This is a small booklist posted every Friday of five books centering around one theme. This week’s theme is: History!!!
"A generation which ignores history has no past and no future." - Robert Heinlein
Library: An Unquiet History by Matthew Battles
This novel includes bibliographical references and indexes on libraries around the world and throughout history.
In Search of History: A Personal Adventure by Theodore H. White
This book represents Theodore H. White's personal search for the connection between American power and American purpose. This novel begins with the recognition that power is what moves history.
History of Religion in the United States by Clifton Olmstead
It is an easily-read history of religion that was spread throughout the United States.
The Story of Writing by Andrew Robinson
Focusing on "an account of the scripts used in the major civilizations of the ancient world, of the major scripts we use today, and of the underlying principles that unite the two." But a great deal of the history is here with more than 350 splendidly helpful illustrations.
Born for Liberty: A History of Women in America by Sara M. Evans
Presenting a history of women’s movements in America, this novel helped changed the face of gender and social relationships.
