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American History - A Kaleidoscope of Perspectives - Page 2

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 Course of Empire (Bernard A. Devoto)
The Course of Empire
Bernard A. Devoto
42
Crucible of War (Fred Anderson)
Crucible of War
Fred Anderson
43
The Day Is Ours (Dwyer)
The Day Is Ours
Dwyer
44
The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Jane Jacobs
45
Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
Alexis De Tocqueville
46
The Devil's Highway (Urrea)
The Devil's Highway
Urrea
47
A Different Mirror (Ronald Takaki)
A Different Mirror
Ronald Takaki
48
Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s (Donald Worster)
Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s
Donald Worster
49
Dynamite (Adamic)
Dynamite
Adamic
50
The Earth Is Weeping (Peter Cozzens)
The Earth Is Weeping
Peter Cozzens
51
The Education of Henry Adams (Henry Adams)
The Education of Henry Adams
Henry Adams
52
Empire of Liberty (Gordon S. Wood)
Empire of Liberty
Gordon S. Wood
53
Empire of the Summer Moon (S C Gwynne)
Empire of the Summer Moon
S C Gwynne
54
Entertaining Satan (John Putnam Demos)
Entertaining Satan
John Putnam Demos
55
Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist (Nick Salvatore)
Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist
Nick Salvatore
56
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
Matthew Desmond
57
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons (Powell)
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
Powell
58
Farewell to Manzanar (Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston)
Farewell to Manzanar
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
59
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Thompson
60
The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
61
The Fifties (David Halberstam)
The Fifties
David Halberstam
62
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin
63
Floodpath (Jon Wilkman)
Floodpath
Jon Wilkman
64
Forced Founders (Holton)
Forced Founders
Holton
65
From Bible Belt to Sunbelt (Darren Dochuk)
From Bible Belt to Sunbelt
Darren Dochuk
66
The Frontier in American History
The Frontier in American History
67
The Gathering of Zion: The Story of the Mormon Trail (Wallace Stegner)
The Gathering of Zion: The Story of the Mormon Trail
Wallace Stegner
68
God, War, and Providence (James Warren)
God, War, and Providence
James Warren
69
Good Wives (Brown)
Good Wives
Brown
70
The Great Crash (Galbraith)
The Great Crash
Galbraith
71
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast (Douglas Brinkley)
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Douglas Brinkley
72
The Great Influenza
The Great Influenza
73
Great Plains (Ian Frazier)
Great Plains
Ian Frazier
74
The Great Plains (Walter Webb)
The Great Plains
Walter Webb
75
Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History (Paul Horgan)
Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History
Paul Horgan
76
The Great Thirst (Norris Hundley)
The Great Thirst
Norris Hundley
77
Growing Up Absurd (Goodman)
Growing Up Absurd
Goodman
78
Gunfighter Nation (Richard Slotkin)
Gunfighter Nation
Richard Slotkin
79
Hard Times (Studs Terkel)
Hard Times
Studs Terkel
80
Hawai'i (La Croix)
Hawai'i
La Croix
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