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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Washington Post managing editor Steve Coll describes how the United States became embroiled in the affairs…
of Afghanistan from 1979 to 2001. Chronicles the efforts to control the country by CIA spies, the former Soviet Union, local warlords, and Arab leaders. Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2004.By Conrad Black. 2013
In this magisterial new history of the United States, spanning from the New World through the outcome of the 2012…
presidential election, writer and historian Black examines the rise of the world's supreme power, its recent decline, and its ultimate strengths and future. Discusses the contributions of its leading figures, including Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald Reagan. 2013.By James M McPherson. 2002
McPherson reconstructs the gripping Battle of Antietam, which remains the single bloodiest day in the history of American combat. Through…
historical newspaper accounts and the personal letters of soldiers, the events leading up to the battle and the battle itself are stunningly re-created. 2002.By Thomas F Madden. 2008
Madden explores surprising parallels between the Roman and American republics. By making friends of enemies and demonstrating a commitment to…
fairness, the two republics - both "reluctant" yet unquestioned super-powers - built empires based on trust. Madden also includes vital lessons from the Roman Republic's 100-year struggle with "terrorism." 2008.By Johann Christoph Arnold. 2000
A pastor presents anecdotes and stories encouraging parents to put children first and avoid contemporary social ills that create unhappy…
families. He stresses the spiritual aspects of parenting and offers suggestions for bringing up offspring who are loved. 2000.By Ivan Musicant. 1998
A military and diplomatic account of the 1898 Spanish-American War, which established the United States as a global power and…
marked the beginning of "the American century," in the author's view. Chronicles events leading up to the conflict and describes land and sea battles of the war. 1998.By David Dary. 1986
Relates the adventures as well as the business practices of the unknown and unsung trappers, traders, freighters, merchants, cattlemen, railroaders,…
land promoters and other capitalists who contributed to the taming of the West. 1986.By Al Roker. 2000
The Today show weatherman humorously describes his experiences of being a father - both to his older daughter from adoption…
through adolescence and to the baby conceived with his new wife after fertility treatments. Roker also reminisces about his own bus-driver father. Bestseller. 2000.By Benjamin Spock. 1988
By Sheila B Nickerson. 1996
The Alaska poet reflects on the ways people have disappeared into her state's vast wilderness, beginning with a colleague whose…
plane vanished over glaciers in Alaska's "Bermuda Triangle." Includes many other accounts: notably those of Sir John Franklin, who disappeared in 1845 with 128 men and two ships, and of Louisiana congressman Hale Boggs, whose plane was lost in 1972. 1996.By Vincent J Cannato. 2009
Cannato delivers a definitive history of America's landmark port of entry. From eyewitness accounts, Cannato weaves together a poignant testament…
to the hopes and fears of "huddled masses yearning to breathe free." 2009.Beginning with New York City's first ever New Year's ball drop, 1908 got off to a spectacular start. As the…
year went on, America witnessed President Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet sailing around the globe, Henry Ford's unveiling of the Model T, and the Wright Brothers' year-end, history making, longest recorded flight. Sandwiched between these events, great social changes were also occurring, as race relations deteriorated in the South and the Great War loomed over in Europe. 2008.By Joseph J Ellis. 2004
Mount Holyoke College professor Joseph Ellis delivers a course that is a chronological survey of the period from 1763 to…
1800 and discusses the single most consequential event in all of American history, the American Revolution. The key figures during this time, or the brotherhoood of the revolution, achieved many successes for America that made a lasting impact on the future of this nation. 2004.By William Loren Katz. 1998
African-Americans did not accept slavery passively and with good humor. Through the use of primary source materials, Katz lays to…
rest the myth of the happy, docile slave - which was perpetuated by slave owners and given credence by historians. Katz paints a compelling picture of perpetual, resilient, and active and passive resistance to slavery by men, women, and children. Junior and Senior High. 1998.By Rachel Giese. 2018
What does it mean to be growing up male right now, when ideas about masculinity are in flux and power…
differences between the sexes are shifting? Award-winning Canadian journalist Rachel Giese connects with readers on both sides of the gender divide as she investigates how we can support boys to become their fullest and most honest selves. With empathy and insight, she tells stories of how boys from different races, classes and backgrounds are navigating the transition into manhood. Winner of the 2019 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. 2018.By Gregg Herken. 1985
By Thomas Paine. 1997
On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published his pamphlet "Common Sense", a persuasive argument for the colonies' political and economic…
separation from Britain. It cites the evils of monarchy, accuses the British government of inflicting economic and social injustices upon the colonies, and points to the absurdity of an island attempting to rule a continent. Today, "Common Sense" remains a landmark document in the struggle for freedom. 1997.By Douglas J Preston. 1992
The author chronicles his journey on horseback retracing the path of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado across the…
American Southwest in search of the seven cities of gold. Woven into the narrative are natural history; stories heard from cowboys, Native Americans, and ranchers; and an account of the original expedition. 1992.By Stephen W Sears. 1996
Describes the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville, Virginia, in 1863. It was during this campaign that Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot…
by his own troops while riding night inspection. Robert E. Lee later pressed northward toward Pennsylvania after this hollow victory where over 30,000 men were killed, wounded, or missing. 1996.Psychotherapist and parenting expert Alyson Schafer offers an exploration of today's misguided mother-hood. Discover the truth behind the myths that…
keep moms flying at a frenetic pace, spending countless dollars they often don't have, and trying to become "experts" on everything from ear infections to the safe heating points of hard plastics. This is every modern mom's guide to getting past perfection, regaining sanity, and raising great kids. 2007.