The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, ...
Douglas BrinkleyAn eye-opening, deeply personal account of hurricane Katrina and the devastation it left in New Orleans and across the Gulf Coast documents the events and repercussions of the tragedy and its aftermath, the historical roots of the ter...
This brief life of Rosa Parks--whose brave decision not to give up her seat on an Alabama bus in 1955 was one of the key moments in the Civil Rights movement--reexamines her life and times. Brinkley is a historian known and respected ...
The Boys of Pointe du Hoc: Ronald Rea...
Douglas BrinkleyAcclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author of Tour of Duty Douglas Brinkley brings the riveting account of the brave U.S. Army Rangers who stormed the coast of Normandy on D-Day and the President, forty years later, who...
Parish Priest: Father Michael McGivne...
Douglas Brinkley''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 Mi...
American Moonshot CD: John F. Kennedy...
Douglas BrinkleyAs 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,...
Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevel...
Douglas BrinkleyHistorian Douglas Brinkley draws on never-before-published materials to examine the life and achievements of our "naturalist president." By setting aside more than 230 million acres of wild America for posterity between 1901...
The Boys of Pointe du Hoc: Ronald Rea...
Douglas BrinkleyDraws on recently released documents from the Reagan Library archive to provide an in-depth account of the D-Day activities of the elite U.S. Army 2nd Rangers, recounting how they defended themselves for two days against Nazi countera...
"[A] fascinating and devastatingly accurate portrait of the 37th president . . . Groundbreaking." — San Francisco Chronicle“Presents a clear, fly-on-the-wall view of Nixon’s White House . . . A monumental accomplishment.” ...
Tour of Duty: John Kerry and the Viet...
Douglas BrinkleyA biography of Senator John Kerry draws on Kerry's personal archives, as well as interviews with friends, family, and colleagues, to examine Kerry's service during the Vietnam War and its influence on his life and political career.