Tag Archives: United States/19th Century
Chicago’s Great Fire
by Carl SmithFrom an acclaimed historian, the full and authoritative story of one of the most iconic disasters in American history, told through the vivid memories…
Wilmington’s Lie
by David ZucchinoFrom Pulitzer Prize-winner David Zucchino comes a searing account of the Wilmington riot and coup of 1898, an extraordinary event unknown to most Americans
Wagons West
by Frank McLynn“Fascinating. . . . McLynn, an Englishman, is new to the West, but he turns this seeming liability into a strength. . . ….
The Unknown Night
by Glyn Vincent“The best book yet written about this neglected and fascinating American painter. . . . Vincent does an excellent job of providing context for…
Toward the Setting Sun
by Brian Hicks“In this powerful and engaging new book, Brian Hicks tells the compelling story of Chief John Ross and the tragedy of the Cherokee Nation….
The Titled Americans
by Elisabeth Kehoe“Both a remarkable achievement and a real treat . . . written with elegance. . . . American and British readers interested in genealogy…
The Poker Bride
by Christopher Corbett“The Poker Bride is a gorgeously written and brilliantly researched saga of America during the mad flush of its biggest Gold Rush. Christopher Corbett’s…
The Lost German Slave Girl
by John Bailey“Bailey has the gifts of a novelist and a readiness to blend fact and conjecture . . . with the result that The Lost…
The Great Divorce
by Ilyon Woo“Modern Americans, bombarded with stories of celebrity divorces, probably assume that the tabloid breakup is a recent phenomenon. This lively, well-written and engrossing tale…
A Few Stout Individuals
by John Guare“Vivacious. Individuals is . . . so unmistakably the product of Mr. Guare’s exotic yet very American imagination.” —Ben Brantley, The New York Times
