Additional formats on these free books are now available:
Washington's Crossing ($1.99), by David Hackett Fischer, is today's Kindle Deal of the Day. This book is part of Oxford University Press' Pivotal Moments in American History series.Book Description
Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. Yet, as David Hackett Fischer recounts in this riveting history, George Washington--and many other Americans--refused to let the Revolution die. On Christmas night, as a howling nor'easter struck the Delaware Valley, he led his men across the river and attacked the exhausted Hessian garrison at Trenton, killing or capturing nearly a thousand men. A second battle of Trenton followed within days. The Americans held off a counterattack by Lord Cornwallis's best troops, then were almost trapped by the British force. Under cover of night, Washington's men stole behind the enemy and struck them again, defeating a brigade at Princeton. The British were badly shaken. In twelve weeks of winter fighting, their army suffered severe damage, their hold on New Jersey was broken, and their strategy was ruined. Fischer's richly textured narrative reveals the crucial role of contingency in these events. We see how the campaign unfolded in a sequence of difficult choices by many actors, from generals to civilians, on both sides. While British and German forces remained rigid and hierarchical, Americans evolved an open and flexible system that was fundamental to their success. The startling success of Washington and his compatriots not only saved the faltering American Revolution, but helped to give it new meaning.
Plan C: Just in Case ($1.56 / £0.99 UK), by Lois Cahall, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $7.19).Book Description
A screwball comedy with a heart. Thelma & Louise go to Europe. A revenge on midlife crisis. Plan A: We grow up, get married, have babies, white picket fence.
Plan B: Mortgages, marriages, mistresses, divorce, my kids, his kids, stepkids, blended families. College tuition. Empty nest. Empty soul.
Plan C: Cabernet, passports, jet lag, Ambien, Europe. Who needs reality?
Until we realize reality can't be avoided. And truth is, we don't want to avoid it. We are a nation of underdogs - a society of hope. Plan C is accepting life as it comes, with no plan at all.
Once upon a time there was a divorced, single mother named Libby Crockett, living and working her fingers to the bone on Cape Cod. Her Plan A had failed, and now she dreamed of a new life and a new love -- her Plan B. And Plan B worked! It brought her to glamorous New York to a new man, a new life...and his expensive ex, his out-of-control kids, and the biggest recession in 70 years. Was this really what Libby had been dreaming of? Maybe it was time for Plan C...
The Everything American Presidents Book ($3.99 Kindle, B&N), by Martin Kelly, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle (and is eligible for lending in the KLL).Book Description
The Everything American Presidents Book is an all-in-one guide to each of the forty-three men who have served as Chief Executive of the United States. This comprehensive resource provides you with all the fundamentals you need to know about this country's leaders plus fascinating little-known facts such as: George Washington never really cut down a cherry tree; John Adams spoke with a lisp after he lost most of his teeth; Chester Arthur loved clothes and changed several times a day; William Howard Taft was America's fattest president and once got stuck in the White House bathtub; Herbert Hoover and his wife often spoke Mandarin Chinese when they didn't want to be overheard; A portrait of Ronald Reagan made from 10,000 jellybeans hangs in his Presidential Library. Written in an entertaining style by two experienced educators, this fun and informative guide is packed with facts and details about the life and times of each president and the major events that shaped his term. The Everything American Presidents Book is the perfect reference book about the fascinating men who shaped U.S history and policy.
