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1		Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America by Patrick Phillips 4.31 avg rating — 3,589 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1		Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack by Steve Twomey 4.27 avg rating — 981 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Hitler: Ascent 1889-1939 by Volker Ullrich 4.44 avg rating — 3,270 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West by Peter Cozzens (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 3,788 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard 4.12 avg rating — 18,444 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression by Jane Ziegelman 3.75 avg rating — 2,364 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South by Beth Macy (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 3,884 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series) by Nathaniel Philbrick (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 10,420 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House by Jesse J. Holland 3.73 avg rating — 504 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams by Louisa Thomas (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 1,574 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

10 books · 3 voters · list created December 31st, 2016 by Wallis Chan (votes) .

Tags: african-american-history, biography, british-history, european-history, history, military-history, politics, united-states-history, united-states-politics

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