Now and Then Nonfiction Books and Essays

Each week, Now and Then Reader publishes original nonfiction books and essays for Kindle, Nook, iPad and other popular e-readers. We concentrate on writings that are historically based but also have relevance for present day events with a focus on American History and European History. Available for purchase through Kindle Books, Nook Books, iPad Books and other popular e-bookstores, Now and Then nonfiction titles range from 5,000 to 25,000 words or approximately 15 to 60 pages in length.

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Holy Cow 2000: The Strange Election of George W. Bush by Kenneth O'Reilly

An eye-opening recount of the runup to the 2000 Presidential election and the strange happenings it produced.

John F. Kennedy's Women by Michael O'Brien

A comprehensive look at JFK's near-pathological approach to women and sex--an astonishing piece of presidential history.

Paper City

Chief Operating Officer

Why American Newspapers Gave Away the Future by Richard J. Tofel

Richard Tofel's e-essay looking at the decline and fall of the American newspaper. Available for purchase through Amazon and iTunes.

the cover of now then shaping the american character by friedrick jackson turmer

Nature

Teaching American History

African American Books

Western Frontier

Caption For Yourself

Johns Hopkins University

University Of Wisconsin

Will Turner

Shaping the American Character by Frederick Jackson Turner

Frederick Jackson Turner's seminal essay on how frontier life defined America as we know it.

an old photo of a baseball player with the words high and tights on it

High and Tight by Ray Robinson

When Hank Greenberg challenged Babe Ruth’s home run record he became a hero to American Jews. On the 100th anniversary of his birth, Ray Robinson remembers the man, the player, and the prejudice he overcame.

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Paris Under the Occupation by Jean-Paul Sartre

After France fell to Hitler’s armies in 1940, for more than four years the country lived under a German occupation that reinforced its shame and sapped its energies. Afterward, Jean-Paul Sartre attempted to explain France's experience and repair the nation's tarnished reputation.

Is a College Education Still Worth the Price? by Richard B. Schwartz

A former dean looks at American higher education and finds the value of a college education now highly problematic. With an insider's knowledge, he describes the hidden costs behind exploding tuition costs that are creating a two-tiered society.

the cover of expanded powers, with an image of a cartoon character holding a microphone

Expanded Powers by Athan G. Theoharis

Athan Theoharis considers the record of the past to assess today’s broadened powers for the FBI and the NSA after 9/11. He concludes that Americans may feel marginally safer, but at a dangerous cost to their freedoms and to the tenor of our political dialogue.

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Art Kandinsky

George Grosz

Contemporary Expressionism

Wassily Kandinsky Paintings

Abstraction and Utopia by Hilton Kramer

Hilton Kramer explains abstract art's early ties to utopian politics, locating its initial development among the Russian avant-garde, the De Stijl movement in the Netherlands, and the German Bauhaus, and exploring the ideas of these pioneers.

Dawning of the Counter-culture: The 1960s by William L. O'Neill

As William O’Neill makes us realize, the 1960s was a time like no other America has ever known. In this appraisal of its “new” culture, he conveys all that was inspired, phony, large-spirited, dreary, mad, magnificent, screwed-up, delightful, and confused about the period.

Ulysses S. Grant takes the reader onto the battlefield and behind the lines in his account of the final actions of the Civil War, including the surrender of Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox.. Excerpted from his Memoirs, a classic of military history, with an Introduction by David Hardin. Introduction Essay, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, Essay Structure, Joining The Army, The Reader, American Presidents, Northern Virginia

The Closing Rounds of the Civil War by Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant takes the reader onto the battlefield and behind the lines in his account of the final actions of the Civil War, including the surrender of Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox.. Excerpted from his Memoirs, a classic of military history, with an Introduction by David Hardin.

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Now and Then Nonfiction Books and Essays