Favorite American history fiction/non-fiction and history
Explore top American history books with our curated list of favorite fiction and non-fiction reads. Discover captivating stories, pivotal events, and iconic figures that shaped the U.S.
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Mornings on Horseback
by David McCullough
This biography of young Theodore Roosevelt covers his youth when he demanded a strenuous life despite his asthma, weak eyes, and patrician family.
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Behind the Scenes
by Elizabeth Keckley
Originally published in 1868—when it was attacked as an “indecent book” authored by a “traitorous eavesdropper”—Behind the Scenes is the story of Elizabeth Keckley, who …
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The story of Tom, Simon Legree, and oppressed slaves in the Antebellum South.
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Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
by William L. Beiswanger
This superb collection of essays by Monticello's scholarly staff is adorned with more than 200 beautiful color photographs and serves as a wonderful introduction to …
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Confederates in the Attic
by Tony Horwitz
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent takes us on an explosive adventure into the soul of the unvanquished South, where Civil War reenactors, …
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Assassination Vacation
by Sarah Vowell
New York Times bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates and contributor to NPR’s "This American Life" Sarah Vowell embarks on a road trip to sites …
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Polar the Titanic Bear
by Daisy Corning Stone Spedden
Written for her son by an American heiress whose family survived the 1912 sinking of the "Titanic", this account of the Edwardian life and of …
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Master of the Senate
by Robert A. Caro
Master of the Senate, Book Three of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, carries Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years, …
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The President's House
by William Seale
The last full chapter covers the White House years of George and Barbara Bush. The epilogue touches on the presidency of Clinton and George W. …
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The Presidential Character
by James David Barber
Dr. James David Barber's well-known, provocative examination of who has the potential to be voted into the highest office in the land and why was …