18 Best American History Books
Goal: Find the best American History books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best american history books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
18 Best American History Books
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A People's History of the United States
by Howard Zinn
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1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
by Charles C. Mann
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Empire of the Summer Moon
Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
by S. C. Gwynne
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1776
by David McCullough
Team of Rivals
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, J.K. Rowling, Bill Gates, Sunny Hostin, Scott Belsky, Stewart Butterfield, Jamie Dimon
With the Old Breed
At Peleliu and Okinawa
by E. B. Sledge
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The Bully Pulpit
Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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No Ordinary Time
Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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An Army at Dawn
The War in North Africa, 1942-1943
by Rick Atkinson
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
An Indian History of the American West
by Dee Brown
Stamped from the Beginning
The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
by Ibram X. Kendi
The Island at the Center of the World
by Russell Shorto
The Last Gunfight
The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral-And How It Changed the American West
by Jeff Guinn
This Republic of Suffering
by Drew Gilpin Faust
Washington's Crossing
by David Hackett Fischer
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Best American History Books
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The 20 Best Books About American History - History Hustle
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The Best American History Book | Reviews, Ratings, Comparisons
dontwasteyourmoney.com
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Top 10 Best American History Books Every Citizen Should Read | KCM
katiecouric.com
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16 Books That Help You Understand America's History | Celadon Books
celadonbooks.com
