The House: The History of the House of Representatives | 
pickI love fiction and like nonfiction. As an AP government teacher, I can say this is an outstanding, interesting & comprehensive work of the history of the House of Representatives complete with scandals (gasp) struggles (no) & the miracle of growing a nation from a republic to a democracy.
"By this time a sizable number of House members carried a weapon invented by Henry Deringer, a Philadelphia gunsmith, that was small enough to fit in a man's pocket. Every member felt obliged to protect himself against the likelihood of personal injury." Political opinions aside, I'd like to encourage people that the US government has been ugly before and survived. The House members were protecting themselves from other House members.
