Books like American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic
12 books with a reading profile close to American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic by Joseph J. Ellis. Deep and outward-looking; a moderate read.
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
The 1619 Project argues that the arrival of the White Lion privateer in the Virginia colony, carrying enslaved Africans, represents the foundational moment of the United States.
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All the President’s Men
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
In 1972, a botched burglary at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex triggered an investigation by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.
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Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Lawrence Wright investigates the internal mechanics of the Church of Scientology, tracing its evolution from L.
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The Guns of August
Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical
Barbara Tuchman chronicles the opening month of World War I, tracing the rigid military planning and diplomatic failures that led to a global stalemate.
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Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Kristin Kobes Du Mez traces the seventy-year evolution of American evangelicalism from a religious movement focused on internal piety into a political force defined by militant patriarchy.
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Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
by Sheri Fink
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Sheri Fink documents the medical crisis at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans during the five days following Hurricane Katrina.
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical
Adam Hochschild details the private seizure of the Congo River basin by King Leopold II of Belgium and the subsequent industrial exploitation of the region.
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Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
by Tom O'Neill
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Tom O’Neill spent twenty years investigating the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders, uncovering discrepancies in the official prosecution narrative established by Vincent Bugliosi.
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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
by Mary Beard
Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical
Mary Beard tracks the evolution of the Roman state from its mythic eighth-century BCE origins to the pivotal year 212 CE, when Emperor Caracalla granted universal citizenship to all free inhabitants of the empire.
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10
The Right Stuff
by Tom Wolfe
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
In 1959, the United States selected seven military test pilots to become the first astronauts for Project Mercury.
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Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
by Jon Krakauer
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Jon Krakauer documents several sexual assault cases occurring between 2010 and 2012 in Missoula, Montana, focusing on the experiences of female students at the University of Montana.
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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
John M.
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