Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Books for History Lovers

Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
By H.W. Brands

This detailed biography examines FDR’s personal and political life. Most fascinating are his success at bucking political opposition to get his New Deal policies passed and his wartime leadership. ~Suzanne
ISBN 978-0307277947

A Voyage Long and Strange: On the Trail of Vikings, Conquistadors, Lost Colonists, and Other Adventurers in Early America
By Tony Horwitz

Between 1492, when Columbus discovered America, and the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620, nothing much happened in North America…right? Horwitz explores our “national amnesia” about the 1500’s in North America. The author’s personality and humor enliven this historical account. ~Suzanne
ISBN 978-0307277947

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