H.W. Brands

51 books

The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream by H.W. Brands

The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream

H.W. Brands

592 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
America: Past & Present, Volume 2 (since 1865) by George M. Fredrickson, Robert A. Divine, T.H. Breen

America: Past & Present, Volume 2 (since 1865)

George M. Fredrickson, Robert A. Divine, T.H. Breen

964 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900 by H.W. Brands

American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900

H.W. Brands

686 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective slow-paced
American Dreams: The United States Since 1945 by H.W. Brands

American Dreams: The United States Since 1945

H.W. Brands

420 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective fast-paced
American Stories: A History of the United States, Volume 1 by H.W. Brands, Ariela J. Gross, R.H. Williams, T.H. Breen

American Stories: A History of the United States, Volume 1

H.W. Brands, Ariela J. Gross, R.H. Williams, T.H. Breen

464 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times by H.W. Brands

Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times

H.W. Brands

620 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
The Devil We Knew: Americans and the Cold War by H.W. Brands

The Devil We Knew: Americans and the Cold War

H.W. Brands

256 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative reflective slow-paced
Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West by H.W. Brands

Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West

H.W. Brands

544 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced
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