Adams, Henry, THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS, Houghton Mifflin, Sentry Edition 1961--Autobiography with introduction by D.W. Brogan. 505 pages
Barry, John, THE AMBITION AND THE POWER, New York, Penguin Books, 1989, An intense portrait of how Washington really works. Tells the story of the downfall of House Speaker Jim Wright, an extraordinary insider's tale of political and legal maneuvering, behind the scenes dealing, personal grudges and profession "favors". 788 pages
Bowen, Catherine Drinker, MIRACLE AT PHILADELPHIA: THE STORY OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, MAY TO SEPTEMBER 1787, Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1986
Braverman, Jordan, TO HASTEN THE HOMECOMING: HOW AMERICANS FOUGHT WORLD WAR II THROUGH THE MEDIA, Madison Books, NYC, 1996, History of media participation in World War II. Rich account of wartime media evokes images of an innocent nation uniting to defeat a common enemy.286 pages
Brown, Richard Maxwell, NO DUTY TO RETREAT: VIOLENCE AND VALUES IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND SOCIETY, Oxford University Press, NYC, 1991- An authoritative examination of violence on the American frontier and in American society at large. Hard Cover. 268 pages includes index.
Cagan, Phillip, ESSAYS IN CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC PROBLEMS: THE IMPACT OF THE REAGAN PROGRAM 1986. American Enterprise Institute, 1986--Papers consider the impact of the Reagan program on taxation, business investment, financial deregulation, and declining U.S. competitiveness. 364 pages
Cassara, Ernest, THE ENLIGHTMENT IN AMERICA, New York, The University Press of America, 1988--Revolutionary 18th century America presented as an intellectual history. Shows how enlightened ideas continue to have an impact in several areas of American life. paper 200 pages
Charnwood. Lord, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Henry Holt, 1917--Biography paperback 499 pages
Coit, Margaret, MR. BARUCH, THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE EIGHTY YEARS, Houghton Mifflin, 1957--Biography. 772 pages
Corte, Robert, THEY MADE IT IN AMERICA: A CELEBRATION OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF GREAT ITALIAN AMERICANS, New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1993, Inspiring stories celebrate the achievements of over 70 great Italian Americans, from Frank Sinatra to Lee Iacocca, as well as many lesser-known but equally fascinating individuals. 188 pages
Crossman, GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNED: A HISTORY OF POLITICAL IDEAS AND POLITICAL PRACTICE, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, Publishers, 1969--Political theory about the history of politics. 362 pages
Cunningham, Jr., Noble, THE UNITED STATES IN 1800: HENRY ADAMS REVISITED, A pioneering effort in social and intellectual history. Examines the society, economy and political culture of the country in an important, formative period. 73 pages
Eisenhower, Dwight, D., AT EASE: STORIES I TELL TO FRIENDS, Avon Books, 1967--Autobiography. 372 pages
Elmblidge, David, ELEANOR ROOSEVELT'S MY DAY: VOLUME III: FIRST LADY OF THE WORLD, Pharos Pub., A moving coda to the life of a great woman. Her acclaimed daily columns from 1953-1962 give full voice to her views on the Cold War, the Civil Rights struggle, the ascendancy of Israel, world hunger, the election of JFK, and television. 331 pages
Franklin, Benjamin, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Washington Square Press edition published 1960-- Postscript by Richard B. Morris 215 pages
Galbraith, John Kenneth, A SHORT HISTORY OF FINANCIAL EUPHORIA, New York, Viking Penguin, 1993--Reviews the common features of the great speculative episodes of the last three centuries--the 17th century craze in Western Europe for tulips, the 18th century fascination with corporations and the 19th century discovery of leverage. 113 pages
Galbraith and Menshikov, CAPITALISM, COMMUNISM AND COEXISTENCE FROM BITTER PAST TO A BETTER PROSPECT, Houghton Mifflin, 1988--Sharp, surprising discussions on the similar and contrasting problems of the economic and political systems, their histories and development. 225 pages
Garraty, John, HISTORICAL VIEWPOINTS: VOLUME TWO SINCE 1865. Harper--Articles from American History magazine by Robert Heilbroner, John Kenneth Galbraith, Arthur Schlesinger and others address aspects of American history, society and leadership from Reconstruction to Watergate. 456 pages
Green, Fitzhugh, GEORGE BUSH: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT, New York, 1991, Hippocrene--A longtime friend of the former president chronicles the many facets of an enigmatic public career and focuses on the personal qualities of a man who experienced disaster, disappointment, and defeat on his way to the White House. 270 pages
Gregg, Gary L. II, SECURING DEMOCRACY: WHY WE HAVE AN ELECTORAL COLLEGE, ISI Books, Wilmington, Delaware, 2001---A collection of essays and quotes from leading politicians, journalists and academics that demonstrate the practical importance of the Electoral College and defends the political principles it exemplifies. Hard Cover 171 pages includes index
Hadas, Moses, Editor, GIBBON'S DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, Fawcett Crest Books, 1962, A readable version of Gibbon for the contemporary reader. pocket book 305 pages
Halberstam, David, THE RECKONING, Morrow, 1986--"Tackles the No. 1 subject for Americans today--our prosperity going down the drain...jobs flowing overseas...foreigners seizing our markets and beating us at our own game...the drastic change ahead for our economy...Portrays the conflict between the culture of affluence and the culture of adversity." 740 pages
Hoffman, William, DAVID: REPORT ON A ROCKEFELLER, Dell Publishing, 1971- Biography. 245 pages
Holtzman, Abraham, THE TOWNSEND MOVEMENT: A POLITICAL STUDY, Octagon Books, 1975--A study of the old age pension movement in the U.S. from the 1930s to Medicare. 256 pages
Hyman, Harold, AMERICAN SINGULARITY, University of GA Press, 1986--Uses the Northwest Ordinance, the Homestead and Morrill Acts, and the G.I. Bill to measure individual access to land, education, and law. 95 pages
Krantz, Les and McCormick, Jim; THE PEOPLEPEDIA, Henry Holt & Co., New York, 1996, Focus in on the intimate and specific characteristics of the American people, providing a riveting portrait of who we are and how we see ourselves, as individuals and as a nation. 474 pages
Ladd and Lipset, THE DIVIDED ACADEMY: PROFESSORS AND POLITICS, Norton & Co.,1976--Presents a detailed profile of the political orientation of faculty members of American colleges and universities in exploring whether they deserve their reputation as a bastion of liberal thinking and influence. 351 pages
Latham, Earl, JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER: ROBBER BARON OR INDUSTRIAL STATESMAN?, D.C. Heath & Co., 1949---From the Problems In American Civilization series; a series of readings selected by the Department of American Studies, Amherst College, Massachusetts. 115 pages
Lea, James, POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, 1982-Examines American political thought, socialization and the modes by which American form their concept of democracy. 215 pages
Litwack, Leon F. and Jordan, Winthrop D., THE UNTIED STATES, BECOMING A WORLD POWER, Sixth Edition, Volume II, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Lodge, Henry Cabot, THE DEMOCRACY OF THE CONSTITUTION, Freeport, New York 1915 reprinted 1966-A series of historical essays and addresses. 297 pages
Mann and Ornstein, THE NEW CONGRESS, American Enterprise Institute, 1982--Papers explore the changes that have taken place within Congress from the 1960s to the 1970s. 400 pages
McElvaine, Robert, THE GREAT DEPRESSION: AMERICA 1929-1941, Times Paperbound Pub.--An insightful history places the economic crisis in the context of the period and illuminates the human consequences of economic and political folly. 402 pages
Macfadden-Bartell Corporation, Editors, JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL, Portrayed in text and photographs as a boy, man, leader, husband, father in informal moments, crisis-laden hours; his private remarks and excerpts from memorable speeches. paperback 157 pages
Mitgang, Herbert, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: A PRESS PORTRAIT, University of GA, 1989--Brings together reportage from nearly one hundred newspapers to form a journalistic biography of his political life, from his first mention in a Springfield newspaper to accounts of his assassination. 519 pages
Nivola, Pietro S. and Rosenbloom, David H., CLASSIC READINGS IN AMERICAN POLITICS, New York: St. Martin's Press Inc., 1986--44 selections of key articles, book excerpts, essays and cases that have shaped our understanding of the American political system. 610 pages
Nixon, Richard, LEADERS, Simon & Schuster--Acquainted with almost every major foreign leader since WW II, Richard Nixon reflects on his meetings with de Gaulle, Khrushchev, Churchill, MacArthur and many others, and ruminates on the nature and requirements of successful leadership. 371 pages
Norton, Katzman, Escott, Chudacoff, Paterson, Tuttle, A PEOPLE & A NATION, A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (Volume I: To 1877), Third Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990.
Ontiveros, Suzanne Robitaille, THE DYNAMIC CONSTITUTION, Santa Barbara, ABC-CLIO, 1986--
O'Toole, Patricia, THE FIVE OF HEARTS, AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF HENRY ADAMS, 1880- 1918, Ballantine Books, New York, 1990. The story of an elite circle of friends who helped define American culture and politics in the waning years of the 19th century. 459 pages.
Patterson, Annabel, FABLES OF POWER, AESOPIAN WRITING AND POLITICAL HISTORY, Duke University Press, Durham, NC, 1991. The author traces the origins and meanings of the Aesopian fable, as well as its function in Renaissance culture and subsequently. 177 pages.
Peltason, J.W., UNDERSTANDING THE CONSTITUTION, Orlando, FL: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1988--
Randolph, Eleanor, WAKING THE TEMPESTS, ORDINARY LIFE IN THE NEW RUSSIA, Simon and Schuster, 1996. An informative and illuminating account that tells about how ordinary Russians are coping and surviving the revolution from communism to capitalism in the 1990s. The author worked in Russia for The Washington Post from 1991 to 1993. 431 pages.
Rather, Dan; DEADLINES AND DATELINES: ESSAYS AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, DJR Enterprises, William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, New York, 1999- Ranging from political campaigns to public school crises to turmoil in Russia, the best-selling author and CBS Evening News anchor examines the tragedies and triumphs that shape our nation. Complete with new essays on recent events, Rather explores America at the end of the twentieth century and looks ahead to its future as we enter the twenty-first. With his distinctive blend of frontline energy and a journalist's knack for a good story, Rather looks at the awesome struggles and everyday accomplishments he's witnessed at home and around the globe. With candor, compassion, and sometimes irreverence, Rather examines world leaders and local heroes. 220 pages
Reimers, David, STILL THE GOLDEN DOOR: THE THIRD WORLD COMES TO AMERICA, Columbia University Press, NYC, 1985, History of immigration in the United States prior to the second world war. 319 pages
Salisbury, Harrison E.; HEROES OF MY TIME, Walker Publishing Company, Inc., New York, 1993- Essays on legendary figures of the past half century. 201 pages
Sandburg, Carl, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: THE WAR YEARS, 1861-1864, Harcourt Brace, 1926--Explores the progress of the Civil War to the elevation of Grant to the post of supreme Union commander. It traces the evolution of Lincoln's war policy, the Emancipation Proclamation, relations with France and England and the politics of Lincoln's first term.
Sandak, Cass, THE WASHINGTONS, Crestwood House, NYC, 1991, Behind the scenes look into the lives of America's presidents, first ladies and their families. 46 pages
Sandak, Cass, THE MONROES, Crestwood House, NYC, 1993, Behind the scenes look into the lives of America's presidents, first ladies and their families. 46 pages
Sandak, Cass, THE TRUMANS, Crestwood House, NYC, 1992, Behind the scenes look into the lives of America's presidents, first ladies and their families. 46 pages
Sandak, Cass, THE MADISONS, Crestwood House, NYC, 1992, Behind the scenes look into the lives of America's presidents, first ladies and their families. 46 pages
Schieffer, B. & G. P. Gates, THE ACTING PRESIDENT, New York, E.P. Dutton, Ronald Reagan's greatest role and the supporting players--Meese, Deaver, Donald Regan, William Casey, Alexander Haig, John Poindexter and others. 397 pages
Schlachter, Gail, THE GREAT DEPRESSION, Santa Barbara, ABC-CLIO, 1984.--
Schlesinger, Arthur M., THE POLITICS OF UPHEAVAL: THE AGE OF ROOSEVELT, Houghton Mifflin--The third of his masterful trilogy, concentrates on FDR's turbulent first term in a sweeping and dramatic narrative history of America during the early years of the Great Depression. 749 pages
Schwab, Larry M., THE ILLUSION OF A CONSERVATIVE REAGAN REVOLUTION, Transaction Publishers, 1991--Demonstrates that no reversal of the New Deal-Great Society era took place, and exhibits such proofs as the vast expansion of government, military spending and the deficit. 243 pages
Schwengel, Fred, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY: ITS HERITAGE AND HISTORY, Acropolis Pub. Washington, DC, 1987, Highlights the most important figures and events from its birth in 1854 as a disruptive, politically ambitious radical party to moderate, sound-management leadership of most of the 20th century. 166 pages
Skowronek, Stephen, THE POLITICS PRESIDENTS MAKE: LEADERSHIP FROM JOHN ADAMS TO GEORGE BUSH, Belknap Pub., Massachusetts, 1993. Crosses the conceptual divide of the 19th century to make penetrating comparisons of 15 presidents--among them LBJ, Reagan, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, and Franklin Pierce--to show prospects for successful leadership are not good unless presidents change their way of making politics. 526 pages
Smith, Malcolm, Jr. KENNEDY'S 13 GREAT MISTAKES IN THE WHITE HOUSE, The National Forum, 1968--"Proves with incontrovertible facts what happens when presidential decisions are made by any man...no matter how attractive, popular or well meaning...who is not ready to handle the most difficult, complicated and responsible position in the world. It provides the most convincing argument ever written that a U.S. president must be a man who can make the right decisions in matters which may well decide the very survival of our country." 239 pages
Sorensen, Theodore, KENNEDY, Batam Book, 4th printing 1966--Biography 860 pages
Strausbaugh, John, ALONE WITH THE PRESIDENT, Blast Paperbound Pub. New York, 1993. Traces the transformation of America's president from statesman to faux celebrity, hobnobbing with popular entertainers. 184 pages
Swanberg, W.A., CITIZEN HEARST, Batam Book, 1967--Biography. 640 pages
Talmadge, Herman, TALMADGE: A POLITICAL LEGACY, A POLITICIAN'S LIFE. Peachtree, 1987--The Georgia Senator's memoir of a lifetime in politics, an influential and sometimes controversial figure in Washington from the time of Eisenhower to Carter. 371 pages
Trattner, Walter I, FROM POOR LAW TO WELFARE STATE, Free Press--A panoramic overview of social welfare in the U.S. from the colonial era to the present. Highlights developments in public health, child welfare, the reforms of the 1950's, Kennedy's New Frontier, and Reagan's "New Federalism." 362 pages
Wall Helena, FIERCE COMMUNION: FAMILY AND COMMUNITY IN EARLY AMERICA, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1990, Shows what life was like in colonial America, a culture where individuals and family were subordinated to the demands of the community. 232 pages
Watson, Patrick and Barber, Benjamin, THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY, W.H. Allen & Company, London, 1990. The companion volume to the major ITV television series, it tells the story of democracy in a popular way, and explores questions on the origin and nature of democracy. 298 pages.
Weaver, Henry Grady, THE MAINSPRING OF HUMAN PROGRESS, New York: Irvington-On-Hudson, (1946) last printing 1984--A streamlined history with maximum information; sheds light on many social problems and traces them to the age-old conflict between fatalism and freedom. 262 pages
Whalen, Richard, THE FOUNDING FATHER: THE STORY OF JOSEPH P. KENNEDY AND THE FAMILY HE RAISE TO POWER, The New American Library, 1964--Biography 516 pages
Wills, Garry, NIXON AGONISTES: THE CRISIS OF THE SELF-MADE MAN, Houghton Mifflin, 1970, A biography. Paperback, 546 pages.
Wilson, Vincent, Jr., THE BOOK OF GREAT AMERICAN DOCUMENTS, American History Research Associates, Brookeville, Maryland, 1987, Includes documents every American knows instinctively as an important part of his heritage and chart the progress of man’s quest for freedom on this continent. Photographs of all the original documents. 86 pages