Donald L. Miller Books in Order

Alfred M. Bingham seeks a democratic American radicalism outside Marxism during the Depression. His work as an editor, writer, and activist follows the tension between political ideals, New Deal liberalism, and the limits of his influence.

This history traces the anthracite industry's development alongside the communities built around its mines. Immigrant workers, business owners, and powerful coal interests reveal how dangerous labor and enterprise shaped both a major American industry and a distinctive regional culture.

Edited by Donald L. Miller, this collection brings together Lewis Mumford's writing on buildings, urban planning, technology, and the future. The selections connect his account of cities with broader questions about civilization and the environments people create.

This biography follows Lewis Mumford's life while examining the major works that established his reputation as an American writer. His intellectual development and complex personality provide a framework for understanding the relationship between the man and his ideas.

Eyewitness testimony from soldiers, journalists, and civilians shapes this account of World War II across land, sea, and air. Previously unpublished experiences reveal the uncertainty and human cost of campaigns ranging from European bombing raids to the Pacific war.

Combatants' accounts trace the American campaign across the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to Japan's surrender. Amphibious assaults and island battles reveal the distances, strategic demands, and severe human costs behind the effort to defeat Japanese forces.

American Eighth Air Force bomber crews face deadly missions over Nazi Germany while living at bases in England. Their experiences in combat and captivity frame an examination of strategic bombing, its psychological demands, and its consequences for German civilians.

Manhattan's transformation during the 1920s follows ambitious entrepreneurs, entertainers, and builders who helped make midtown a national center. Engineering projects, skyscrapers, broadcasting, and new businesses connect individual aspirations with the emergence of modern American commercial culture.

Grant's campaign against Vicksburg becomes a struggle for control of the Mississippi and the Confederacy's future. Military operations intertwine with emancipation, as enslaved people seek Union lines and transform the social and economic landscape surrounding the siege.