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American History in 100 Books - Page 2

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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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
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Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877 (Eric Foner)
Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877
Eric Foner
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Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
Candace Millard
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Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide (Andrea Lee Smith)
Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide
Andrea Lee Smith
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Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change From Hawaii to Iraq (Stephen Kinzer)
Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change From Hawaii to Iraq
Stephen Kinzer
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
Edmund Morris
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The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
W.E.B. Du Bois
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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 (David McCullough)
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
David McCullough
49
Theodore Rex (Edmund Morris)
Theodore Rex
Edmund Morris
50
Enemies: A History of the FBI (Tim Weiner)
Enemies: A History of the FBI
Tim Weiner
51
The Great Influenza
The Great Influenza
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The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson
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Over Here: The First World War and American Society (David M. Kennedy)
Over Here: The First World War and American Society
David M. Kennedy
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
55
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World (Liaquat Ahamed)
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
Liaquat Ahamed
56
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
57
The Worst Hard Time
The Worst Hard Time
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
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Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (David M. Kennedy)
Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
David M. Kennedy
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
61
Polio: An American Story (David M. Oshinsky)
Polio: An American Story
David M. Oshinsky
62
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
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Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
Richard Wright
64
The Glory and the Dream (William Manchester)
The Glory and the Dream
William Manchester
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt - The Home Front in World War II (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt - The Home Front in World War II
Doris Kearns Goodwin
66
Citizen Soldiers (Stephen Ambrose)
Citizen Soldiers
Stephen Ambrose
67
1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History (Jay Winik)
1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History
Jay Winik
68
The Girls of Atomic City (Denise Kiernan)
The Girls of Atomic City
Denise Kiernan
69
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
John Hersey
70
Truman
Truman
71
The Cold War: A New History (John Lewis Gaddis)
The Cold War: A New History
John Lewis Gaddis
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LEGACY OF ASHES: THE HISTORY OF THE CIA
LEGACY OF ASHES: THE HISTORY OF THE CIA
73
American Caesar: Douglas Macarthur 1880-1964 (William Manchester)
American Caesar: Douglas Macarthur 1880-1964
William Manchester
74
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
75
Eisenhower: The White House Years (Jim Newton)
Eisenhower: The White House Years
Jim Newton
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One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America (Kevin Kruse)
One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America
Kevin Kruse
77
The Public Burning
The Public Burning
78
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X
79
Parting the Waters (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters
Taylor Branch
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A Thousand Days (Arthur M. Schlesinger)
A Thousand Days
Arthur M. Schlesinger
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