books about: era     books:     Era      Waking Giant: America in the Age of Jackson (American History) David S. Reynolds Harper, 2008 A Cultural History Of The Age Of Jackson There have been made fine books on the era between the War of 1812 and the Civil War that was dominated by Andrew Jackson. From the Pulitzer Prize winning "The Age of Jackson" by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. (1945) to Robert Remini's three volume biography of Jackson (1977, ...             Selected Speeches and Writings: Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Vintage, 1992 Literary Lincoln without Sidekick Speechwriters or Dumbdowns This book chronicles not only texts of key speeches showing the evolution of Lincoln's view of slavery, but also insightful letters revealing some private thoughts of this shrewd railroad lawyer whose ambition propelled him to heights that made him the best President ...             American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic (Vintage) Joseph J. Ellis Vintage, 2008 The Founding Fathers, Neither Jeckels nor Hydes This is a great addition to the history books covering the founding of our nation. Ellis covers the facts and corrects the fictions have become lore, and does so in a manner that is interesting and revealing. The Founding Fathers were neither geniuses who walked on ...             Hamilton's Curse: How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution--and What It Means for ... Thomas Dilorenzo Crown Forum, 2008 How Hamilton's un-American ideas became the basis of the "American System" In Hamilton's Curse, author Dr. Thomas J. DiLorenzo traces the roots of America's economic and political systems to the first secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. We are truly living in "Hamilton's Republic," says Dr. DiLorenzo -- but this is far from a good ...             Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States) James M. McPherson Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 A Feast of Facts and Intrigue This hefty tome is comprehensive and cram-packed with details. But fear not. You know the basics. You know the outcome. You know many of the key events. And yet this book is a gripping, edge-of-the-seat page turner. The amount of research done in preparation ...             What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (Oxford History of the United States) Daniel Walker Howe Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 Well-deserved praise This book is truly deserving of the Pulitzer Prize and inclusion in the Oxford History Of the United States series.I was a bit apprehensive when picking up this massive book and deciding whether to purchase. As I randomly thumbed through the pages, every page I read ...             The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar ... Matthew Goodman Basic Books, 2008 The flying lunar man-bats who fooled New York The Sun and the Moon tells the fascinating and true story of Richard Adams Locke and the New York Sun 'life on the moon' hoax of the 1830's. Goodman weaves a compelling narrative thread that traces the growth of penny newspapers amidst the turmoil of abolitionism ...             The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl (Edition 001) Timothy Egan Mariner Books, 2006 A healthy reminder of how easy we have it. Save for the descriptions of dust and dirt, which get a little tiring, this book is a great read. His writing style is very readable and his research and understanding of the material is obvious. It is a good lesson for these times we live in. Perhaps we could use some ...             Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation Cokie Roberts William Morrow, 2008 Ladies of Liberty This is an excellent review of history from women's viewpoints. The recearch was very well done and events factual. I felt as if I were reliving those times with the women who shaped them. Luisa Adams especially showed her mettle in very dificult situations as, of ...             Taking On the System: Rules for Radical Change in a Digital Era Markos Moulitsas Zuniga Celebra Hardcover, 2008 A Great Manual from the People Who Know What can we do to exert change in our political and work environments outside of voting and complaining? The answer can be found in Taking On the System. This book has dozen of ideas, ranging from the simple and immediately doable to the somewhat more complex. I really ...             A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II Murray N. Rothbard Ludwig Von Mises Inst, 2002 Fascinating, Behind-the-Scenes Intrigue Revealed! Absolutely fabulous! Only the incomparable Rothbard could tell this compelling story in its full richness and detail. Here the hidden history of money and banking in America unfolds as the internecine, behind-the-scenes warfare between elite financial interests ...             Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for a New Era Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Judy Norsigian Touchstone, 2005 EXCELLENT Resource for Females of ALL AGES I was delighted to find that "Our Bodies Ourselves" is being kept current. Fortunately for me I had a great Women and Health course taught by Cheryl Travis (check her research out too) at the Univ of TN back in the early 80's. It was undoubtedly one of the best ...             Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who ... David McCullough Simon & Schuster, 2001 MORNINGS ON HORSEBACK I NEVER RECIEVED THIS BOOK. It was returned to sender as undeliverable. The reason is the address was to my winter residence for which I have a mail transfer through the post office with mail going to my summer address and the post office would not transfer anything ...             When I Was a Slave: Memoirs from the Slave Narrative Collection (Dover Thrift Editions) Dover Publications, 2002 A Treasure Trove Norman Yetman has done every researcher of African American history a great service by his splendid compilation in "When I Was a Slave." Yetman used a precise formula for inclusion and/or exclusion in order to compile these narratives out of more than 3,000 interviews ...             Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice (PSI Classics of the Counterinsurgency Era) David Galula Praeger Security International Paperback, 2006 Essential This book should be on the required reading for any of the military that are in/going to Iraq and Afghanistan. Page 4 states the obvous, that only took us four years in Iraq to learn...the objective (center of gravity) is the population. The new counterinsugency ...          products you might be interested in search for books counterinsurgency, extraordinary, journalists, nineteenth-century, remarkable, transformation      toavi.com    web we recommend A healthy reminder of how easy we have it. randomly chosen book: Casey at the Bat (Visions in Poetry)