Non-fiction Book Recommendation?

[shouldazagged]

I neglected to mention Barbara Tuchman. I've read a number of her books, but the following are favorites:

The Proud Tower deals with the years 1890-1910 in Europe, England and the United States. It's fascinating, reads like a novel but shows seeds of World War I being sown in a changing Western world.

The Guns Of August is a gripping, infuriating account of the opening weeks of World War I. It won a Pulitzer, and richly deserved it.

Tuchman's work was thoroughly researched and a joy to read, with lots of revealing and often bitingly funny anecdotes.

 

[dave holl]

Amazon.com: Captured By The Indians: 15 Firsthand Accounts, 1750-1870 (9780486249018): Frederick Drimmer: Books

I'm finishing this, great read.

This one caught my eye because I enjoyed reading Allen Eckart's WILDERNESS EMPIRE and CONQUERORS.
Being from Ohio I am familiar with the Wyandot tribe and their treatment of Col Crawford when he was captured.
Went to the library yesterday and found your recommendation.
Dave

 

[scooterfiend]

books and music

It's pretty hard to pick good reading material for someone else but here's a couple you might be interested in.
The White Cascade
by Gary Krist
The great northern railway disaster and America's deadliest avalanche.

Blind Descent
by James M. Tabor
The quest to discover the deepest place on earth.
Deep cave exploration.