Tag Archives: United States/20th Century
Triangle
by David Von Drehle“[An] outstanding history. . . . [Von Drehle] has written what is sure to become the definitive account of the fire. . . ….
Topsy
by Michael Daly“Michael Daly vividly revives a rollicking pachydermal tale that riveted New Yorkers a century ago.” —New York Times
The Queen of the Ring
by Jeff Leen“In a class by itself. A serious history of one of this country’s goofiest pastimes. . .one senses that [Leen has] left no stone…
Playing Through the Whistle
by Scott PriceFrom a Sports Illustrated senior writer, a moving epic of football and industrial America, telling the story of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, its now-shuttered steel mill,…
Nineteen Sixty-Eight in America
by Charles Kaiser“A splendidly evocative account of a historic year—a year of tumult, of trauma, and of tragedy.”—Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
The Great Hurricane: 1938
by Cherie Burns“Very good . . . sure to help keep the terrible storm in its proper place in New England’s memory, as well as being…
Exploding the Phone
by Phil LapsleyA riveting history of the telephone hackers of the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s.
The Devil Is Here in These Hills
by James GreenFrom a celebrated labor historian, the definitive chronicle of the fight for freedom by West Virginia coal miners, an important chapter in American history.
1941: Fighting the Shadow War
by Marc WortmanA thrilling exploration of the little-known history of America’s clandestine involvement in World War II prior to Pearl Harbor.
