I’m re-reading “Ghost Maps” by Steven Johnson. It’s about the cholera outbreak in London and the birth of epidemiology. It’s fascinating.
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*Impending Crisis* by David Potter.
*Battle Cry of Freedom* by James M. McPherson.
*The Civil War: A Narrative* by Shelby Foote.
*Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War* by Maury Klein.
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And the Band Played On
Best origin story of HIV-AIDS
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*How the world made the west* by Josephine Quinn
*The capital order* by Clara Mattei
*Discourse on colonialism* by Aime Cesaire
*The Jakarta method* by Vincent Bevins
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Shogun by Clavell
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Here are some nonfiction books that I’ve read recently & really enjoyed:
“Incident at Big Sky” by Sheriff Johnny France & Malcolm McConnell
It’s about the abduction of an Olympic athlete in Montana in 1984 & the subsequent 5 month manhunt for the suspects, a father & son duo who literally lived in the remote & rugged mountains.
“Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Tragedy, and Survival at the Edge of the World” by Eric Jay Dolin
It’s about a group of Americans in the Falkland Islands in 1812 that “rescued” some shipwrecked Britons but then 5 Americans were left on the islands by the British. It’s a kinda complicated story…
“Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune” by the Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr.
It’s about the life of W.A. Clark who struck it rich in mines in the 1880s and became a railroad baron in New York City. His wealth pretty much equaled (if not surpassed) Rockfeller’s. His daughter Huegette died in 2011 at the age of 104 and lived the last twenty years of her life in a NYC hospital despite having mansions in Connecticut, California, 3 NYC Park Avenue apartments and being in good health. When she died, her estate was valued at over $300 million.
“In the Enemy’s House: The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies” by Howard Blum
It’s primarily about the Rosenberg espionage case and about finding the spies that were giving Russia U.S. atomic secrets.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” by David Grann
It’s the book that the recent movie was based on and is about the murders of Native Americans in early 20th century Oklahoma and the birth of the F.B.I.
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Any James Mitchener books ( historical fiction )
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I like just about anything by Monica Hesse, but “They Went Left” is one of my favorites. It’s about a girl looking for her younger brother after she was liberated when the Holocaust ended.
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Empire of the Summer Moon -learn about how bad ass the Comanche were and America moving west after the civil war.
Devil in the White City -serial killer and Chicago world fair.
Under the Banner of Heaven -history of LDS mixed with a modern Mormon murder.
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The indifferent stars above- about the Donner party
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Freedom’s Forge by Herman
Overthrow by Kinser
Both non fiction
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Non-fiction:
Right now I’m reading Bellevue by David Oshinsky which includes the history of illness, the practice of medicine and emergence of hospitals in the United States as well as the history of Bellevue, the storied New York hospital. Really interesting.
Isaac’s Storm about the 1900 Galveston hurricane. A fast paced fantastic book.
Team of Rivals, about Lincoln, his cabinet and a good deal about the Civil War on the incredibly written, gripping book.
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. There was so much more to these guys than I ever learned in school and they did so much more with flight than the very early flight we have seen photos of.
The Barn by Wright Thompson is about the people, place and history surrounding the Emmett Till murder. I listened to the audiobook, read by the author, who grew up about 20 miles from the barn where Till was killed. Listening was like having a brilliant friend who tells you an important detailed story complete with relevant and fascinating tangents.
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if you’re cool with both fiction and non fiction, i’d def say try The Devil in the White City, it mixes real history with a kinda narrative style so it doesnt feel dry at all, the contrast between the world’s fair and the darker storyline is wild. for fiction, maybe Wolf Hall if you’re into political stuff, its a bit denser but once you get into it its really immersive. also Pachinko is great if you want something more character driven across generations, it stuck with me for a while after i finished it.
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I’m re-reading “Ghost Maps” by Steven Johnson. It’s about the cholera outbreak in London and the birth of epidemiology. It’s fascinating.
Louis Bayard
*Impending Crisis* by David Potter.
*Battle Cry of Freedom* by James M. McPherson.
*The Civil War: A Narrative* by Shelby Foote.
*Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War* by Maury Klein.
And the Band Played On
Best origin story of HIV-AIDS
*How the world made the west* by Josephine Quinn
*The capital order* by Clara Mattei
*Discourse on colonialism* by Aime Cesaire
*The Jakarta method* by Vincent Bevins
Shogun by Clavell
Here are some nonfiction books that I’ve read recently & really enjoyed:
“Incident at Big Sky” by Sheriff Johnny France & Malcolm McConnell
It’s about the abduction of an Olympic athlete in Montana in 1984 & the subsequent 5 month manhunt for the suspects, a father & son duo who literally lived in the remote & rugged mountains.
“Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Tragedy, and Survival at the Edge of the World” by Eric Jay Dolin
It’s about a group of Americans in the Falkland Islands in 1812 that “rescued” some shipwrecked Britons but then 5 Americans were left on the islands by the British. It’s a kinda complicated story…
“Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune” by the Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr.
It’s about the life of W.A. Clark who struck it rich in mines in the 1880s and became a railroad baron in New York City. His wealth pretty much equaled (if not surpassed) Rockfeller’s. His daughter Huegette died in 2011 at the age of 104 and lived the last twenty years of her life in a NYC hospital despite having mansions in Connecticut, California, 3 NYC Park Avenue apartments and being in good health. When she died, her estate was valued at over $300 million.
“In the Enemy’s House: The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies” by Howard Blum
It’s primarily about the Rosenberg espionage case and about finding the spies that were giving Russia U.S. atomic secrets.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” by David Grann
It’s the book that the recent movie was based on and is about the murders of Native Americans in early 20th century Oklahoma and the birth of the F.B.I.
Any James Mitchener books ( historical fiction )
I like just about anything by Monica Hesse, but “They Went Left” is one of my favorites. It’s about a girl looking for her younger brother after she was liberated when the Holocaust ended.
Empire of the Summer Moon -learn about how bad ass the Comanche were and America moving west after the civil war.
Devil in the White City -serial killer and Chicago world fair.
Under the Banner of Heaven -history of LDS mixed with a modern Mormon murder.
The indifferent stars above- about the Donner party
Freedom’s Forge by Herman
Overthrow by Kinser
Both non fiction
Non-fiction:
Right now I’m reading Bellevue by David Oshinsky which includes the history of illness, the practice of medicine and emergence of hospitals in the United States as well as the history of Bellevue, the storied New York hospital. Really interesting.
Isaac’s Storm about the 1900 Galveston hurricane. A fast paced fantastic book.
Team of Rivals, about Lincoln, his cabinet and a good deal about the Civil War on the incredibly written, gripping book.
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. There was so much more to these guys than I ever learned in school and they did so much more with flight than the very early flight we have seen photos of.
The Barn by Wright Thompson is about the people, place and history surrounding the Emmett Till murder. I listened to the audiobook, read by the author, who grew up about 20 miles from the barn where Till was killed. Listening was like having a brilliant friend who tells you an important detailed story complete with relevant and fascinating tangents.
if you’re cool with both fiction and non fiction, i’d def say try The Devil in the White City, it mixes real history with a kinda narrative style so it doesnt feel dry at all, the contrast between the world’s fair and the darker storyline is wild. for fiction, maybe Wolf Hall if you’re into political stuff, its a bit denser but once you get into it its really immersive. also Pachinko is great if you want something more character driven across generations, it stuck with me for a while after i finished it.
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