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Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America - Really interesting to hear about the atrocities of the Nazis and the need of the Americans that they would actively recruit war criminals to keep up with the Russians.

Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America - I read this a few years after Hurricane Katrina. It provides some historical context to the problems of Katrina, especially the levee system

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln - This is the current book to read on Lincoln

The Island at the Center of the World - If you're interested in NYC history this is one of the books to read.

American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation This is a must-read if you're interested in religion in the US

EDIT: formatting and switched out the Triumph of William McKinley with American Gospel