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New Spirits: Americans in the Gilded Age, 1865-1905 Rebecca Edwards
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
Back to the Future: The Gilded Age Returns?
+ Forgotten age + A Lover of the Gilded Age
Edward's book is a very nice total history of the time period, with particularly interesting examinations of the culture. Edwards effectively tears down the notion of a sudden birth of a Progressive Era and looks at its roots in the "Gilded Age." She, in a very thoughtful way, breaks down some of ...
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America's Constitution: A Biography Akhil Reed Amar
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Many interesting insights
+ A rare gem + scholarly, yet readable + A must read. + Leaves no stone unturned.. buy it NOW.
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Libertys Blueprint: How Madison and Hamilton Wrote The Federalist, Defined the Constitution, and Made ... Michael Meyerson
Basic Books, 2008
Fresh reconstruction of the core Federalist arguments
+ A Good Introduction to The Federalist Papers + Excellent Blend of History And Legal Analysis + Wonderful story
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The Churching Of America, 1776-2005: Winners And Losers In Our Religious Economy Roger Finke, Rodney Stark
Rutgers University Press, 2005
an excellent and refreshing view on church history
+ Exposing the myth of diminishing religious belief in the US + a new approch to USA church membership + The stricter the better
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Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States) James M. McPherson
Oxford University Press, USA, 2003
Excellent
+ Marred by political correctness + If you read one book on the civil war + A Great One-Volume History of the Civil War
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American Colonies: The Settling of North America (The Penguin History of the United States, Volume1) (Hist of ... Alan Taylor
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Excellent history
+ American Colonies + Balanced and Thoughtful + REALLY GOOD! + before the USA
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Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States) James M. McPherson
Oxford University Press, USA, 2003
Excellent
+ Marred by political correctness + If you read one book on the civil war + A Great One-Volume History of the Civil War
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The Churching Of America, 1776-2005: Winners And Losers In Our Religious Economy Roger Finke, Rodney Stark
Rutgers University Press, 2005
an excellent and refreshing view on church history
+ Exposing the myth of diminishing religious belief in the US + a new approch to USA church membership + The stricter the better
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Libertys Blueprint: How Madison and Hamilton Wrote The Federalist, Defined the Constitution, and Made ... Michael Meyerson
Basic Books, 2008
Fresh reconstruction of the core Federalist arguments
+ A Good Introduction to The Federalist Papers + Excellent Blend of History And Legal Analysis + Wonderful story
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New Spirits: Americans in the Gilded Age, 1865-1905 Rebecca Edwards
Oxford University Press, USA, 2005
Back to the Future: The Gilded Age Returns?
+ Forgotten age + A Lover of the Gilded Age
Edward's book is a very nice total history of the time period, with particularly interesting examinations of the culture. Edwards effectively tears down the notion of a sudden birth of a Progressive Era and looks at its roots in the "Gilded Age." She, in a very thoughtful way, breaks down some of ...
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American Colonies: The Settling of North America (The Penguin History of the United States, Volume1) (Hist of ... Alan Taylor
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Excellent history
+ American Colonies + Balanced and Thoughtful + REALLY GOOD! + before the USA
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America's Constitution: A Biography Akhil Reed Amar
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Many interesting insights
+ A rare gem + scholarly, yet readable + A must read. + Leaves no stone unturned.. buy it NOW.
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