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Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of the Johnstown Flood, America’s Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster
By Al Roker
The celebrity weatherman revisits one of our country’s greatest catastrophes.
Laughing Shall I Die: Lives and Deaths of the Great Vikings
By Tom Shippey
Being fearless in battle was important, but shuffling bravely off the mortal coil mattered more.
RFK: His Words for Our Times
Edited by Edwin O. Guthman and C. Richard Allen
The fallen icon's speeches resonate amid today's turbulent politics.
Autumn of the Black Snake
By William Hogeland
The birth of America's military comes to life in this well-told, if little-known, tale.
When the Center Held: Gerald Ford and the Rescue of the American Presidency
By Donald Rumsfeld
A two-time secretary of defense makes a case for the 38th commander-in-chief.
Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance
By Mark Whitaker
Recalling a time when African-American literati and glitterati called Pittsburgh home.
Rome Resurgent: War and Empire in the Age of Justinian
By Peter Heather
A scholarly overview of the once-mighty realm’s last hurrah in the West.
Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire
By Bret Baier and Catherine Whitney
The Fox News star's formula results in another winning historical read.
