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American History in 100 Books

Books that help us understand the important eras, events and people that make up American history. Presented in topical historical chronology. Most are non-fiction, but I have also included some classic works of fiction.
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Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
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Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned (Kenneth C. Davis)
Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned
Kenneth C. Davis
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A History of the American People (Paul Johnson)
A History of the American People
Paul Johnson
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A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn
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A Queer History of the United States (Michael Bronski)
A Queer History of the United States
Michael Bronski
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America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines (Gail Collins)
America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines
Gail Collins
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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Nathaniel Philbrick
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The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
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The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Founding Mothers (Cokie Roberts)
Founding Mothers
Cokie Roberts
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THE AMERICAN POLITICAL TRADITION by Richard Hofstadter
THE AMERICAN POLITICAL TRADITION by Richard Hofstadter
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
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Common Sense, the Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
Common Sense, the Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
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1776 by David McCullough
1776 by David McCullough
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Washington: The Indispensable Man (James Thomas Flexner)
Washington: The Indispensable Man
James Thomas Flexner
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The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 (Joseph J. Ellis)
The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789
Joseph J. Ellis
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The Constitution of the United States of America
The Constitution of the United States of America
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The Great Upheaval (Jay Winik)
The Great Upheaval
Jay Winik
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The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History (Molly Caldwell Crosby)
The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History
Molly Caldwell Crosby
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John Adams
John Adams
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Thomas Jefferson the Art of Power
Thomas Jefferson the Art of Power
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Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
Stephen E. Ambrose
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The Invasion of Canada: 1812-1813 (Pierre Burton)
The Invasion of Canada: 1812-1813
Pierre Burton
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American Lion
American Lion
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The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
The Confessions of Nat Turner
William Styron
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Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
Alexis De Tocqueville
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Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation (John Ehle)
Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
John Ehle
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What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (Daniel Walker Howe)
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848
Daniel Walker Howe
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass
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A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent (Robert W. Merry)
A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent
Robert W. Merry
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Dee Brown
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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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Nothing Like It in the World (Stephen Ambrose)
Nothing Like It in the World
Stephen Ambrose
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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A Nation Under Our Feet (Steven Hahn)
A Nation Under Our Feet
Steven Hahn
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The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery (Eric Foner)
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
Eric Foner
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Doris Kearns Goodwin
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BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM by James M. McPherson
BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM by James M. McPherson
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The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane
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