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|  | Hallowed Ground by James M. McPherson
Pulitzer prize-winning historian McPherson offers a walking tour of the historic site that was the turning point of the Civil War. Stopping at key locations and memorials, McPherson explains the battle and provides background and context in a succinct and accessible manner. AUTHOR: James M. McPherson
PUBLISHER: Crown Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History 
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 | World of Islam by National Geographic Society Staff
Description not available.Articles from the pages of National Geographic offer a portrait of the history and culture of the Islamic world as seen through Western eyes, from the last days of the Ottoman Empire to contemporary war-ravaged Afghanistan. AUTHOR: National Geographic Society Staff
PUBLISHER: National Geographic Society
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Vietnam & Other American Fantasies by H. Bruce Franklin
Description not available.A provocative reassessment of the Vietnam War considers its cultural and political legacies, identifying misconceptions surrounding the conflict while calling for a more accurate awareness of factual events and the war's ongoing impact. Reprint. AUTHOR: H. Bruce Franklin
PUBLISHER: University of Massachusetts Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Mothers of Invention by Drew G. Faust
This combination of women's studies and Civil War history is based on the personal writings of women of the Confederacy. It chronicles their inner lives and how they rose to the challenges of a world that demanded changes in their definitions of femininity and their place in society. Many of the women of the ruling class had to reshape their lives, some taking jobs as nurses or spies. AUTHOR: Drew G. Faust
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Nonzero by Robert Wright
Wright's thesis, a game-theory-based reevaluation of the history of the world, secures supporting evidence from a number of places and events across time and geography, challenging the idea of an aimless drift of human progress. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000. AUTHOR: Robert Wright
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Dude, Where's My Country? by Michael Moore
Notes George W. Bush's affiliations with Enron and big oil, presenting a tongue-in-cheek plan for ending his political career while charging political leaders with enabling a growing divide between American classes.
Notes George W. Bush's affiliations with Enron and big oil, presenting a tongue-in-cheek plan for ending his political career while charging political leaders with enabling a growing divide between American classes.
AUTHOR: Michael Moore
PUBLISHER: Warner Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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