I get lots of love letters from people wanting my money. You know the type — $1 per book, no obligation, blah, blah. This time I’ve decided to pull the trigger with a history book company. I’ve got a four-book limit and here are some that I’m interested in reading. And I need to narrow the field. The candidates:
“American Transcendentalism,” by Phillip F. Gura — a look at Emerson, Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, et al.
“A Gallant Little Army,” by Timothy D. Johnson — Winfield Scott’s Mexico City campaign.
“The French and Indian War,”by Walter R. Borneman. –pretty obvious what this is.
“What Hath God Wrought,” by Daniel Walker Howe. — America from 1815-1848, interesting times.
“A Glorious Defeat,” by Timothy J. Henderson — Mexican War overview.
“American Creation,” by Joseph J. Ellis — Rebellion to the new nation era. And a solid writer.
“Fallen Founder,” by Nancy Isenberg — Burr. Never read a bio on him.
“The Great Upheaval,” by Jay Winik — America, France, Russia in flux.
OK, now you see what I’m facing. Any suggestions?
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February 23rd, 2008 at 12:08 am
Bill, I noticed a couple of these books are finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award for non-fiction. Here are all the finalists:
Philip Gura, American Transcendentalism,
Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America 1815-1848
Harriet Washington, Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes: A History of the CIA
Alan Weisman, The World Without Us
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