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Unworthy Republic
de Claudio Saunt • 2020
Eighty thousand deported. A ledger-obsessed bureaucracy. The hidden cost behind the Trail of Tears.
4.22
1.000+
Unworthy Republic Rezumat
Unworthy Republic
Eighty thousand deported. A ledger-obsessed bureaucracy. The hidden cost behind the Trail of Tears.
de Claudio Saunt 2020 396 pagini
4.22
1.000+ evaluări
Worse Than Slavery
de David M. Oshinsky • 1996
Slavery ended. Mississippi made convicts cheaper than slaves and built an empire on their labor.
4.31
1.000+
Worse Than Slavery Rezumat
Worse Than Slavery
Slavery ended. Mississippi made convicts cheaper than slaves and built an empire on their labor.
de David M. Oshinsky 1996 320 pagini
4.31
1.000+ evaluări
Legacy of Ashes
de Tim Weiner • 2007
Born to inform presidents, the CIA chose covert action instead, and its failures are fatal.
3.96
15.000+
Legacy of Ashes Rezumat
Legacy of Ashes
Born to inform presidents, the CIA chose covert action instead, and its failures are fatal.
de Tim Weiner 2007 514 pagini
3.96
15.000+ evaluări
Founding Faith
de Steven Waldman • 2008
The founders wanted religious freedom not despite their faith, but because of it.
4.07
500+
Founding Faith Rezumat
Founding Faith
The founders wanted religious freedom not despite their faith, but because of it.
de Steven Waldman 2008 304 pagini
4.07
500+ evaluări
American Slavery, American Freedom
de Edmund S. Morgan • 1975
American liberty and American slavery grew from the same soil, and each strengthened the other.
4.12
3.000+
American Slavery, American Freedom Rezumat
American Slavery, American Freedom
American liberty and American slavery grew from the same soil, and each strengthened the other.
de Edmund S. Morgan 1975 464 pagini
4.12
3.000+ evaluări
American Crucible
de Gary Gerstle • 2001
Equal rights versus white identity: how America's two nationalisms have warred for a century.
3.82
246
American Crucible Rezumat
American Crucible
Equal rights versus white identity: how America's two nationalisms have warred for a century.
de Gary Gerstle 2001 472 pagini
3.82
246 evaluări
Blowback
de Chalmers Johnson • 2000
Covert empire: why policies hidden from the American public keep producing violent retaliation.
4.06
2.000+
Blowback Rezumat
Blowback
Covert empire: why policies hidden from the American public keep producing violent retaliation.
de Chalmers Johnson 2000 268 pagini
4.06
2.000+ evaluări
Franchise
de Marcia Chatelain • 2020
McDonald's promised Black America economic power. The Golden Arches delivered a far messier bargain.
3.82
1.000+
Franchise Rezumat
Franchise
McDonald's promised Black America economic power. The Golden Arches delivered a far messier bargain.
de Marcia Chatelain 2020 336 pagini
3.82
1.000+ evaluări
The Road to Jonestown
de Jeff Guinn • 2017
Over 900 people followed Jim Jones to the jungle. One day in 1978, they drank.
4.17
19.000+
The Road to Jonestown Rezumat
The Road to Jonestown
Over 900 people followed Jim Jones to the jungle. One day in 1978, they drank.
de Jeff Guinn 2017 454 pagini
4.17
19.000+ evaluări
Sex in the Heartland
de Bailey • 1999
The sexual revolution was made in Kansas, by ordinary people who never planned on a revolution.
3.74
157
Sex in the Heartland Rezumat
Sex in the Heartland
The sexual revolution was made in Kansas, by ordinary people who never planned on a revolution.
de Bailey 1999 265 pagini
3.74
157 evaluări
The Threshold of Dissent
de Marjorie Feld • 2024
American Jewish unity on Israel was never a consensus. It was enforced, and the critics erased.
3.98
66
The Threshold of Dissent Rezumat
The Threshold of Dissent
American Jewish unity on Israel was never a consensus. It was enforced, and the critics erased.
de Marjorie Feld 2024 288 pagini
3.98
66 evaluări
The Second
de Carol Anderson • 2021
The Second Amendment was built to control Black Americans, and two centuries later, it still does.
4.31
1.000+
The Second Rezumat
The Second
The Second Amendment was built to control Black Americans, and two centuries later, it still does.
de Carol Anderson 2021 272 pagini
4.31
1.000+ evaluări
A Lot of People Are Saying
de Russell Muirhead • 2019
Conspiracism changed. It no longer explains, only tears down, and it now occupies the White House.
3.60
500+
A Lot of People Are Saying Rezumat
A Lot of People Are Saying
Conspiracism changed. It no longer explains, only tears down, and it now occupies the White House.
de Russell Muirhead 2019 232 pagini
3.60
500+ evaluări
Anatomy of a Lynching
de James R. McGovern • 1982
The 1934 lynching that was advertised, photographed, and so savage it killed the ritual nationwide.
4.38
45
Anatomy of a Lynching Rezumat
Anatomy of a Lynching
The 1934 lynching that was advertised, photographed, and so savage it killed the ritual nationwide.
de James R. McGovern 1982 184 pagini
4.38
45 evaluări
The Great Exception
de Jefferson R. Cowie • 2016
The New Deal era was a historical anomaly built on crisis and compromise; it won't return.
3.90
203
The Great Exception Rezumat
The Great Exception
The New Deal era was a historical anomaly built on crisis and compromise; it won't return.
de Jefferson R. Cowie 2016 288 pagini
3.90
203 evaluări
The Right Stuff
de Tom Wolfe • 1979
Test pilots' raw code of courage meets the celebrity-making machinery of the space race.
4.23
56.000+
The Right Stuff Rezumat
The Right Stuff
Test pilots' raw code of courage meets the celebrity-making machinery of the space race.
de Tom Wolfe 1979 369 pagini
4.23
56.000+ evaluări
The Price of Democracy
de Vanessa S. Williamson • 2025
Born demanding taxes, not resisting them. The 250-year cover-up and the racial backlash it fueled.
4.32
96
The Price of Democracy Rezumat
The Price of Democracy
Born demanding taxes, not resisting them. The 250-year cover-up and the racial backlash it fueled.
de Vanessa S. Williamson 2025 249 pagini
4.32
96 evaluări
The Plot to Seize the White House
de Jules Archer • 1973
Wall Street plotted a fascist coup against FDR. The general they recruited was the wrong man.
4.03
500+
The Plot to Seize the White House Rezumat
The Plot to Seize the White House
Wall Street plotted a fascist coup against FDR. The general they recruited was the wrong man.
de Jules Archer 1973 290 pagini
4.03
500+ evaluări
Fight for Liberty
de Mark Lasswell • 2018
Democracy is besieged by authoritarians abroad. The weakening at home is the harder fight.
3.92
50
Fight for Liberty Rezumat
Fight for Liberty
Democracy is besieged by authoritarians abroad. The weakening at home is the harder fight.
de Mark Lasswell 2018 320 pagini
3.92
50 evaluări
Civic Ideals
de Rogers M. Smith • 1997
America's citizenship wasn't just about freedom; it was built on racial and gender hierarchy.
4.12
42
Civic Ideals Rezumat
Civic Ideals
America's citizenship wasn't just about freedom; it was built on racial and gender hierarchy.
de Rogers M. Smith 1997 736 pagini
4.12
42 evaluări
The Price of Greatness
de Jay Cost • 2018
The Constitution's coauthors split over its purpose. That rift still produces American oligarchy.
3.71
245
The Price of Greatness Rezumat
The Price of Greatness
The Constitution's coauthors split over its purpose. That rift still produces American oligarchy.
de Jay Cost 2018 256 pagini
3.71
245 evaluări
White Collar
de C. Wright Mills • 1951
Shop to office: the middle class got a salary, borrowed status, and a personality for sale.
4.04
269
White Collar Rezumat
White Collar
Shop to office: the middle class got a salary, borrowed status, and a personality for sale.
de C. Wright Mills 1951 416 pagini
4.04
269 evaluări
White Flight
de Kevin M. Kruse • 2005
How Atlanta's white flight invented modern conservatism, one homeowners' association at a time.
4.28
1.000+
White Flight Rezumat
White Flight
How Atlanta's white flight invented modern conservatism, one homeowners' association at a time.
de Kevin M. Kruse 2005 352 pagini
4.28
1.000+ evaluări
Nemesis
de Chalmers Johnson • 2007
Empire and democracy cannot coexist. America chose empire; the bill is coming due.
4.07
500+
Nemesis Rezumat
Nemesis
Empire and democracy cannot coexist. America chose empire; the bill is coming due.
de Chalmers Johnson 2007 354 pagini
4.07
500+ evaluări
Rights Talk
de Mary Ann Glendon • 1991
American law won't require you to rescue a drowning stranger. That gap explains our broken politics.
4.06
124
Rights Talk Rezumat
Rights Talk
American law won't require you to rescue a drowning stranger. That gap explains our broken politics.
de Mary Ann Glendon 1991 236 pagini
4.06
124 evaluări
These Blue Mountains
de Sarah Loudin Thomas • 2025
Seeking her lost fiancé’s grave, a German pianist unearths a stranger’s body in North Carolina.
3.93
500+
These Blue Mountains Rezumat
These Blue Mountains
Seeking her lost fiancé’s grave, a German pianist unearths a stranger’s body in North Carolina.
de Sarah Loudin Thomas 2025 352 pagini
3.93
500+ evaluări
The Indispensable Enemy
de Alexander Saxton • 1971
Capitalism was the threat, but the Chinese were the target. How white labor chose its enemy.
3.88
42
The Indispensable Enemy Rezumat
The Indispensable Enemy
Capitalism was the threat, but the Chinese were the target. How white labor chose its enemy.
de Alexander Saxton 1971 293 pagini
3.88
42 evaluări
Origins of the New South, 1877–1913
de C. Vann Woodward • 1951
After 1877 the South was remade: industrialists allied with the North and made racial exclusion law
4.11
240
Origins of the New South, 1877–1913 Rezumat
Origins of the New South, 1877–1913
After 1877 the South was remade: industrialists allied with the North and made racial exclusion law
de C. Vann Woodward 1951 656 pagini
4.11
240 evaluări
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
de Harriet Ann Jacobs • 1861
To keep her children, an enslaved mother hides seven years in a cramped garret.
4.18
58.000+
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Rezumat
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
To keep her children, an enslaved mother hides seven years in a cramped garret.
de Harriet Ann Jacobs 1861 176 pagini
4.18
58.000+ evaluări
Freedom’s Dominion
de Jefferson R. Cowie • 2022
One Alabama county's 'freedom' meant the right to dominate. The history and the national fallout.
4.50
500+
Freedom’s Dominion Rezumat
Freedom’s Dominion
One Alabama county's 'freedom' meant the right to dominate. The history and the national fallout.
de Jefferson R. Cowie 2022 512 pagini
4.50
500+ evaluări
Liberty and Coercion
de Gary Gerstle • 2015
Federal liberty, state coercion: the two-hundred-year paradox at the heart of American governance.
4.04
77
Liberty and Coercion Rezumat
Liberty and Coercion
Federal liberty, state coercion: the two-hundred-year paradox at the heart of American governance.
de Gary Gerstle 2015 472 pagini
4.04
77 evaluări
The White House Is Burning
de Jane Sutcliffe • 2014
The White House burned. British troops looted the Capitol. And then the sky itself attacked.
4.01
168
The White House Is Burning Rezumat
The White House Is Burning
The White House burned. British troops looted the Capitol. And then the sky itself attacked.
de Jane Sutcliffe 2014 128 pagini
4.01
168 evaluări
Negro President
de Garry Wills • 2003
The math that made Jefferson president: electoral votes from people who could not vote.
3.76
285
Negro President Rezumat
Negro President
The math that made Jefferson president: electoral votes from people who could not vote.
de Garry Wills 2003
3.76
285 evaluări
The Battle of New Orleans
de Robert V. Remini • 1999
Two thousand British fell. Seven Americans died. The battle that forged a nation was already over.
3.85
500+
The Battle of New Orleans Rezumat
The Battle of New Orleans
Two thousand British fell. Seven Americans died. The battle that forged a nation was already over.
de Robert V. Remini 1999 226 pagini
3.85
500+ evaluări
West of Slavery
de Kevin Waite • 2021
The slave South wanted a Pacific empire and nearly built one before the Civil War.
4.54
52
West of Slavery Rezumat
West of Slavery
The slave South wanted a Pacific empire and nearly built one before the Civil War.
de Kevin Waite 2021 384 pagini
4.54
52 evaluări
Trail of Tears
de Captivating History • 2018
They won at the Supreme Court. The president defied the ruling. Then came the death march.
3.97
288
Trail of Tears Rezumat
Trail of Tears
They won at the Supreme Court. The president defied the ruling. Then came the death march.
de Captivating History 2018 82 pagini
3.97
288 evaluări
Operation Paperclip
de Annie Jacobsen • 2014
To beat the Soviets, America recruited 1,600 Nazi scientists and buried their crimes.
4.15
10.000+
Operation Paperclip Rezumat
Operation Paperclip
To beat the Soviets, America recruited 1,600 Nazi scientists and buried their crimes.
de Annie Jacobsen 2014 575 pagini
4.15
10.000+ evaluări
The Great Risk Shift
de Jacob S. Hacker • 2006
Income swings five times more than in the 1970s; the safety net was dismantled on purpose.
3.81
274
The Great Risk Shift Rezumat
The Great Risk Shift
Income swings five times more than in the 1970s; the safety net was dismantled on purpose.
de Jacob S. Hacker 2006 256 pagini
3.81
274 evaluări
2020
de Eric Klinenberg • 2024
COVID exposed America's preexisting condition: broken trust, racial inequality, willful forgetting.
3.89
439
2020 Rezumat
2020
COVID exposed America's preexisting condition: broken trust, racial inequality, willful forgetting.
de Eric Klinenberg 2024 464 pagini
3.89
439 evaluări
Nations Apart
de Colin Woodard • 2025
Your politics and lifespan were set centuries ago, by whichever settlers claimed your region.
4.10
309
Nations Apart Rezumat
Nations Apart
Your politics and lifespan were set centuries ago, by whichever settlers claimed your region.
de Colin Woodard 2025 368 pagini
4.10
309 evaluări
Unstable Majorities
de Morris P. Fiorina • 2017
Not a deeply polarized public. Sorted parties overreach, and the movable middle flips Congress.
4.07
74
Unstable Majorities Rezumat
Unstable Majorities
Not a deeply polarized public. Sorted parties overreach, and the movable middle flips Congress.
de Morris P. Fiorina 2017 264 pagini
4.07
74 evaluări
Slavery and the Founders
de Paul Finkelman • 1995
The Constitution was built to protect slavery. The founders' ideals were the alibi, not the plan.
3.85
54
Slavery and the Founders Rezumat
Slavery and the Founders
The Constitution was built to protect slavery. The founders' ideals were the alibi, not the plan.
de Paul Finkelman 1995 272 pagini
3.85
54 evaluări
The Politics of Rage
de Dan T. Carter • 1995
A segregationist governor who never reached the White House gave the GOP its winning playbook.
4.23
363
The Politics of Rage Rezumat
The Politics of Rage
A segregationist governor who never reached the White House gave the GOP its winning playbook.
de Dan T. Carter 1995 580 pagini
4.23
363 evaluări
A Short History of Reconstruction, 1863-1877
de Eric Foner • 1990
After the Civil War, America built an interracial democracy, then destroyed it.
4.04
2.000+
A Short History of Reconstruction, 1863-1877 Rezumat
A Short History of Reconstruction, 1863-1877
After the Civil War, America built an interracial democracy, then destroyed it.
de Eric Foner 1990 297 pagini
4.04
2.000+ evaluări
The Evangelicals
de Frances FitzGerald • 2017
Evangelicals keep fracturing and reassembling. A 250-year history of America's most restless faith.
4.16
1.000+
The Evangelicals Rezumat
The Evangelicals
Evangelicals keep fracturing and reassembling. A 250-year history of America's most restless faith.
de Frances FitzGerald 2017 752 pagini
4.16
1.000+ evaluări
Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America
de Morris P. Fiorina • 2004
Fifty years of polling data show a moderate public, sidelined by a polarized political class.
3.46
420
Culture War? The Myth of  a Polarized America Rezumat
Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America
Fifty years of polling data show a moderate public, sidelined by a polarized political class.
de Morris P. Fiorina 2004 256 pagini
3.46
420 evaluări
The Bloody Shirt
de Stephen Budiansky • 2008
Emancipation was overthrown by a targeted campaign of terror. The nation was too tired to stop it.
3.85
354
The Bloody Shirt Rezumat
The Bloody Shirt
Emancipation was overthrown by a targeted campaign of terror. The nation was too tired to stop it.
de Stephen Budiansky 2008 336 pagini
3.85
354 evaluări
How Democratic Is the American Constitution?
de Robert A. Dahl • 2001
No other advanced democracy ever copied our Constitution. What they all saw that we do not.
3.69
500+
How Democratic Is the American Constitution? Rezumat
How Democratic Is the American Constitution?
No other advanced democracy ever copied our Constitution. What they all saw that we do not.
de Robert A. Dahl 2001 240 pagini
3.69
500+ evaluări
Under a Flaming Sky
de Daniel James Brown • 2006
When a firestorm struck Hinckley in 1894, survival hinged on two trains racing through flame.
4.13
4.000+
Under a Flaming Sky Rezumat
Under a Flaming Sky
When a firestorm struck Hinckley in 1894, survival hinged on two trains racing through flame.
de Daniel James Brown 2006 288 pagini
4.13
4.000+ evaluări
Ill Winds
de Larry Diamond • 2019
Democracy is being dismantled not by tanks but through courts, captured media, and laundered money.
3.99
274
Ill Winds Rezumat
Ill Winds
Democracy is being dismantled not by tanks but through courts, captured media, and laundered money.
de Larry Diamond 2019 368 pagini
3.99
274 evaluări
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