Which are the best books to read on July 4th, US Independence Day? These are recommendations from our readers, via Twitter. Thank you @Femme_Mal, @mattpergo, @KarenBarna4, @SCodyLoftin.
Rights of Man
by Thomas Paine
The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine was, literally, a revolutionary book.
“It’s a masterpiece of sociological and political analysis. Tocqueville’s work still helps us understand America, 170 years after he wrote it.” Read more...
Stephen Breyer on his Intellectual Influences
Stephen Breyer, Lawyer
“Zinn’s book has sold over two million copies. It’s probably the most popular work of nonfiction that any radical has written in American history. It’s a history of what he calls the “1%” and the “99%”.” Read more...
The best books on The Roots of Radicalism
Michael Kazin, Historian
“Instead of writing a massive 700-page book, Ellis just gives you seven events which will tell you everything you need to know.” Read more...
The best books on Horticulture
Andrea Wulf, Historian
The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
by Bernard Bailyn
***Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History 1968***
Bernard Bailyn was interviewed by Five Books in 2011 on the best books on Atlantic History.
