Booklist
- Historical Narrative
BAND OF BROTHERS: E COMPANY, 506TH.
REGIMENT, 101ST. AIRBORNE: FROM NORMANDY TO
EAGLES NEST | Steven Ambrose | NF 940.5421
Amb Q, Cass, DVD, Vid
Easy Company was a band of 147 combat paratroopers
who fought at Normandy Beach and the Battle
of the Bulge, helped with the liberation of
Dachau, and even was present at Hitler’s
Eagles Nest. Their fantastic story seems more
like an adventure novel than the true story
of an amazing group of soldiers and patriots.
EGYPTIAN MUMMIES: UNRAVELING THE
SECRETS OF AN ANCIENT ART | Bob Brier | NF
932 Bri
Ever wonder how and why the ancient Egyptians
mummified their dead? Dr. Brier will deftly
walk you through the medical and religious
traditions and procedures. You will feel as
though he has transported you to the embalming
house for an up and close glimpse of the fascinating
rituals.
UNDER THE BLACK FLAG: THE ROMANCE
AND THE REALITY OF LIFE
AMONG THE PIRATES | David Cordingly | NF 910.45
Cor
Films and literature have somewhat romanticized
the life, loves, and adventures of pirates.
David Cordingly strives to demystify the lives
of some of the most nefarious pirates—Captian
Kidd, Calico Jack, and Blackbeard to name
just a few.
FDR, THE WAR PRESIDENT, 1940-1943:
A HISTORY | Kenneth S. Davis | B Roo
This is the fifth volume in Davis’ biography
of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR has been
reelected to his third term and is forced
to start preparing America to go to war. This
is much more than a biography. It is a history
of world events, an in-depth view of Washington
politics, and a psychological profile of FDR
himself.
LINCOLN | David Herbert Donald |
B Lin, Cass
Lincoln is an engaging work of both biography
and history. Donald provides a fascinating
review of Abraham Lincoln’s education
and early political career in an effort to
show how Lincoln became one of the most important
presidents in American history.
DUEL: ALEXANDER HAMILTON, AARON BURR,
AND THE FUTURE OF AMERICA | Thomas Fleming
| NF 973.46 Fle
History has painted Alexander Hamilton as
a martyr and Aaron Burr as a wretch. Fleming
provides a balanced view of both figures to
show that each was to blame for the eventual
duel that played out
on the heights of Weehawken.
LOOKING FOR AMERICA ON THE NEW JERSEY
TURNPIKE | Angus Gillespie and Michael A.
Rockland | NF 917.49 Gil
The New Jersey Turnpike has long been the
subject of ridicule. It’s ugly, it’s
too long, it’s boring! Gillespie and
Rockland offer a kind and often humorous view
of the Turnpike’s history and it’s
importance.
CONFEDERATES IN THE ATTIC: DISPATCHES
FROM THE UNFINISHED CIVIL WAR | Tony Horowitz
| NF 917.5 Hor, Cass
It’s been over 140 years since the end
of the Civil War and author Tony Horowitz
wants to know why it is still so relevant.
He spent two years traveling throughout the
South speaking to hardcore re-enactors, Confederate
ancestors, and author Shelby Foote among others.
He sheds
some light on why we are still so obsessed
with that part of our history.
JOHN ADAMS | David McCullough | B
Ada, Cass, CD
McCullough paints a rich portrait of both
John Adam’s political and personal integrity.
He also provides a particular insight into
the often-tumultous friendship between Adams
and Thomas Jefferson.
APRIL 1865: THE MONTH THAT SAVED
AMERICA | Jay Winik | NF 973.738 Win
The Civil War comes to an end, Abraham Lincoln
is murdered, a plot to murder several other
significant political figures goes awry, Andrew
Johnson assumes the presidency, and America
continues to suffer just when it thought there
was a light at the end of the tunnel. Winik
alayzes that fateful month and offers a chilling
view of just how important it was to shaping
America and its history.
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