Patriotic Picks

“The Field of Blood”
by Joanne B. Freeman Patriotic Picks is a monthly feature in partnership with the Washington Independent Review of Books.

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

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“Give Me Liberty”
by Richard Brookhiser

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

“John Adams” by David McCullough

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Patriotic Pick for March

“The American Story:
Conversations with Master Historians”
by David M. Rubenstein

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Patriotic Pick for February 2021

“Mornings on Horseback” by David McCullough

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Patriotic Pick for January 2021

“Centennial History of the Civil War” Three-volumes by Bruce Catton

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Patriotic Pick for December 2020

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Patriotic Pick for November 2020

Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead by Jim Mattis and Bing West

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Patriotic Pick for October 2020

“This Infernal War” The Civil War Letters of William and Jane Standard
Edited by Timothy Mason Roberts

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Patriotic Pick for September 2020

Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Patriotic Pick for August 2020

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Patriotic Pick for July 2020

The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography by Henry Adams

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.” Here is one such title, suggested by...