Selecting our first book

[Mike]

Welcome to the group! First, thanks for joining. I'm looking forward to lively discussions and the chance to encounter books I might not otherwise find on my own.

Now that we're here, I'd like to have some suggestions for the first book we read. I'm wide open to your recommendations, but here are a few possibilities to throw out there:

Lawrence Wright's Thirteen Days in September
http://www.amazon.com/Thirteen-Days-S...

Alan Taylor's The Civil War of 1812
http://www.amazon.com/Civil-War-1812-...

Seth Rosenfeld's Subversives
http://www.amazon.com/Subversives-Stu...

As I said, these are just suggestions based on books I'd like to read. I'm open to reading something else entirely if anyone has a suggestion.

[Elisabeth]

It looks like the library has all of these!

[Mike]

So glad you joined! Do any of those books stand out for you over the others? Feel free to make other suggestions as well.

[Mike]

So glad you joined! Do any of those books stand out for you over the others? Feel free to make other suggestions as well.