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Winston Groom
Provides an account of the devastating battle of the Civil War, and presents portraits of the key players and epic moments immortalized at Shiloh; moments that would forever change the…
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A main selection in History Book-of-the-Month Club and alternate selection in Military Book-of-the-Month Club.
While Gettysburg is better known, Groom makes clear in this engrossing narrative that Vicksburg was the more important Civil War battle from a strategic point of view.
Novelist and popular historian Groom vividly re-creates the story of America’s first year in World War II. He portrays 1942 as the defining act in the great drama of the…
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From the author of Forrest Gump comes the story of Willie Croft, a small townLouisiana lawyer who doesn’t ask much of life. When oil is discovered on landheld by black…
Now in paperback! In this gripping narrative, Winston Groom brings his signature storytelling panache to the intricately crafted tale of three of our nation's most fascinating founding fathers-Alexander Hamilton, Thomas…
From the author of best-selling works of history and fiction, a fast-paced, enthralling retelling of one of the greatest battles fought on the North American continent, and of the two…
A confection of the wit and wisdom from the world of Forrest Gump, hero of a humorous novel by Winston Groom which has been made into a film starring Tom…
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The sequel to Forrest Gump . The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company has gone bust and Forrest is broke, sweeping floors in a strip joint, to support his son. The chance…
Set against the backdrop of the most dramatic moments of the twentieth century, The Generals is a powerful, action-packed book filled with marvelous surprises and insights into the lives of…
Following up on his 2013 national bestseller, The Aviators, Winston Groom returns to tell the intertwined and uniquely American tales of George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and George Marshall–from the World…
Winston Groom tells the complex story of how Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin aligned to win World War II.
When the Revolutionary War ended in victory, there remained a stupendous problem: establishing a workable democratic government in the vast, newly independent country. Three key founding fathers played significant roles…
First published in the late 1980s and then made into a multiple Academy Award-winning film starring Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump is a heartwarming classic about the amazing adventures of a…
At 6'6 and 240lbs, Forrest Gump is difficult to ignore. This satire follows him from the football dynasties of Bear Bryant to Vietnam, and from encounters with Presidents Johnson and…
A vivid page-turning narrative of the most horrific battle in history by a soldier turned bestselling novelist
A little older and wiser in his unique way, Forrest is still running–this time straight into the age of greed and instant gratification known as the 1980s –Amazon.com.
Tells the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. This book takes us from the feats of World War I through the…
The Aviators tells the sweeping saga of three extraordinary pilots–Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle–and how they redefined heroism through genius, daring, and uncommon courage.
Three decades after the publication of Forrest Gump, Winston Groom returns to fiction with a sweeping epic.
This reader is accompanied with a CD that contains the full audio of the text in MP3 format. Everybody tells Forrest Gump that he’s an idiot. But he’s a great…
Everybody tells Forrest Gump that he’s an idiot. But he’s a great football player, and he plays the harmonica beautifully. He’s also a brave soldier. But can he ever marry…
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Ronald Reagan is a revered and popular president who inspired America and shaped the future more than any other modern president. Written by the author of the national bestseller Forrest…
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A Storm in Flanders is novelist and prizewinning historian Groom’s gripping history of the four-year battle for Ypres in Belgian Flanders, the pivotal engagement of World War I that would…
Gifted storyteller Winston Groom, the bestselling author of Forrest Gump, has written the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight: Charles Lindbergh…
Shrouds of Glory is Groom’s riveting account of General John Bell Hood’s decisive actions in the western theater of operations during the final moments of the Civil War. He brings…
