United States History Books
Discover essential reads on U.S. history, from the colonial era and the American Revolution to the Civil War, the 20th century and beyond. Explore Native American and African American history, space exploration and presidential biographies through eye-opening books from leading historians.
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See AllThe Crash That Shattered the American Dream
1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation
By Andrew Ross Sorkin
Sorkin returns with an exacting look at the 1929 Wall Street collapse, outlining how and why such a catastrophe happened.
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The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
By Walter Isaacson
Bringing to life the stirring, revolutionary words that helped shape American democracy, Isaacson offers a vital reminder of the values we continue to aspire to as a nation.
U.S. Civil War
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The Final Voyage of a Great Lakes Legend
The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
By John U. Bacon
Bacon tells the harrowing true story of the “Mighty Fitz,” a 729-foot-long ship that perished in November 1975, and the lasting impact of the tragic maritime disaster.
21st Century U.S. History
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A People's History of the United States
By Howard Zinn
Sitting at the crossroads of scholarly research and approachable prose, Zinn’s book flips the traditional script of American history, trading the hagiography of Great Men for the lived experiences of the many, not the few.
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The American Revolution: An Intimate History
By Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns
Prolific historians Burns and Ward take us deeper into the American Revolution than ever before, spotlighting the struggle for independence and how it’s still rippling across the nation today.
United States History
10 bestselling United States History books this year are:
- Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
- First Principles by Thomas E Ricks
- The Dead Are Arising by Les Payne
- Saving Freedom by Joe Scarborough
- Killing Crazy Horse by Bill O'Reilly
- Blackout by Candace Owens
- The Great Beer Run Ever by John "Chick" Donohue
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
- Eleanor by David Michaelis
















