Jay Winik: 3 books
1944
FDR and the Year That Changed History
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
**New York Times Bestseller**
Jay Winik brings to life in “gripping” detail (The New York Times Book Review) the year 1944, which determined the outcome of World War II and put more pressure than any other on an ailing yet determined President Roosevelt.
1944 was a year that could...
April 1865
The Month That Saved America
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
One month in 1865 witnessed the frenzied fall of Richmond, a daring last-ditch Southern plan for guerrilla warfare, Lee's harrowing retreat, and then, Appomattox. It saw Lincoln's assassination just five days later and a near-successful plot to decapitate the Union government, followed by chaos and...
The Great Upheaval
America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788-1800
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
It is an era that redefined history. As the 1790s began, a fragile America teetered on the brink of oblivion, Russia towered as a vast imperial power, and France plunged into revolution. But in contrast to the way conventional histories tell it, none of these remarkable events occurred in isolation.
Now,...