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Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer - Of all of the accounts of the American Revolution, this is by far the best one I've read. Until you've read this book, you'll have no idea how key a role Paul Revere actually played in the battles of Lexington and Concord. You'll also find out how extremely organized the network of militia and volunteers really were. You'll also learn how carefully the British and Americans regarded property rights and personal freedoms. This is a great read that, despite its size, will fly by quickly and leave you wishing there were more. Highly recommended! Related posts:Retro Review: Paul Revere’s Ride In Praise of Paul Blart Uncivil Liberties

Trails of the White Savages by Gary Wiles & Delores BrownThis is one of the best history books I've ever read. I swear. It's about the Scots-Irish outcasts which Ben Franklin branded "White Savages," who became the trail blazers, warriors, and leaders of early 1800s America. It tells the stories of Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston, Kit Carson, Davy Crockett, Joe Walker, Ewing Young, and more.This is one of the most vivid history books I've ever read. The portions dealing with Davy Crockett are written as a Tennesseer back-woodsman would speak and tell a "powerful lot" in the process. You become the right-hand of Davy Crockett, seeing his career as a politician in new light and his ultimate ejection from the US House of Representatives for what it really was: him acting under his own conscience ("Be sure you're right, then go ahead." was his motto) and getting villified for it. The tale of Andrew Jackson (dubbed "Sharp Knife" by the Indians and "Old Hickory" by the Americans) is no less riveting. He carried two bullets in his body for most of his adult life, a product of two of his sixteen total duels ...