Douglas Brinkley

Cronkite

by Douglas Brinkley

For decades, Walter Cronkite was known as "the most trusted man in America." Millions across the nation welcomed him into their homes, first as a print reporter for the United Press on the front lines of World...

Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938, Ninth Revised Edition

by Douglas Brinkley & Stephen Ambrose

"One of the most lively and provocative interpretive studies of the major events in recent American diplomatic history." -American Historical Review

Since it first appeared in 1971, Rise to Globalism has sold...

The Quiet World

by Douglas Brinkley

A riveting history of America's most beautiful natural resources, The Quiet World documents the heroic fight waged by the U.S. federal government from 1879 to 1960 to save wild Alaska—Mount McKinley, the Tongass...

Reagan Diaries Volume 1: January 1981-October 1985

by Ronald Reagan & Douglas Brinkley

Volume One of the daily diaries of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.

Reagan Diaries Volume 2: November 1985-January 1989

by Ronald Reagan & Douglas Brinkley

Volume Two of the daily diaries of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.

The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America

by Douglas Brinkley

In this groundbreaking epic biography, Douglas Brinkley draws on never-before-published materials to examine the life and achievements of our "naturalist president." By setting aside more than 230 million acres...

The Great Deluge

by Douglas Brinkley

In the span of five violent hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed major Gulf Coast cities and flattened 150 miles of coastline. But it was only the first stage of a shocking triple tragedy. On...

Parish Priest

by Douglas Brinkley & Julie M. Fenster

"Father McGivney's vision remains as relevant as ever in the changed circumstances of today's church and society."—Pope John Paul II

Is now the time for an American parish priest to be declared a Catholic saint?...

Tour of Duty

by Douglas Brinkley

Covering more than four decades, Tour of Duty is the definitive account of John Kerry's journey from war to peace. Written by acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley, this is the first full-scale, intimate account...

Driven Patriot: The Life and Times of James Forrestal

by Townsend Hoopes & Douglas Brinkley

A biography of the brilliant, ambitious Forrestal whose career took him from the Wall Street to Washington.

Gerald R. Ford

by Douglas Brinkley & Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

The “accidental” president whose innate decency and steady hand restored the presidency after its greatest crisis When Gerald R. Ford entered the White House in August 1974, he inherited a presidency tarnished...