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American History - A Kaleidoscope of Perspectives

Most people want American history to be easy and straight forward. Instead it is enormously complex, extending over 400 years with a kaleidoscope of characters and events. Whenever possible I have avoided biographies; party politics and politicians of any kind; foreign affairs and diplomacy; Washington D.C.; and our many foreign wars. Real history lies in the books on this list and the far greater number that I have missed.
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The Age of Reform (Richard Hofstadter)
The Age of Reform (Richard Hofstadter)
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All God's Dangers (Theodore Rosengarten)
All God's Dangers (Theodore Rosengarten)
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All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein)
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein)
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American Colonies (Alan Taylor)
American Colonies (Alan Taylor)
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American Genocide (Madley)
American Genocide (Madley)
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The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It (Richard Hofstadter)
The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It (Richard Hofstadter)
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American Republics: A Continental History of the United States (Alan Taylor)
American Republics: A Continental History of the United States (Alan Taylor)
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The American Way of Death (Mitford)
The American Way of Death (Mitford)
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Americans and the California Dream, 1850-1915 (Kevin Starr)
Americans and the California Dream, 1850-1915 (Kevin Starr)
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And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
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Annals of the Former World by John McPhee
Annals of the Former World by John McPhee
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Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X and Alex Haley)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X and Alex Haley)
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Autobiography of Mark Twain (Mark Twain)
Autobiography of Mark Twain (Mark Twain)
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Backlash (Faludi)
Backlash (Faludi)
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Bad Land (Jonathan Raban)
Bad Land (Jonathan Raban)
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Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
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Been in the Storm So Long (Leon F. Litwack)
Been in the Storm So Long (Leon F. Litwack)
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Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts (Daniel Richter)
Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts (Daniel Richter)
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Ben Tillman and the Reconstruction of White Supremacy (Stephen Kantrowitz)
Ben Tillman and the Reconstruction of White Supremacy (Stephen Kantrowitz)
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Beyond the Hundredth Meridian (Wallace Stegner)
Beyond the Hundredth Meridian (Wallace Stegner)
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The Big Four (Oscar Lewis)
The Big Four (Oscar Lewis)
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Big Trouble (Lukas)
Big Trouble (Lukas)
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Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
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Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West (Hampton Sides)
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West (Hampton Sides)
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The Broken Heart of America (Johnson)
The Broken Heart of America (Johnson)
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The Burning (Madigan)
The Burning (Madigan)
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
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Cadillac Desert (Marc Reisner)
Cadillac Desert (Marc Reisner)
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Captain John Smith: Writings
Captain John Smith: Writings
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Castaways (Alvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca)
Castaways (Alvar Núñez Cabeza De Vaca)
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Cattle Kingdom (Knowlton)
Cattle Kingdom (Knowlton)
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Changes in the Land (Cronon)
Changes in the Land (Cronon)
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Chicago City on the Make (Algren)
Chicago City on the Make (Algren)
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The Chinese Must Go: Violence, Exclusion and the Making of the Alien in America (Beth Lew-Williams)
The Chinese Must Go: Violence, Exclusion and the Making of the Alien in America (Beth Lew-Williams)
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China Men (Maxine Hong Kingston)
China Men (Maxine Hong Kingston)
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The Civil War (Shelby Foote)
The Civil War (Shelby Foote)
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Comanche Empire (Pekka Hamalainen)
Comanche Empire (Pekka Hamalainen)
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Coming Into the Country (John McPhee)
Coming Into the Country (John McPhee)
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Coronado: Knight of Pueblos and Plains (Herbert E. Bolton)
Coronado: Knight of Pueblos and Plains (Herbert E. Bolton)
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