Sweet. Thanks for the recommendation. I have a bunch of books to catch up on, but I’ll be sure to check it out.
@Brian Anderson:
To both of you: where did you get your information on these things? I believe what you’re saying, but it’s things like this that I really want to learn, so I figure the sources are just as great to read.
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This is the book I’m now reading. Fascinating so far.
Check out Thomas Fleming’s The New Dealer’s War on World War II, a pretty excellent book on the subject.
Excellent book. Have you read Victory of Illusion? That’s another masterpiece by Fleming.
What time period are you looking at or are there any specific themes?
I recently purchased A Renegade History of the United States (Thaddeus Russell). It is the only book on American history I own.
Start here –
Pauline Maier does a fantastic job documenting the ratification of the Constitution.
I know you mentioned 33 Questions, and some of these aren’t completely history books, but I’ll put them here anyway…
Then of course there are various lectures:
Thomas E. Woods: The Truth About American History (10)
The New Deal: History, Economics, and Law
The Economics of the New Deal and World War II
I also agree that primary sources are great. They are often a tough read, but if you combine them with secondary and tertiary sources and assessments that comment on them and the period in which they were written, they can be invaluable.
Just came across this: