March 17 , 2018
Mark Pendergrast’s “The Most Hated Man in America” repeats as the Sunbury Press bestseller for February
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for February. Recently released The Most Hated Man in America: Jerry Sandusky and the Rush to Judgment by Mark Pendergrast took the top spot for the second month in a row. Charles Kniffen's Vietnam memoir, Fifty Years in a Foxhole was second. Mike Campbell's Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last climbed to #3. Embattled Freedom, Jim Remsen's recounting of the underground railroad and Civil War service of African Americans from Waverly, Pennsylvania, was 4th. Joe Fair’s Vietnam memoir Call Sign Dracula returned to the list in the 5th spot. Steve Troutman returned to the rankings, taking 6th place with his popular Tulpehocken Trail Traces. Lawrence Knorr’s Gettysburg Eddie: The Story of Eddie Plank slipped a bit to 7th place in advance of its release. Doug Beed's Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam climbed back to 8th. A Short Season, recounting the life of Josiah, a baseball-loving youth battling progeria, slipped to 9th in advance of its release. Troutman's The Penn's Manor of Spread Eagle rounded out the top ten.
SUNBURY PRESS - Bestsellers for February 2018 (by Revenue) | ||||
Rank | Prior | Title | Author | Category |
1 | 1 | The Most Hated Man in America: Jerry Sandusky and the Rush to Judgment | Mark Pendergrast | Legal History |
2 | NEW | Fifty Years in a Foxhole | Charles Kniffen | Vietnam Memoir |
3 | 11 | Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, 2nd Ed. | Mike Campbell | History |
4 | -- | Embattled Freedom | Jim Remsen | History |
5 | 5 | Call Sign Dracula | Joe Fair | Military Memoir |
6 | -- | Tulpehocken Trail Traces | Steve Troutman | History |
7 | 2 | Gettysburg Eddie: The Story of Eddie Plank | Lawrence Knorr | Sports History |
8 | 12 | Chasing Understanding in the Jungles of Vietnam | Doug Beed | Military Memoir |
9 | 4 | A Short Season | Jake Gronsky & David Bohner | Sports Memoir |
10 | -- | The Penn's Manor of Spread Eagle ... | Steve Troutman | History |
11 | 6 | Trumpet Call to Victory: The Final Years of Hazelton Saint Gabriel's Basketball | Joe Farley | Sports History |
12 | 10 | The Marines' Lost Squadron: The Odyssey of VMF-422 | Mark Carlson | Aviation History |
13 | NEW | R.E.M.F. | Van Carter | Vietnam Memoir |
14 | 9 | Dreams of My Comrades: The Story of MM1C Murray Jacobs | Scott Zuckerman | Military Memoir |
15 | -- | The BANG Story | BANG and Lawrence Knorr | Biography |
16 | -- | The Trevorton, Mahanoy, and Susquehanna Railroad | Steve Troutman | History |
17 | 14 | Bows, Bullets, and Bears | John L. Moore | History |
18 | 24 | Dear Ma - The Civil War Letters of Curtis Clay Pollock | John Hoptak | Military Memoir |
19 | 15 | Forts, Forests, and Flintlocks | John L. Moore | History |
20 | -- | There Is Something About Rough and Ready | Lawrence Knorr, et al | History |
21 | 20 | Settlers, Soldiers, and Scalps | John L. Moore | History |
22 | 21 | Warriors, Wampum, and Wolves | John L. Moore | History |
23 | -- | Tories, Terror, and Tea | John L. Moore | History |
24 | -- | Keystone Tombstones Civil War | Farrell, Farley, & Knorr | Biography |
25 | 19 | Rivers, Raiders, and Renegades | John L. Moore | History |