19th Century

Image of Jefferson's America: The President, the Purchase, and the Explorers Who Transformed a Nation
Author(s):
Julie M. Fenster
Genre(s):
19th Century

Jefferson's America: The President, the Purchase, and the Explorers Who Transformed a Nation

January 19, 2017
Reviewed by: 
Thomas McClung

Newspaper editor John O’Sullivan is generally credited with the development of, if not necessarily coining, the expression Manifest Destiny, the notion or idea that the United States of America sho

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Image of The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West
Author(s):
Peter Cozzens
Genre(s):
19th Century

The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West

November 9, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Jerry Lenaburg

“a timely and thorough story without hyperbole or histrionics of this controversial chapter in American history. . .”

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Image of The Thieves of Threadneedle Street: The Incredible True Story of the American Forgers Who Nearly Broke the Bank of England
Author(s):
Nicholas Booth
Genre(s):
True Crime, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Criminals, History, British, U.S., 19th Century

The Thieves of Threadneedle Street: The Incredible True Story of the American Forgers Who Nearly Broke the Bank of England

November 7, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Thomas McClung

For those who enjoy reading a well-told tale of historical nonfiction, this could be that story. But be forewarned that it comes with at least two caveats to be explained below.

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Image of This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy
Author(s):
Matthew Karp
Genre(s):
Black & African American, Slavery, History, U.S., 19th Century, Political

This Vast Southern Empire: Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy

September 11, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Thomas McClung

Among historians certainly, it has been axiomatic that control of the authority and power of the Federal government was maintained by the so-called Southern plantation aristocracy for the first 75

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Image of The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe: A Biography
Author(s):
Elaine Showalter
Genre(s):
History, U.S., 19th Century, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Historical, Social Activists

The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe: A Biography

March 27, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Elayne Clift

“[S]he wrote, ‘I do not desire ecstatic, disembodied sainthood . . . I would be human, and American, and a woman.’”

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Image of Picturing Frederick Douglass: An Illustrated Biography of the Nineteenth Century's Most Photographed American
Author(s):
John Stauffer, Zoe Todd, Celeste-Marie Bernier
Genre(s):
Black & African American, History, U.S., 19th Century, Civil War (U.S.)

Picturing Frederick Douglass: An Illustrated Biography of the Nineteenth Century's Most Photographed American

November 18, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Robert S. Davis

History as documented through the image has a short historiography. Until recently, even the nobility lacked multiple images or sometimes any likeness at all.

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Image of Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign: How the Critical Role of Intelligence Impacted the Outcome of Lee's Invasion of the North, June-July 1863
Author(s):
Thomas Ryan
Genre(s):
19th Century

Spies, Scouts, and Secrets in the Gettysburg Campaign: How the Critical Role of Intelligence Impacted the Outcome of Lee's Invasion of the North

July 8, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Jerry Lenaburg

“. . . tells an almost unknown side of this well chronicled battle . . .”

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Image of Wondrous Beauty: The Life and Adventures of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte
Author(s):
Carol Berkin
Genre(s):
French, 19th Century, 19th Century, French, French, 19th Century

Wondrous Beauty: The Life and Adventures of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte

October 24, 2013
Reviewed by: 
William Dietrich

“. . . assured and compelling. . . . fascinating and perceptive . . .”

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Image of March: Book One
Author(s):
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin
Genre(s):
History, Political, 19th Century, Interracial/Multicultural, Interracial/Multicultural, History, Political, 19th Century, History, Political, 19th Century, Interracial/Multicultural, History, Political, 19th Century, Interracial/Multicultural

March Book One

August 20, 2013
Reviewed by: 
Mark Squirek

“. . . a brilliant example of how the format can inspire and educate.”

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Image of Lincoln and Race (Concise Lincoln Library)
Author(s):
Richard Striner
Genre(s):
History, Political, U.S., 19th Century, History, U.S., Political, 19th Century, History, Political, U.S., 19th Century, History, U.S., Political, 19th Century

Lincoln and Race

May 25, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Michael J. Deeb

“. . . very helpful in understanding Lincoln’s attitude as politician and as president toward race.”

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Image of Mr. President: How and Why the Founders Created a Chief Executive
Author(s):
Ray Raphael
Genre(s):
History, Political, U.S., 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, History, U.S., Political, 19th Century, 18th Century, 17th Century, History, Political, U.S., 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century

Mr. President: How and Why the Founders Created a Chief Executive

March 20, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Robert Schaefer

“Mr.

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Image of Stealing Secrets: How a Few Daring Women Deceived Generals, Impacted Battles, and Altered the Course of the Civil War
Author(s):
H. Donald Winkler
Genre(s):
Women in History, 19th Century, Civil War (U.S.)

Stealing Secrets: How a Few Daring Women Deceived Generals, Impacted Battles, and Altered the Course of the Civil War

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
JoAn Watson Martin

H. Donald Winkler has researched the lives of nineteen daring women who changed the outcome of Civil War battles.

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