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- The Elusive Republic, Political Economy in Jeffersonian America by .
- Longitude, The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by . The heroic saga of John Harrison, who finally solved the problem of determining longitude at sea and thereby opened up the world to safe navigation and trade. (more: )
- A History of the Modern World by . Palmer is conventional in his views and approach, but the book is serious, scholarly; by far the best of its kind and subject that I know of. Plus, chapter seven, on the 17th century and the emergence of "The Scientific View of the World," is very good.
- A History of Political Theory by . 775 pages. A good survey of Western political theory, characterized by analysis in terms of fundamentals, and by sweeping generalizations which are correct at best, and provocative at worst. He understands the difference between classical and seventeenth-century political theory in terms of collectivism vs. individualism (which is good). However, he is weak on Locke and the eighteenth century theory (he is sympathetic to the attacks on Locke). The book is quite good in terms of clarity and style. Quite readable. (out-of-print, see sources.)
- The Revolutions of 1848, A Social History by .
- The Prelude to Civil War by .
- Been in the Storm So Long, The Aftermath of Slavery by .
- D-Day by .
- The Russian Tradition by . Covers entire Russian history in broad generalizations. Very good. (out-of-print, see sources.)
- The Harvest of Sorrow by .
- Stalin, Breaker of Nations by .
- We Now Know, Rethinking Cold War History by .
