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An Incomplete List of American History Books Which You Should Read

An incomplete list of American History Books which Dave has read, ranging from 1491 through modern U.S. history.
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1776 (David McCullough)
1776
1
David McCullough
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sh
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sh
2
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
3
Robert W. Merry
American Caesar: Douglas Macarthur 1880-1964 (William Manchester)
American Caesar: Douglas Macarthur 1880-1964
4
William Manchester
BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM by James M. McPherson
BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM by James M. McPherson
5
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
6
Citizen Soldiers (Stephen Ambrose)
Citizen Soldiers
7
Stephen Ambrose
Common Sense, the Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
Common Sense, the Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
8
Eisenhower: The White House Years (Jim Newton)
Eisenhower: The White House Years
9
Jim Newton
Fredrik Logevall, Embers of War
Fredrik Logevall, Embers of War
10
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
11
John Hersey
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
12
Jared Diamond
John Adams
John Adams
13
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
14
Nathaniel Philbrick
Nothing Like It in the World (Stephen Ambrose)
Nothing Like It in the World
15
Stephen Ambrose
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
16
Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 (Joseph J. Ellis)
The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789
17
Joseph J. Ellis
Truman (David McCullough)
Truman
18
David McCullough
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
19
Stephen E. Ambrose
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
20
Edmund Morris
The Constitution of the United States of America
The Constitution of the United States of America
21
The Johnstown Flood (David McCullough)
The Johnstown Flood
22
David McCullough
THE GREAT BRIDGE by David McCullough
THE GREAT BRIDGE by David McCullough
23
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers
24
Stephen Ambrose
Six Frigates: the Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy (Ian W. Toll)
Six Frigates: the Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
25
Ian W. Toll
Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court (Jeff Shesol)
Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court
26
Jeff Shesol
Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (H.W. Brands)
Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
27
H.W. Brands
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 (Max Hastings)
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
28
Max Hastings
Vietnam: A History
Vietnam: A History
29
The Tunnels of Cu Chi (Mangold & Penycate)
The Tunnels of Cu Chi
30
Mangold & Penycate
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird)
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
31
Kai Bird
The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi (Segrè, Gino)
The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi
32
Segrè, Gino
Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project (Leslie Groves)
Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project
33
Leslie Groves
Racing for the Bomb: General Leslie R. Groves, the Manhattan Project's Indispensable Man (Robert S. Norris)
Racing for the Bomb: General Leslie R. Groves, the Manhattan Project's Indispensable Man
34
Robert S. Norris
Patton (Hirshon)
Patton
35
Hirshon
Patton: A Genius for War (Carlo D'este)
Patton: A Genius for War
36
Carlo D'este
Patton: Ordeal and Triumph (Farago)
Patton: Ordeal and Triumph
37
Farago
Eisenhower: In War and Peace (Jean Edward Smith)
Eisenhower: In War and Peace
38
Jean Edward Smith
Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life (Carlo D'este)
Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life
39
Carlo D'este
Eisenhower's Armies: The American-British Alliance During World War II (Niall Barr)
Eisenhower's Armies: The American-British Alliance During World War II
40
Niall Barr
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