↓
 

Wilson's Weblog

Larry's thoughts, mostly about the books he's read

Log in
  • Home
  • Books
    • Books I have Read (or listened to)
    • My Reading List
    • My Favorite Books
  • Podcasts
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Travel
  • WordPress
  • About Me
Home→Tags History - Page 6 << 1 2 … 4 5 6 7 >>

Tag Archives: History

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Catherine the Great, Portrait of a Woman

Wilson's Weblog Posted on May 6, 2012 by LarryMay 31, 2015

by Robert K. Massie, 2011, Random House, New York This book is extremely well-written and researched.  I felt that I really understood the woman and also gleaned a tremendous amount of Russian and European history from reading it. While I … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Four-Star | Tagged Biography, History, Non-Fiction | Leave a reply

The Coldest Winter

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 21, 2011 by LarryMay 31, 2015

by David Halberstam, 2007, Hyperion, New York Excellent book, although a bit tedious at times.  I didn’t know much about the Korean War.  A friend of ours read this book and thought it was worthwhile so my wife gave it … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Four-Star | Tagged History, Politics | Leave a reply

A World Lit Only by Fire, The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age

Wilson's Weblog Posted on March 20, 2011 by LarryMay 31, 2015

by William Manchester, 1992, Little, Brown & Company, Limited, Boston This is an amazing book, although somewhat loosely structured.  Manchester admits this structure issue himself as he describes in the forward of the book that it seemed to him that … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Four-Star | Tagged History, Non-Fiction | Leave a reply

Tears in the Darkness

Wilson's Weblog Posted on November 4, 2010 by LarryMay 31, 2015

The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath, 2009, by Michael Norman and Elizabeth M. Norman, read by Michael Prichard, Tantor Audio This book is incredibly well-researched and the reader was great!    It also told the story of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged History, WWII | Leave a reply

Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation

Wilson's Weblog Posted on August 17, 2010 by LarryJune 3, 2015

by Joseph J. Ellis, audio book narrated by Nelson Runger, 2000  by Joseph J. Ellis, 2001 by Recorded Books, LLC I enjoyed this book very much.  Ellis provides a picture of the revolutionary era and five of the primary figures: … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Four-Star | Tagged Early American, History, Politics | Leave a reply

The Path Between the Seas, The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 7, 2010 by LarryJune 4, 2015

by David McCullough, 1977, Simon and Schuster, New York This is a fabulous book.  Although it is somewhat detailed and requires a bit of fortitude to read it through, the book chronicles one of the greatest American accomplishments ever.  The … Continue reading →

Posted in Four-Star | Tagged History, Non-Fiction | Leave a reply

American Gospel, God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation

Wilson's Weblog Posted on March 11, 2010 by LarryJune 4, 2015

by Jon Meacham, 2007, read by Grover Gardiner, Random House Audiobook. I got this audiobook from the library last fall to listen to in the car when we made our annual trip to Florida from Rhode Island.  I finally got around … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged History, Non-Fiction, Politics, Religion | Leave a reply

The First Salute

Wilson's Weblog Posted on August 23, 2009 by LarryJune 5, 2015

by Barbara W. Tuchman, 1988, Alfred A. Knopf, New York The theme of this book was the incident that occurred on St. Eustastia island in 1776 when the Dutch government of island acknowledged a ship flying the flag of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Four-Star | Tagged Early American, History, Non-Fiction | Leave a reply

American Lion, Andrew Jackson in the White House

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 29, 2009 by LarryJune 5, 2015

by Jon Meacham, 2008 I was extremely disappointed by this book.  Mr. Meacham has managaed to take a fairly interesting character and times of our nation and make it exceedingly dull.  He does this through too much repetition (as in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged History, Non-Fiction | Leave a reply

Fly Boys, A True Story of Courage

Wilson's Weblog Posted on October 29, 2008 by LarryJune 5, 2015

by James Bradley, 2003, Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company, New York When I first started reading this book, I thought that it was going to be just another collection of reminiscences from veterans of WWII that would … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged History, Non-Fiction, WWII | Leave a reply

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →
©2026 - Wilson's Weblog - Weaver Xtreme Theme
↑