Douglas Brinkley: 15 books
Tour of Duty
John Kerry and the Vietnam War
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Covering more than four decades, Tour of Duty is the definitive account of John Kerry's journey from war to peace. Written by acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley, this is the first full-scale, intimate account of Kerry's naval career. In writing this riveting narrative, Brinkley has drawn on extensive...
by Douglas Brinkley
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2018
"Douglas Brinkley and American Heritage have done a grand job. This is a first-rate book: fair, clear, and enormously welcome." - David McCullough. "Douglas Brinkley's one-volume history is a riveting narrative of unique people who have come to call themselves American. There is no...
American Moonshot
John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
Instant New York Times Bestseller
As the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy’s inspiring challenge, and America’s race to...
Rightful Heritage
The Renewal of America
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
The acclaimed, award-winning historian—“America’s new past master” (Chicago Tribune)—examines the environmental legacy of FDR and the New Deal.
Douglas Brinkley’s The Wilderness Warrior celebrated Theodore Roosevelt’s spirit of outdoor exploration and bold vision to protect...
The Wilderness Warrior
Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2009
From New York Times bestselling historian Douglas Brinkley comes a sweeping historical narrative and eye-opening look at the pioneering environmental policies of President Theodore Roosevelt, avid bird-watcher, naturalist, and the founding father of America’s conservation movement.
In this...
American Moonshot Young Readers' Edition
John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, New York Times bestselling author and historian Douglas Brinkley delivers a young readers’ edition of a story rooted in heroism, bravery, and patriotism: America’s race to the moon.
July 20, 1969. It’s a day that has earned...
by Douglas Brinkley
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Douglas Brinkley presents the definitive, revealing biography of an American legend: renowned news anchor Walter Cronkite.
An acclaimed author and historian, Brinkley has drawn upon recently disclosed letters, diaries, and other artifacts at the recently opened Cronkite Archive to bring detail...
Gerald R. Ford
The American Presidents Series: The 38th President, 1974-1977
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2007
The "accidental" president whose innate decency and steady hand restored the presidency after its greatest crisis
When Gerald R. Ford entered the White House in August 1974, he inherited a presidency tarnished by the Watergate scandal, the economy was in a recession, the Vietnam War...
The Quiet World
Saving Alaska's Wilderness Kingdom, 1879-1960
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2011
In this fascinating follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Wilderness Warrior, acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley offers a riveting, expansive look at the past and present battle to preserve Alaska’s wilderness. Brinkley explores the colorful diversity of Alaska’s wildlife, arrays the forces...
The Great Deluge
Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
In the span of five violent hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed major Gulf Coast cities and flattened 150 miles of coastline. But it was only the first stage of a shocking triple tragedy. On the heels of one of the three strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States...
Parish Priest
Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
"Father McGivney's vision remains as relevant as ever in the changed circumstances of today's church and society."—Pope John Paul II
Is now the time for an American parish priest to be declared a Catholic saint?
In Father Michael McGivney (1852-1890), born and raised in a...
JFK
A Vision for America
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2020
Published in commemoration of the centennial of President John F. Kennedy’s birth, here is the definitive compendium of JFK’s most important and brilliant speeches, accompanied by commentary and reflections by leading American and international figures—including Senator Elizabeth Warren, David...
Reagan Diaries Volume 1
January 1981-October 1985
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
Volume One of the daily diaries of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.
Reagan Diaries Volume 2
November 1985-January 1989
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
Volume Two of the daily diaries of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.
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