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10,000 Days of Thunder: A History of the Vietnam War
by Philip CaputoIt was the war that lasted ten thousand days. The war that inspired scores of songs. The war that sparked dozens of riots.
10 Days: Abraham Lincoln
by David ColbertYou're about to be an eyewitness to the ten crucial days in Abraham Lincoln's life.
10 Days: Anne Frank
by David ColbertYou're about to be an eyewitness to ten crucial days in Anne Frank's life.
10 Days: Benjamin Franklin
by David ColbertYou're about to be an eyewitness to the top ten days in Ben Franklin's life, including: A cunning escape from a cruel brother. A shrewd plan to save the colonies. A treacherous spy game in Paris. A shocking battle with a vengeful aristocrat. And a last-minute triumph that bound American together. These days and five others shook Franklin's world- and yours.
10 Days: Martin Luther King Jr.
by David ColbertYou're about to be an eyewitness to the ten crucial days in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life.
100 Media Moments That Changed America
by Jim WillisFrom the launching of America's first newspaper to YouTube's latest phone-videoed crime, the media has always been guilty of indulging America's obsession with controversy.
100 Women Who Shaped World History
by Gail Meyer RolkaA comprehensive collection of one page synopses of 100 women of major importance in our history. Presents information in chronological order, contains timeline, and a trivia quiz.
1000 Years for Revenge: International Terrorism and the FBI
by Peter LanceA journalist explores how the FBI overlooked opportunities to stop the 9-11 terrorist attacks. His conclusions are based upon interviews and declassified documents.
103 Journeys, Voyages, Trips and Stuff
by Siddhartha SarmaFrom ancient civilization to modern times, the experience of journeys by road, water and air is recounted by the author.
11,000 Years Lost
by Peni R. GriffinWhat does it mean if you die before you were born? An eleven-year-old Texan girl finds out what it was like to live in the Ice Age in this action-packed time-travel adventure.
11 Days in December: Christmas at the Bulge 1944
by Stanley WeintraubThe Allied troops huddled and died in mist and mud, trapped in pockets by driving rain and snow.
13 Cent Killers: The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam
by John J. Culbertson"It's not easy to stay alive with a $1,000 bounty on your head. " In 1967, a bullet cost thirteen cents, and no one gave Uncle Sam a bigger bang for his buck than the 5th Marine Regiment Sniper Platoon.
14 Cows for America
by Carmen Agra Deedy Wilson Kimeli NaiyomahThey sing to them. They give them names. They shelter the young ones in their homes. Without the herd, the tribe might starve. To the Maasai, the cow is life. In June of 2002, a very unusual ceremony begins in a far-flung village in western Kenya.
1434: The Year a Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance
by Gavin MenziesThe New York Times bestselling author of 1421 offers another stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence that traces the roots of the European Renaissance to Chinese exploration in the fifteenth century.
1491: The Americas Before Columbus
by Charles C. MannIn this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
15 Stars: Eisenhower, Macarthur, Marshall: Three Generals Who Saved the American Century
by Stanley WeintraubIn the closing days of World War II, America looked up to three five-star generals as its greatest heroes. George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Douglas MacArthur personified victory, from the Pentagon to Normandy to the Far East.
1634: The Galileo Affair
by Eric Flint Andrew DennisThe third chronologically in the 1632 series, former 20th century Grandville, WV continues its existance in 17th century Germany in this alternate history.
1688: The First Modern Revolution
by Steve PincusFor two hundred years historians have viewed England's Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 as an un-revolutionary revolution--bloodless, consensual, aristocratic, and above all, sensible.
1688: A Global History
by John E. Wills Jr.A vivid picture of the world centered around that pivotal year.
1791: Mozart's Last Year
by H. C. LandonBiography of Mozart's last year, in which he wrote The Magic Flute, La Clemenza di Tito, and the Clarinet Concerto, as well as most of the Requiem.
The 1812 Aponte Rebellion in Cuba and the Struggle Against Atlantic Slavery (Envisioning Cuba)
by Matt D. ChildsIn 1812 a series of revolts known collectively as the Aponte Rebellion erupted across the island of Cuba, comprising one of the largest and most important slave insurrections in Caribbean history.
1812: War with America
by Jon LatimerIn the first complete history of the War of 1812 written from a British perspective, Jon Latimer offers an authoritative and compelling account that places the conflict in its strategic context within the Napoleonic wars.
1858: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant and the War They Failed to See
by Bruce Chadwick1858 explores the events and personalities of the year that would send the America's North and South on a collision course culminating in the slaughter of 630,000 of the nation's young men, a greater number than died in any other American conflict.
1898: The Birth of the American Century
by David TraxelHistorian Traxel narrates the extraordinary events of 1898 to unfold the story of America's metamorphosis from a rural, isolationist society into a commanding presence on the world stage.
The 1900s: (American Popular Culture Through History)
by Bob BatchelorPopular culture is what we do while we are awake and what we dream about while we are asleep. It is the way of life we inherit, practice, change, and pass on to our children.
