History Buffs
There's a lot to learn from the past, from bombastic battles to social struggles to ancient antiquities. Sometimes there’s no amount of fiction that can compete with the drama and majesty of human history, so let us guide you to some great books about all sorts of wonderful historical topics.
History Buff Book Club
September 27, 2018
History Buff Book Club at Tippecanoe
We will discuss Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes…
October 25, 2018
History Buff Book Club at Tippecanoe
We will discuss Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah…
November 29, 2018
History Buff Book Club at Tippecanoe
We will discuss A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism…
December 27, 2018
History Buff Book Club at Tippecanoe
We will discuss Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik…
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The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred's Britain
by Max Adams
A history of Britain in the violent and unruly era between the first Scandinavian raids in 789 and the final expulsion of the Vikings from York in 954.
View on CountyCatThe Bowery: the Strange History of New York's Oldest Street
by Stephen Paul DeVillo
Long associated with skid row, saloons, freak shows, violence, and vice, the Bowery often showed the worst New York City had to offer.
View on CountyCatThe Bone and Sinew of the Land
by Anna-Lisa Cox
America's forgotten black pioneers & the struggle for equality; historical recognition to the brave people who managed not just to secure their freedom but begin a battle that is still going on today--a battle for equality.
View on CountyCatFly Girls
by Keith O'Brien
Traces the story of five women, including Amelia Earhart, who successfully fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s.
View on CountyCatThe Strategy of Victory: How General George Washington Won the American Revolution
by Thomas Fleming
Learn about the battles that created American independence.
View on CountyCatLost Milwaukee
by Carl Swanson
From City Hall to the Pabst Theater, reminders of the past are part of the fabric of Milwaukee. Yet many historic treasures have been lost to time.
View on CountyCatRAF: the Birth of the World's First Air Force
by Richard Overy
The immediate path to an independent RAF is a fascinating story of political, bureaucratic, and personal rivalries.
View on CountyCatFire, Pestilence, and Death: St. Louis, 1849
by Christopher Alan Gordon
This book reveals how fire, cholera, murder, greed, and mystery affected St. Louisans in 1849, in the words of those who saw it all unfold.
View on CountyCatRussian Roulette
by Michael Isikoff
Explains how Vladimir Putin and Russia hacked an American election as part of a covert operation to subvert the United States' democracy and help Donald Trump win the presidency.
View on CountyCatBlack Fortunes
by Shomari Wills
The astonishing untold history of America's first black millionaires - former slaves who endured incredible challenges to amass and maintain their wealth for a century, from the Jacksonian period to the Roaring Twenties.
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