H.W. Brands

62 books

The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by H.W. Brands

The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin

H.W. Brands

784 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative inspiring slow-paced
Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics by H.W. Brands

Founding Partisans: Hamilton, Madison, Jefferson, Adams and the Brawling Birth of American Politics

H.W. Brands

451 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history informative inspiring slow-paced
The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War by H.W. Brands

The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War

H.W. Brands

480 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history reflective medium-paced
Greenback Planet: How the Dollar Conquered the World and Threatened Civilization as We Know It by H.W. Brands

Greenback Planet: How the Dollar Conquered the World and Threatened Civilization as We Know It

H.W. Brands

139 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction economics history informative reflective medium-paced
Haiku History: The American Saga Three Lines at a Time by H.W. Brands

Haiku History: The American Saga Three Lines at a Time

H.W. Brands

148 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history poetry reflective medium-paced
The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr by H.W. Brands

The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr

H.W. Brands

192 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective fast-paced
Heirs of the Founders: Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants by H.W. Brands

Heirs of the Founders: Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants

H.W. Brands

432 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America by H.W. Brands

The Last Campaign: Sherman, Geronimo and the War for America

H.W. Brands

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Leviathan: America Comes of Age, 1865-1900 by H.W. Brands

Leviathan: America Comes of Age, 1865-1900

H.W. Brands

672 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective fast-paced
Lone Star Nation: The Epic Story of the Battle for Texas Independence by H.W. Brands

Lone Star Nation: The Epic Story of the Battle for Texas Independence

H.W. Brands

608 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative reflective medium-paced