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<div class="portal">[[File:Gettysburg.jpeg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Civil War Battles Top Ten Booklist]]====A DailyHistory.org top ten booklist focusing on best book on the battles of the American Civil War. The books on this list explore the battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, and many others. Take a look at our list.{{Mediawiki:kindleoasisRead more|Civil War Battles Top Ten Booklist}}</div><div class="portal" style="width:85%;">
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====[[American Revolution Top Ten Booklist]]====On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed by the Continental Congress. This act was only the first step towards the creation of the United States. The United States then fought a seven year war to cement its independence from Englandimpact of this revolution cannot be ignored. {{Read more|American Revolution Top Ten Booklist}}</div><div class="portal">[[File:Anonymous_-_Prise_de_la_Bastille. jpg|thumbnail|left|200px]]====[[Origins of the French Revolution - Top Ten Booklist]]====The successful fight for independence French Revolution has had been seen as a remarkable impact on world history over the past 200 years-altering event. The United States gradually transformed itself from revolution demolished a former colony into long standing monarchy and showed that it was a superpowernatural form of government. The impact of this revolution cannot be ignoredRevolution also showed that it was possible to change society, using reason, for the better and worse. The French Revolution inspired many to agitate for democracy and equality around the world. {{Read more|American Origins of the French Revolution - Top Ten Booklist}}
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====[[Origins of World War One - Top Ten Booklist]]====
The First World War was an incredibly destructive and wide ranging catastrophe. Not only did it dramatically change the map of Europe and the world and it led to further instability. The First World War was one of the most important wars in human history. There has long been a debate about the exact cause of the First World War. The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand triggered the war but its ultimate causes were far more complex. {{Read more|Origins of World War One - Top Ten Booklist}}
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====[[Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist]]====
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Creating a Top Ten List for the Gilded Age/Progressive Era is challenging. There are an extraordinary number of outstanding books on this period. These books are a selection of our favorites.
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====[[American Legal History Top Ten Booklist]]====
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These are our Top Ten legal history books. Why do we like these books? Besides being awesome, we believe that these are some of the most exciting legal history books we have read. These books helped us think about legal history in new ways.
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====[[American Civil War Biographies Top Ten Booklist]]====
The library of texts pertaining to the Civil War Era ranges from scholarly research to pure fiction. Some of the most informative works come in the biography genre. The countless memoirs and autobiographies are essential to professional researchers and historians and have proved indispensable to the modern biographer. {{Read more|American Civil War Biographies Top Ten Booklist}}
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{{Read more|The Best Historians and Books According to James McPherson}}
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====[[Alexander the Great Top Ten Booklist]]====
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====[[History of Sex (American Version) Top Ten Booklist]]====
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These are our Top Ten History of Sex books (American Version). As per usual, we included some caveats and and explanations for our selections.
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====[[Media History Top Ten Booklist]]====
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Historians have always had a tough time writing about media. The danger of technological determinism tends to loom over any discussion of technologies such as television or the Internet—the risk of arguing that a particular medium or device causes people to behave or think a certain way.
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====[[Social History of American Medicine Top Ten Booklist]]====
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This is the Top Ten Social History of American Medicine Booklists. First, why did we leave Paul Starr’s The Social Transformation of American Medicine (Basic Books, 1984) off this Top Ten list? It is perhaps the best known American medical history book, and it is an essential reference.
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