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| The Civil War by Julius Caesar The Civil War is Caesar's masterly account of the celebrated war between himself and his great rival Pompey, from the crossing of the... [More] | ![]() | Classical 500BC-600AD | Secondary & Adult | General |
| Essays by Samuel Johnson With his wit, eloquence, and shrewd perception of contemporary morals, Samuel Johnson was the most versatile writer of the English... [More] | ![]() | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | General |
| World War I by S. L. A. Marshall General Marshall drew on his firsthand experience as a soldier and lifetime of military service to pen this forthright history of what people once believed would be the last great war. [More] | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Secondary & Adult | General |
| Book of Martyrs by John Foxe This Christian classic tells the stories of brave men and women who were martyred for their faith in the fourteenth through sixteenth... [More] | ![]() | Renaissance/ Reformation | Secondary & Adult | General |
| Travels by Marco Polo It was perhaps the first book to achieve best-seller status before the invention of the printing press-it was certainly the most... [More] | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Biography, General |
| Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley Not a dry account, but a compelling story of the most powerful force in Western History - the Church. Shelley's book can be used as a main source... [More] | ![]() | Ancient to Modern | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, General |
| A History of the American People by Paul Johnson Riveting account of America, the events and people that formed and continue to guide her. Don't read a textbook - read Paul Johnson and fall in love... [More] | ![]() | Colonial to Modern | Secondary & Adult | General |
| Tales by Washington Irving A writer of great urbanity and poise, Washington Irving was America's first internationally acclaimed man of letters. Here in one volume... [More] | ![]() | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | General |
| Brightest Heaven of Invention by Peter Leithart Shakespeare was, as Caesar says of Cassius, "a great observer," able to see and depict patterns of events and character. He understood how... [More] | ![]() | Renaissance/ Reformation | Secondary & Adult | General |
| The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War is one of the great books in the Western tradition, as well as its first true historical... [More] | ![]() | Ancient before 500BC | Secondary & Adult | General |
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