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The Old Guy's Retirement Reading List--History - Page 2

A rather exhaustive list the history I have read since retiring. I try to alternate between history and fiction and will soon attempt to assemble a list of fiction that my retirement has allowed me to complete. The history list obviously illustrates those areas of history that fascinate me and hopefully you will find it interesting.
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London Rising (Leo Hollis)
London Rising
41
Leo Hollis
The Lost Slave Girl (John Bailey)
The Lost Slave Girl
42
John Bailey
Commander: The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain (Stephen Taylor)
Commander: The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain
43
Stephen Taylor
1812: The War That Forged a Nation (Walter R. Borneman)
1812: The War That Forged a Nation
44
Walter R. Borneman
Down to the Sea: An Epic Story of Naval Disaster (Bruce Henderson)
Down to the Sea: An Epic Story of Naval Disaster
45
Bruce Henderson
The War for All Oceans (Roy A. Adkins)
The War for All Oceans
46
Roy A. Adkins
To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World (Arthur L. Herman)
To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World
47
Arthur L. Herman
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 (Ian W. Toll)
Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942
48
Ian W. Toll
Six Frigates: the Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy (Ian W. Toll)
Six Frigates: the Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
49
Ian W. Toll
America AFIre (Bernard A. Weisberger)
America AFIre
50
Bernard A. Weisberger
Iron Tears (Stanley Weintraub)
Iron Tears
51
Stanley Weintraub
Twilight at Little Round Top (Glenn W. Lafantasie)
Twilight at Little Round Top
52
Glenn W. Lafantasie
Founding Brothers
Founding Brothers
53
American Creation (Joseph Ellis)
American Creation
54
Joseph Ellis
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
55
James M. McPherson
Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America (Walter Borneman)
Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America
56
Walter Borneman
Personal Memoirs (Ulysses S. Grant)
Personal Memoirs
57
Ulysses S. Grant
The American Revolution: A Grand Mistake (Leland G. Stabber)
The American Revolution: A Grand Mistake
58
Leland G. Stabber
The Man Who Saved the Union (H. W. Brands)
The Man Who Saved the Union
59
H. W. Brands
The Borgias: The Hidden History (G. J. Meyer)
The Borgias: The Hidden History
60
G. J. Meyer
Voices of the Pacific (Adam Makos)
Voices of the Pacific
61
Adam Makos
Firestorm at Peshtigo (Denise Gess)
Firestorm at Peshtigo
62
Denise Gess
The State of Jones (Sally Jenkins)
The State of Jones
63
Sally Jenkins
Bury the Chains: The British Struggle to Abolish Slavery (Adam Hochschild)
Bury the Chains: The British Struggle to Abolish Slavery
64
Adam Hochschild
Eiffel's Tower (Jill Jones)
Eiffel's Tower
65
Jill Jones
God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215 (David Levering Lewis)
God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215
66
David Levering Lewis
Lewis and Clark Journals
Lewis and Clark Journals
67
She Wolves the Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth (Helen Castor)
She Wolves the Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
68
Helen Castor
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
69
Dava Sobel
Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi (Michael B. Ballard)
Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi
70
Michael B. Ballard
Over the Edge of the World
Over the Edge of the World
71
American Sphinx (Joseph J Ellis)
American Sphinx
72
Joseph J Ellis
The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance (Paul Robert Walker)
The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance
73
Paul Robert Walker
The Conclave (Michael Walsh)
The Conclave
74
Michael Walsh
A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3500BC-AD 1603 (Simon Schama)
A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3500BC-AD 1603
75
Simon Schama
A History of Britain: The Wars of the British 1603-1776 (Simon Schama)
A History of Britain: The Wars of the British 1603-1776
76
Simon Schama
The Borgia Chronicles (Mary Hollingsworth)
The Borgia Chronicles
77
Mary Hollingsworth
Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander (David Condignly)
Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander
78
David Condignly
The Nelson Touch (Terry Coleman)
The Nelson Touch
79
Terry Coleman
David Crockett (Michael Wallace)
David Crockett
80
Michael Wallace
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