Barbara Roberts's votes on the list Best History Books

Listopia > Barbara Roberts's votes on the list Best History Books (43 Books)

1	John Adams by David McCullough 4.09 avg rating — 380,342 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
2	1776 by David McCullough 4.10 avg rating — 251,108 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin 4.28 avg rating — 202,053 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Truman by David McCullough 4.17 avg rating — 92,055 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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	No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin 4.21 avg rating — 47,064 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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	In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 120,619 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer 4.16 avg rating — 15,354 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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	April 1865: The Month That Saved America by Jay Winik 4.16 avg rating — 12,551 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Hiroshima by John Hersey 4.06 avg rating — 91,066 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932 by William Manchester 4.33 avg rating — 16,031 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	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
11	Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45 by Barbara W. Tuchman 4.16 avg rating — 3,791 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
12	The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-40 by William Manchester 4.39 avg rating — 12,089 ratings	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
13	The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough 4.26 avg rating — 18,880 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
14	Lincoln by David Herbert Donald 4.20 avg rating — 48,954 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
15	Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis 3.95 avg rating — 47,828 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
16	Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard 4.24 avg rating — 87,257 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	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
17	A Bridge Too Far (Coronet Books) by Cornelius Ryan 4.28 avg rating — 21,588 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
18	Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 4.22 avg rating — 202,737 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
19	The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1) by Robert A. Caro 4.43 avg rating — 26,993 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
20	Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3) by Robert A. Caro 4.43 avg rating — 24,348 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
21	An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 by Robert Dallek 3.99 avg rating — 13,004 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
22	All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein 4.18 avg rating — 58,437 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
23	Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow 4.17 avg rating — 84,283 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
24	A Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce Catton 4.38 avg rating — 6,670 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
25	The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam 4.27 avg rating — 12,938 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
26	Means of Ascent (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #2) by Robert A. Caro 4.29 avg rating — 27,857 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
27	This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust 4.04 avg rating — 7,478 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
28	Personal Memoirs: Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant 4.14 avg rating — 10,005 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
29	The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 38,290 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
30	Brave Companions: Portraits in History by David McCullough 4.06 avg rating — 8,070 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
31	The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough 4.13 avg rating — 25,857 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	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
32	Inside the Third Reich by Albert Speer 4.10 avg rating — 14,410 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	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
33	The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4) by Robert A. Caro 4.41 avg rating — 19,954 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
34	Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll 4.31 avg rating — 19,213 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
35	Never Call Retreat by Bruce Catton 4.38 avg rating — 2,053 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
36	The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard 4.22 avg rating — 79,457 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
37	The Growth of the American Republic, Vol 1 by Samuel Eliot Morison 4.45 avg rating — 42 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
38	The Civil War, Vol. 1: Fort Sumter to Perryville by Shelby Foote 4.44 avg rating — 13,769 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
39	The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America 1932-72 by William Manchester 4.44 avg rating — 2,196 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
40	The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 by William Manchester 4.44 avg rating — 7,518 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
41	Colonel Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt #3) by Edmund Morris 4.11 avg rating — 22,618 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
42	Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America by Garry Wills 4.16 avg rating — 8,639 ratings Barbara rated it 5 stars See Review	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
43	Marlborough: His Life and Times, Book One by Winston S. Churchill 4.38 avg rating — 351 ratings Barbara rated it 4 stars See Review	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