D. Glassco List of Favorite Books, 2010-2020

1.
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom 4.17 avg rating — 12,340 ratings
2.
The Barbarous Years: The Peopling of British North America: The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675
The Barbarous Years: The Peopling of British North America: The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675 3.93 avg rating — 1,081 ratings
3.
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time 4.55 avg rating — 115,141 ratings
4.
The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson #1)
The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson #1) 4.42 avg rating — 25,860 ratings
5.
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration 4.48 avg rating — 113,286 ratings
6.
The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation
The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation 4.21 avg rating — 1,624 ratings
7.
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder 3.94 avg rating — 19,450 ratings
8.
Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory
Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory 4.14 avg rating — 2,724 ratings
9.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 4.12 avg rating — 131,993 ratings
10.
Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World
Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World 4.23 avg rating — 1,067 ratings
11.
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America 4.19 avg rating — 14,287 ratings
12.
The Second World War
The Second World War 4.39 avg rating — 10,406 ratings
13.
American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant 4.22 avg rating — 5,939 ratings
14.
American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains
American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains 4.26 avg rating — 2,051 ratings
15.
Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves
Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves 3.60 avg rating — 579 ratings
16.
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History 4.15 avg rating — 77,281 ratings
17.
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years 4.28 avg rating — 5,424 ratings
18.
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 3.84 avg rating — 120,604 ratings
19.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything 4.22 avg rating — 412,831 ratings
20.
The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters
The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters 3.93 avg rating — 958 ratings
21.
In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives
In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives 4.08 avg rating — 1,349 ratings
22.
Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves
Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves 3.98 avg rating — 815 ratings
23.
Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis as Commander in Chief
Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis as Commander in Chief 3.55 avg rating — 1,365 ratings
24.
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
by: Tom Reiss
4.02 avg rating — 21,030 ratings
25.
My Year
My Year 3.90 avg rating — 625 ratings
26.
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War 4.10 avg rating — 24,892 ratings
27.
The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family
The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family 3.92 avg rating — 186 ratings
28.
Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital
Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital 4.23 avg rating — 6,798 ratings
29.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,356,293 ratings
30.
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry 4.08 avg rating — 199,983 ratings
31.
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" 4.05 avg rating — 32,082 ratings
32.
Born to Run
Born to Run 4.19 avg rating — 53,080 ratings
33.
The Pirates
The Pirates 3.52 avg rating — 207 ratings
34.
Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Area
Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Area 4.07 avg rating — 1,108 ratings
35.
Barack Obama: American Historian
Barack Obama: American Historian 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings
36.
Nixonland: America's Second Civil War and the Divisive Legacy of Richard Nixon 1965-72
Nixonland: America's Second Civil War and the Divisive Legacy of Richard Nixon 1965-72 4.25 avg rating — 10,667 ratings
37.
Obama: From Promise to Power
Obama: From Promise to Power 4.18 avg rating — 2,677 ratings