012Herod the Great: statesman, visionary, tyrant
By Norman Gelb. 2013
Biography of Herod (73 BCE-4 BCE), a Jew with Arab ancestors, who was appointed king of Judaea by the Romans…
in 40 BCE and ruled until his death. Uses primary sources to illustrate Herod's accomplishments as a builder, philanthropist, and military leader who was also a ruthless tyrant. 2013Gallatin: America's Swiss founding father
By Nicholas Dungan. 2010
Biography of Swiss-born American diplomat Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), who was also secretary of the treasury under presidents Thomas Jefferson and…
James Madison. Discusses his accomplishments, including the financing of the Louisiana Purchase and the negotiation of the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812. 2010George Washington and the general's dog (Step Into Reading Ser.)
By Frank Murphy. 2002
Recounts General George Washington finding a lost dog after a battle with the British in 1777. Describes the animal lover…
and future president's actions when he discovered that the dog belonged to his enemy, General Howe. For grades K-3. 2002The King years: historic moments in the civil rights movement
By Taylor Branch. 2013
Summarizes eighteen pivotal events in the civil rights movement, including the 1955 Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott; the 1963 march on…
Washington; and the Birmingham church bombing, also in 1963. Discusses the roles of Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy. Young adult appeal. Some strong language. 2013Historian Levy shares findings from more than a decade of excavation--begun in 2001--at Ferry Farm, George Washington's childhood home near…
Fredericksburg, Virginia. Relates the lore and history of the farm from the arrival of Washington's family in 1738, through the Civil War, to Walmart's 1990 land bid. 2013Alphabetical listing of American English terms passed down through the presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama. Highlights the founding…
fathers deliberate role in creating a new culture by developing original words and adapting some from indigenous peoples. 2013Dolley Madison: the problem of national unity (Lives of American women)
By Catherine Allgor. 2013
Historian highlights Dolley Madison's (1768-1849) political and cultural contributions as the wife of the fourth American president James Madison. Discusses…
her efforts to define the position of First Lady and ability to promote national unity and bipartisanship, which was essential during the War of 1812. 2013Zealot: the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth
By Reza Aslan. 2013
Religious scholar, author of No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam (DB 61297), uses historical records…
and New Testament accounts to portray Jesus the man as a charismatic, radical Jewish nationalist. Discusses ways the early Christian church strategically reshaped Jesus's teachings. Bestseller. 2013Ben Franklin: his wit and wisdom from A-Z
By Alan Schroeder. 2011
George Herbert Walker Bush
By Tom Wicker. 2004
Biography of the forty-first United States president, George H.W. Bush (born 1924), by New York Times columnist. Discusses Bush's patrician…
background, World War II service, Texas oil business, and long political career. Chronicles his 1988 presidential election, challenges in the White House, and 1992 loss to Bill Clinton. 2004When General Grant expelled the Jews
By Jonathan D Sarna. 2012
Recounts Union general Ulysses S. Grant's General Orders No. 11, issued in December 1862, which expelled all Jews from the…
territory under his command--an attempt to quell smuggling into the Confederacy. Describes the repercussions that dogged Grant, even after President Abraham Lincoln quickly rescinded the order. 2012Granny D's American century
By Doris Haddock. 2012
Autobiography of Doris Haddock, who, from 1999 to 2000 at the age of ninety, walked across the country in support…
of campaign-finance reform. Describes growing up in New Hampshire during the Great Depression, moving to Boston after high school, and supporting old-fashioned values. 2012