A. Lincoln: A Biography by Ronald C. White Published: January 13, 2009 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER I thought I knew most of the facts about Abraham Lincoln’s life. We were all taught about the self-educated man who would walk miles to … Continue reading →
The best source of information about the Spanish Flu I have found – short of a book – is the Wikipedia Spanish Flu page. The Spanish Flu had three pandemic waves, which is shown on this chart of the weekly … Continue reading →
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin Erik Larson (Author) Publication: May 10, 2011 ISBN-10: 9780307408846 ISBN-13: 978-0307408846 This is my first Erik Larson book. It is a disturbing look of Hitler’s first … Continue reading →
Floodpath The Deadliest Man-Made Disaster of 20th-Century America and the Making of Modern Los Angeles by Jon Wilkman Publisher: Bloomsbury Press; 1 edition (January 5, 2016) ISBN-10: 1620409151 ISBN-13: 978-1620409152 This is not just the story of the St … Continue reading →
John Adams by David McCullough Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1st Touchstone edition (September 3, 2002) ISBN-10: 0743223136 ISBN-13: 978-0743223133 This book is the Pulitzer Prize wining story of the forgotten founding father – John Adams – the 2nd President of the United States. David McCullough … Continue reading →
The Great Bridge The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough Publisher: Simon & Schuster; (January 12, 1983) ISBN-10: 067145711X ISBN-13: 978-0671457112 This is the story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge by John Augustus Roeblings and Washington … Continue reading →
Truman by David McCullough Publisher: Simon & Schuster (June 14, 1993) ISBN-10: 0671869205 ISBN-13: 978-0671869205 Truman was a compromise candidate for vice president and then became president after Roosevelt’s death 12 weeks into his fourth term. During his term, he dropped the atomic bomb, Defeated the Communists … Continue reading →
The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 By David McCullough Publisher: Simon & Schuster; (October 15, 1978) ISBN-10: 0671244094 ISBN-13: 978-0671244095 We recently went on a Disney Cruise through the Panama Canal and realized I had not published a review of this great history of the building of … Continue reading →
Bloody Skies: A 15th AAF B-17 Crew: How They Lived and Died – April 1, 1999 by Melvin W. McGuire (Author) , Robert Hadley (Author) Publisher: Yucca Tree Press (April 1, 1999) ISBN-10: 1881325075 ISBN-13: 978-1881325079 This book has special meaning to me as my Father William … Continue reading →
History’s Great Untold Stories: The Larger Than Life Characters and Dramatic Events That Changed the World by Joseph Cummins My goodreads rating: 5 of 5 stars Publisher: National Geographic (March 20, 2007) ISBN-10: 1426200315 ISBN-13: 978-1426200311 This book covers 28 interesting events and odd stories … Continue reading →
