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1898: the birth of the American century
Par David Traxel. 1998
A narrative on the pivotal year of 1898 in United States history, during which the country changed from a rural,…
isolated society into a major world player. Discusses the Spanish-American War as well as union uprisings, racial conflict, advances in technology and advertising, and the last Native American battle. 1998The prince of Tennessee: the rise of Al Gore
Par David Maraniss. 2000
Two Washington Post journalists construct a personal and political biography of Vice President Al Gore. They describe Gore's childhood as…
the son of a senator and trace his career path in his father's footsteps. 2000The ideological origins of the American Revolution
Par Bernard Bailyn. 1992
Bailyn examines pamphlets, essays, sermons, treatises, and poems published in the colonies prior to 1776 and concludes that the American…
Revolution was not undertaken to enforce changes in economic or social organization but was primarily an ideological, constitutional, and political struggle. A postscript discusses the contentious debate to ratify the Constitution. Pulitzer Prize for HistoryAll the president's men
Par Carl Bernstein. 1974
Two Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporters chronicle their investigation of the Watergate scandal, which began as a burglary of the…
Democratic National Committee Headquarters on June 17, 1972. They explain the events that precipitated their first suspicions and led them to ascertain the truth. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1974Benedict Arnold, revolutionary hero: an American warrior reconsidered
Par James Martin. 1997
A biography of the premier turncoat of the American Revolution, Benedict Arnold. Explores Arnold's life from childhood to his successes…
as a military leader in the Revolution and beyond. Explains why and how Arnold decided to return his allegiance to the crown. Examines the myths surrounding Arnold's reputationDefending the spirit: a Black life in America
Par Randall Robinson. 1998
Autobiography of a political activist who grew up in the segregated south, attended Harvard law school, and helped eliminate apartheid…
in South Africa. In 1977 Robinson founded TransAfrica in order to influence foreign policy for the benefit of African and Caribbean nations. Describes his continuing efforts to eliminate racial barriersAccounts of wartime roles of eighty-four American women. Besides portraying the women's shouldering of new responsibilities at home--sewing uniforms, preparing…
cartridges, and making bandages--these sketches record unsung acts of patriotism and heroism. One vignette is of Deborah Sampson Gannet who, disguised in a soldier's uniform, fought in battles for three yearsMidnight dreary: the mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe
Par John Walsh. 1998
An investigative account of Edgar Allan Poe's final days. Retraces the author's solo journey from Richmond, Virginia, to New York…
City, during which he mysteriously vanished for several days. Speculates on the basis of documentary evidence how Poe most likely died. 1998"Ron Suskind, célèbre journaliste américain lauréat du prix Pulitzer, raconte dans un récit stupéfiant le combat que mènent les États-Unis…
depuis le 11 septembre 2001 contre le terrorisme islamiste. L'enjeu? Rien moins que tuer ou être tué. [...] Ron Suskind démontre, à partir des conversations échangées dans le Bureau Ovale entre Bush, Cheney et Rumsfeld, comment les principaux acteurs de cette guerre se sont lancés dans la croisade la plus surprenante des temps modernes. Comment Condoleezza Rice et George Tenet, ministre de la Défense et ancien patron de la CIA, ont improvisé des plans de bataille destinés à anéantir une nouvelle espèce d'ennemis et engagé une course heure par heure contre un désastre prétendument annoncé. Les rivalités et les luttes intestines entre ces deux équipes permettent de comprendre la manière dont l'Amérique réagit face à la terreur. Avec cet ouvrage, immense best-seller aux États-Unis, Ron Suskind répond aux nombreuses questions qui empêchent les Américains de dormir, et éclaire d'un jour nouveau le cauchemar qu'ils sont en train de vivre." -- 4e de couvThe legacy of the Civil War
Par Robert Warren. 1961
Françoise Giroud: une ambition française (Azimuts)
Par Christine Ockrent. 2003
Un portrait vif et sans complaisance de la grande dame du journalisme français qui s'est successivement illustrée comme rédactrice en…
chef à Elle et à L'Express avant de publier un certain nombre de livres à succès. Certaines révélations sur la vie privée de Françoise Giroud, ont valu à ce livre une réputation légèrement sulfureuseLa raison assiégée
Par Al Gore. 2008
"Après le succès international du film (et du livre) Une vérité qui dérange, Al Gore propose, dans ce nouvel opus,…
paru en mai 2007 aux États-Unis, un diagnostic des dysfonctionnements de la démocratie américaine et avance des idées pour y remédier. Il s'agit d'une réflexion méthodique sur la façon dont la démocratie participative, telle que les pères fondateurs de l'Amérique lavaient envisagée, a failli. Comment le débat d'idées américain s'est transformé peu à peu en un réseau de télé-achat, un paradis pour colporteurs vendant le mirage de la participation à un public ayant perdu toute capacité à s'engager [...]". -- 4e de couvWoodrow Wilson (A Penguin life)
Par Louis Auchincloss. 2000
A brief biography probing the complex and enigmatic character of the twenty-eighth president of the United States. Discusses Wilson's southern…
upbringing, Protestant background, and his academic career. Examines his role in leading the U.S. during World War I and his disappointment in the country's failure to endorse the League of Nations. 2000Founding brothers: the revolutionary generation
Par Joseph Ellis. 2000
Author of American Sphinx (RC 44729) explains the importance of a few prominent leaders in the development of democracy after…
the American Revolution. Describes significant contributions to the new nation made by John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. Bestseller. 2000Stonewall Jackson: the man, the soldier, the legend
Par James Robertson. 1997
An in-depth portrait of the famed and enigmatic Confederate general. Traces his orphaned childhood in Virginia, his West Point years,…
and his brilliant leadership in the Civil War. Avers that Jackson so embodied the mystique of the Southern cause, that his untimely death in 1863 marked the turning point of the warA collection of firsthand reports on pivotal events in American history. These authentic accounts convey the urgency and attitudes of…
their times concerning significant issues and themes in American life from 1492 through 1994. BestsellerOriginal meanings: politics and ideas in the making of the Constitution
Par Jack Rakove. 1996
Explores the ideological and political assumptions that underlie the "original meanings" of the Constitution and the resulting ambiguities. Critiques the…
method that looks solely to the founders' intent for adapting the document to modern circumstances. Examines specific issues, such as federalism and the influence of James MadisonPortrays the life of wealthy land speculator and politician William Cooper, who rose from humble origins to prominence as the…
founder of Cooperstown, New York. The spectacular rise and later decline of Cooper's fortunes inspired the writings of his author son, James Fenimore CooperHistory of the Alabama governor and conservative leader, whose national political career was cut short by a gunshot in 1972…
that left him paralyzed. Carter traces Wallace's role in launching a conservative movement that allowed Republicans to dominate American politics in the 1980s and 1990s. Some strong languageCold War: the American crusade against world communism, 1945-1991
Par James Warren. 1996
Chronicles the cold war--America's global struggle against communism from 1945 to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Portrays…
the military, diplomatic, economic, and scientific dimensions of the rivalry between the superpowers. Explains the issues and events of the era. For junior and senior high readers