In 1860, in Chicago, Illinois, the Republican Party made a historic choice when it selected Abraham Lincoln to be its candidate for the presidency. The choice stunned each of Lincoln's......read more
Presenting an aspect of American history that has never been fully told, this Pulitzer Prize - winning work paints a detailed, intimate portrait of FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt and provides......read more
Doris Kearns Goodwin's LYNDON JOHNSON AND THE AMERICAN DREAM is one of the most insightful studies of Lyndon Johnson written during his lifetime. Doris Kearns was just out of Harvard......read more
Chronicles the story of three generations of the Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, beginning in 1863 with the baptism of John Francis Fitzgerald and closing with the inauguration of John......read more
Chronicles the story of three generations of the Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys, beginning in 1863 with the baptism of John Francis Fitzgerald and closing with the inauguration of John......read more
This collection of essays underscores the significance of military history by asking what might have happened if major events such as D-Day or the defeat of the Spanish Armada had......read more