McCullough, David G

Explores the history and promise of Congress, one of America's most important and least understood institutions.

Tells the story of the Brooklyn Bridge in the context of the age in which it was built, focusing on the work of Washington A. Roebling who was named Chief Engineer of the Great Bridge after the death of his father.

Full scale biography of Harry S. Truman, his life and times, drawn from newly discovered archival material and interviews with Truman family, friends, and political figures.

Based upon both American and British historical documents, the author presents a comprehensive history of the American Revolution during 1776, George Washington, and those who followed him.

Describes the fourteen years of construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which connects Manhattan and Brooklyn across the East River, from its conception in 1869 to its completion in 1883.

While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.

Covers the life of Theodore Roosevelt from 1869, when he is ten, to 1886 when he returns from the west as a grown man.