2007-07-18 12:18:55 · 6 answers · asked by missbeckythacher 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
ive just started to read ' A Peoples History of the United States 1492-present' by howard zinn. i have to say it reads easy and i like his views.
2007-07-18 12:54:54 · answer #1 · answered by turd 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I recently borrowed America: The Last Best Hope from the library. It is written by William J. Bennett. It is a huge book and being history, it is not a quick read. I returned it to the library with the intention of buying my own copy. I would owe a ton of fees if I kept it till I finished it. I only read about 50 pages, but it was extremely interesting. Very detailed; not just common history.
2007-07-18 13:20:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I loved The Jungle by Upton Sinclair and Let the Trumpet Sound (a biography of Martin Luther KIng) by Stephen Oates. Centennial, the book cited by another answerer was written by James Michener, and I agree, it's a great read.
2007-07-18 13:37:58 · answer #3 · answered by Dozer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Centennial by Mitchum
Roots by Haley
The Western Experience by ?
2007-07-18 12:27:32 · answer #4 · answered by Kandice F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i liked the killer angels by michael shaara. it's a book about the battle of gettysburg and is written from the point of views of the general and other people who participated in the battle. very interesting and enjoyable.
2007-07-18 13:45:46 · answer #5 · answered by kris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "Dolley" by Rita Mae Brown. It's a fictionalized bio of Dolley Madison, but the author researched it for years to get it as authentic as possible.
2007-07-18 15:55:15 · answer #6 · answered by Maple 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋