books about: 19th-century

books about: 19th-century

books:

19th-century

Pride and Prejudice (Bantam Classics)

Jane Austen

Bantam Classics, 1983

Who am I to critique such a classic work by Jane Austen?
Not someone properly suited for such a task, I can tell you that. What I can do, however, is give an honest and heartfelt account of what I thought of Jane Austen's 'PRIDE & PREJUDICE'. I have always wanted to read some of the classics but have never up until now dug ...

John Adams

David McCullough

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Best History Book I Ever Read!
I love American History around the time of the Revolution and the early American Republic. This book is great; you can feel like your back in-time along with John Adams and the others experiencing what they went through. Very imformative; there is a TON of stuff here ...

Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)

Charlotte Brontë

Penguin Classics, 2006

Jane Eyre
Sublime. One of the best books I've ever read. The voice of Jane is powerful and the plot is intriquing. A very bold adventure for the author given the times she lived in - exploring themes of freedom of choice of a husband, career options for women, women's rights ...

Fast Track (The Sisterhood: Rules of the Game, Book 3)

Fern Michaels

Zebra, 2008

FAST TRACK
THIS IS THE TENTH BOOK IN THE "SISTERHOOD" SERIES AND I REALLY DO LOVE READING THEM...I HAVE READ 9 OF THEM IN THE LAST 6 WEEKS AND I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF MY 10TH ONE AND IT'S AS WONDERFUL AS THE OTHER 9...PLEASE MS.MICHAELS KEEP WRITE AS MANY MORE OF THESE AS YOU ...

What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (Oxford History of the United States)

Daniel Walker Howe

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

Very well-balanced, fully detailed antebellum history
This is a history of the United States from the end of the War of 1812 to the end of the Mexican War. It is very long; it over 900 pages. It is thus not for the casual reader or those with short attention spans. For those with the patience to appreciate it and ...

The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century

Edward Dolnick

Harper, 2008

An amazing story and a fascinating book!
I loved this book. The story of how a brilliant conman, (who happened to be a terrible painter) fooled the world is astonishing, as gripping as a thriller. Dolnick is an expert storyteller, weaving back and forth between art history, World War II, forgery how-to ...

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America

Erik Larson

Vintage, 2004

An exciting while informative read!
The Devil in the White City is an exciting book. Thank heavens, since it is non-fiction, I knew that it ended well, otherwise I would have died from the suspense. I got such a rich perspective on what it takes to pull off an event like a World's Fair, or The Olympics ...

Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II

Douglas A. Blackmon

Doubleday, 2008

Slavery by Another Name: A Painful History
This summer I was determined not to read a book on slavery or the black experience, and to devote more time to reading fiction. However, after seeing Mr. Blackmon on the Travis Smiley Show, I changed my mind. This book was captivating and heart-wrenching. It was well ...

The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Pocket, 2004

This is when I fell in love with Nathaniel.......
Just look at a portrait of him as a young man, note the noble brow, the handsome features, the sensitivity, how romantic......... Curl up with this book and let Nathaniel tell you his tale in his beautiful poetic language . This is a book to be read quietly, alone, ...

Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation

Cokie Roberts

William Morrow, 2008

History jumps off the page
Now I know why high school American History classes were such a snore. Up until now, history books have largely been written by men about only the men who founded our proud nation. Abbreviated, often sanitized versions of how events came to pass seem created to portray ...

The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)

Alexandre Dumas père

Penguin Classics, 2003

An AMAZING book!
Wow. I am so glad to have bought this book. I cannot put it down! At first I must admit I was intimidated by its size as well as the period it was written. I find that many period books are really dense and difficult reads. Not this one at all!!! Easy to read and such ...

Hide and Seek (The Sisterhood: Rules of the Game, Book 1)

Fern Michaels

Zebra Books, 2008

Back Home
The Sisterhood is a series that fascinates the reader for its outrageous adventure. Judge Easter is in trouble, her career could be destroyed. Her friends return stateside to take on a power driven candidate for the head of the FBI. When the Sisterhood hit DC to ...

Quicksand (Eve Duncan)

Iris Johansen

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Excellent story for Eve Duncan fans
I thought this was great continuation of the Eve Duncan series. A whole cast of characters supported the story as Eve searches for victimized children and Bonnie. The book continued to reflect Joe's struggle with Eve's obsession with finding Bonnie.

Crazy Good: The True Story of Dan Patch, the Most Famous Horse in America

Charles Leerhsen

Simon & Schuster, 2008

A Great Story Told Incomparably Well
Here is a book for anyone who likes a richly emotive story told incomparably well. "Crazy Good" by Charles Leerhsen offers the biography of Dan Patch (1896-1916), one of the most famous racehorses of all time. But Leerhsen's account is not just for horse lovers, ...

Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West

Stephen Ambrose

Simon & Schuster, 1997

Undaunted Courage
I will keep it simple. Next to the Holy Bible ~ best book I ever read. I have since then read several of Stephen Ambrose's books and highly recommend them. He and his family put many years of research in before writing any book. I have travelled across the country ...