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American History Book Summaries

One Nation Under Blackmail
by Whitney Alyse Webb • 2022
The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Organized Crime That Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein, Vol. 2
4.42
500+
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History
Conspiracy Theories
One Nation Under Blackmail Summary
One Nation Under Blackmail
The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Organized Crime That Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein, Vol. 2
by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022 432 pages
4.42
500+ ratings
Politics
History
Conspiracy Theories
The Cold War
by John Lewis Gaddis • 2005
A New History
3.95
8k+
History
Politics
War
The Cold War Summary
The Cold War
A New History
by John Lewis Gaddis 2005 352 pages
3.95
8k+ ratings
History
Politics
War
Team of Rivals
by Doris Kearns Goodwin • 2005
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
4.29
200k+
History
Biography
Politics
Team of Rivals Summary
Team of Rivals
The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin 2005 916 pages
4.29
200k+ ratings
History
Biography
Politics
Benjamin Franklin
by Walter Isaacson • 2003
An American Life
4.05
100k+
Biography
History
American History
Benjamin Franklin Summary
Benjamin Franklin
An American Life
by Walter Isaacson 2003 586 pages
4.05
100k+ ratings
Biography
History
American History
Titan
by Ron Chernow • 1998
The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
4.15
38k+
Biography
History
Business
Titan Summary
Titan
The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
by Ron Chernow 1998 832 pages
4.15
38k+ ratings
Biography
History
Business
Appetite for America
by Stephen Fried • 2010
Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West--One Meal at a Time
4.21
1k+
History
Biography
American History
Appetite for America Summary
Appetite for America
Fred Harvey and the Business of Civilizing the Wild West--One Meal at a Time
by Stephen Fried 2010 751 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
History
Biography
American History
Albion's Seed
by David Hackett Fischer • 1989
Four British Folkways in America
4.38
3k+
History
American History
American
Albion's Seed Summary
Albion's Seed
Four British Folkways in America
by David Hackett Fischer 1989 946 pages
4.38
3k+ ratings
History
American History
American
1491
by Charles C. Mann • 2005
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
4.05
96k+
History
American History
Anthropology
1491 Summary
1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
by Charles C. Mann 2005 563 pages
4.05
96k+ ratings
History
American History
Anthropology
The House of Morgan
by Ron Chernow • 1990
An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
3.96
12k+
History
Biography
Business
The House of Morgan Summary
The House of Morgan
An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
by Ron Chernow 1990 812 pages
3.96
12k+ ratings
History
Biography
Business
The Jakarta Method
by Vincent Bevins • 2020
Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
4.61
18k+
History
Politics
Asia
The Jakarta Method Summary
The Jakarta Method
Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
by Vincent Bevins 2020 320 pages
4.61
18k+ ratings
History
Politics
Asia
A People’s History of the United States
by Howard Zinn • 1980
1492 - Present
4.09
200k+
History
Politics
American History
A People’s History of the United States Summary
A People’s History of the United States
1492 - Present
by Howard Zinn 1980 729 pages
4.09
200k+ ratings
History
Politics
American History
From Poor Law to Welfare State
by Walter I. Trattner • 1974
A History of Social Welfare in America
3.69
318
Social Work
History
Politics
From Poor Law to Welfare State Summary
From Poor Law to Welfare State
A History of Social Welfare in America
by Walter I. Trattner 1974 464 pages
3.69
318 ratings
Social Work
History
Politics
Alexander Hamilton
by Ron Chernow • 2004
4.22
200k+
History
Biography
American History
Alexander Hamilton Summary
Alexander Hamilton
by Ron Chernow 2004 818 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
History
Biography
American History
Killing Hope
by William Blum • 1995
U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II
4.27
2k+
History
Politics
War
Killing Hope Summary
Killing Hope
U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II
by William Blum 1995 469 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
History
Politics
War
1493
by Charles C. Mann • 2011
Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
4.12
21k+
History
Science
American History
1493 Summary
1493
Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
by Charles C. Mann 2011 836 pages
4.12
21k+ ratings
History
Science
American History
Tried by War
by James M. McPherson • 2008
Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
4.09
5k+
History
Civil War
Biography
Tried by War Summary
Tried by War
Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
by James M. McPherson 2008 329 pages
4.09
5k+ ratings
History
Civil War
Biography
Tyranny of the Minority
by Steven Levitsky • 2023
Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
4.39
4k+
Politics
History
Political Science
Tyranny of the Minority Summary
Tyranny of the Minority
Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
by Steven Levitsky 2023 368 pages
4.39
4k+ ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
The Demon of Unrest
by Erik Larson • 2024
A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
4.17
61k+
History
Civil War
American History
The Demon of Unrest Summary
The Demon of Unrest
A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
by Erik Larson 2024 592 pages
4.17
61k+ ratings
History
Civil War
American History
Leadership
by Doris Kearns Goodwin • 2018
4.40
16k+
History
Leadership
Biography
Leadership Summary
Leadership
by Doris Kearns Goodwin 2018 18 pages
4.40
16k+ ratings
History
Leadership
Biography
The Storm Before the Calm
by George Friedman • 2020
America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
4.05
2k+
Politics
History
Economics
The Storm Before the Calm Summary
The Storm Before the Calm
America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
by George Friedman 2020 256 pages
4.05
2k+ ratings
Politics
History
Economics
Hitler's American Model
by James Q. Whitman • 2017
The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law
3.91
1k+
History
Politics
Race
Hitler's American Model Summary
Hitler's American Model
The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law
by James Q. Whitman 2017 208 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Race
Lincoln on Leadership
by Donald T. Phillips • 1993
Executive Strategies for Tough Times
4.16
7k+
Leadership
Business
History
Lincoln on Leadership Summary
Lincoln on Leadership
Executive Strategies for Tough Times
by Donald T. Phillips 1993 193 pages
4.16
7k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
History
Five Families
by Selwyn Raab • 2005
The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
4.15
6k+
History
True Crime
Crime
Five Families Summary
Five Families
The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
by Selwyn Raab 2005 784 pages
4.15
6k+ ratings
History
True Crime
Crime
How the Word Is Passed
by Clint Smith • 2021
A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
4.70
40k+
History
Race
Social Justice
How the Word Is Passed Summary
How the Word Is Passed
A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
by Clint Smith 2021 336 pages
4.70
40k+ ratings
History
Race
Social Justice
Common Sense
by Thomas Paine • 1776
4.00
39k+
History
Classics
Philosophy
Common Sense Summary
Common Sense
by Thomas Paine 1776 104 pages
4.00
39k+ ratings
History
Classics
Philosophy
Destiny of the Republic
by Candice Millard • 2011
A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
4.24
86k+
History
Biography
American History
Destiny of the Republic Summary
Destiny of the Republic
A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
by Candice Millard 2011 339 pages
4.24
86k+ ratings
History
Biography
American History
The Best and the Brightest
by David Halberstam • 1969
4.27
12k+
History
Politics
War
The Best and the Brightest Summary
The Best and the Brightest
by David Halberstam 1969 720 pages
4.27
12k+ ratings
History
Politics
War
The Second Founding
by Eric Foner • 2019
How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
4.23
2k+
History
American History
Civil War
The Second Founding Summary
The Second Founding
How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
by Eric Foner 2019 224 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
History
American History
Civil War
Fight
by Jonathan Allen • 2025
Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House
3.93
4k+
Politics
History
American History
Fight Summary
Fight
Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House
by Jonathan Allen 2025 352 pages
3.93
4k+ ratings
Politics
History
American History
Capitalism in America
by Alan Greenspan • 2018
An Economic History of the United States
4.06
2k+
Economics
History
Business
Capitalism in America Summary
Capitalism in America
An Economic History of the United States
by Alan Greenspan 2018 496 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Economics
History
Business
Modern Times
by Paul Johnson • 1983
The World from the Twenties to the Nineties
4.29
2k+
History
Politics
World History
Modern Times Summary
Modern Times
The World from the Twenties to the Nineties
by Paul Johnson 1983 880 pages
4.29
2k+ ratings
History
Politics
World History
The Warmth of Other Suns
by Isabel Wilkerson • 2010
The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
4.48
100k+
History
Race
Book Club
The Warmth of Other Suns Summary
The Warmth of Other Suns
The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
by Isabel Wilkerson 2010 622 pages
4.48
100k+ ratings
History
Race
Book Club
The Bridge
by David Remnick • 2010
The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
4.10
4k+
Biography
Politics
History
The Bridge Summary
The Bridge
The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
by David Remnick 2010 672 pages
4.10
4k+ ratings
Biography
Politics
History
The Tycoons
by Charles R. Morris • 2005
How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould and J.P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
3.74
2k+
History
Biography
Business
The Tycoons Summary
The Tycoons
How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould and J.P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
by Charles R. Morris 2005 400 pages
3.74
2k+ ratings
History
Biography
Business
When the Clock Broke
by John Ganz • 2024
Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
4.07
4k+
History
Politics
American History
When the Clock Broke Summary
When the Clock Broke
Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
by John Ganz 2024 420 pages
4.07
4k+ ratings
History
Politics
American History
The Great Crash 1929
by John Kenneth Galbraith • 1955
3.92
6k+
Economics
History
Finance
The Great Crash 1929 Summary
The Great Crash 1929
by John Kenneth Galbraith 1955 206 pages
3.92
6k+ ratings
Economics
History
Finance
1776
by David McCullough • 2005
4.10
200k+
History
American History
Historical
1776 Summary
1776
by David McCullough 2005 386 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
History
American History
Historical
The Bill of Obligations
by Richard N. Haass • 2023
The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
4.12
1k+
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History
American History
The Bill of Obligations Summary
The Bill of Obligations
The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
by Richard N. Haass 2023 240 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Politics
History
American History
The Situation Room
by George Stephanopoulos • 2024
The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
4.33
11k+
History
Politics
American History
The Situation Room Summary
The Situation Room
The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
by George Stephanopoulos 2024 466 pages
4.33
11k+ ratings
History
Politics
American History
The Robber Barons
by Matthew Josephson • 1934
A Definitive History of the Gilded Age Titans Who Transformed the American Economy
3.73
429
History
Business
American History
The Robber Barons Summary
The Robber Barons
A Definitive History of the Gilded Age Titans Who Transformed the American Economy
by Matthew Josephson 1934 496 pages
3.73
429 ratings
History
Business
American History
Democracy in America
by Alexis de Tocqueville • 1835
4.05
27k+
History
Politics
Philosophy
Democracy in America Summary
Democracy in America
by Alexis de Tocqueville 1835 983 pages
4.05
27k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
Empire of the Summer Moon
by S.C. Gwynne • 2010
Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
4.25
70k+
History
American History
Biography
Empire of the Summer Moon Summary
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 2010 371 pages
4.25
70k+ ratings
History
American History
Biography
A Fever in the Heartland
by Timothy Egan • 2023
The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
4.35
49k+
History
True Crime
Book Club
A Fever in the Heartland Summary
A Fever in the Heartland
The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
by Timothy Egan 2023 432 pages
4.35
49k+ ratings
History
True Crime
Book Club
Suicide of a Superpower
by Patrick J. Buchanan • 2011
Will America Survive to 2025?
4.05
500+
Politics
History
Cultural
Suicide of a Superpower Summary
Suicide of a Superpower
Will America Survive to 2025?
by Patrick J. Buchanan 2011 496 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Politics
History
Cultural
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
by Harold G. Moore • 1991
Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam
4.34
33k+
History
Military Fiction
War
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young Summary
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam
by Harold G. Moore 1991 480 pages
4.34
33k+ ratings
History
Military Fiction
War
Colossus
by Niall Ferguson • 2004
The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
3.58
2k+
History
Politics
American History
Colossus Summary
Colossus
The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
by Niall Ferguson 2004 417 pages
3.58
2k+ ratings
History
Politics
American History
Freedom from Fear
by David M. Kennedy • 1999
The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
4.21
5k+
History
American History
Politics
Freedom from Fear Summary
Freedom from Fear
The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
by David M. Kennedy 1999 936 pages
4.21
5k+ ratings
History
American History
Politics
The Wise Men
by Walter Isaacson • 1997
Six Friends and the World They Made
4.11
4k+
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Biography
Politics
The Wise Men Summary
The Wise Men
Six Friends and the World They Made
by Walter Isaacson 1997 864 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
History
Biography
Politics
The Upswing
by Robert D. Putnam • 2020
How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
3.94
1k+
Politics
History
Sociology
The Upswing Summary
The Upswing
How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
by Robert D. Putnam 2020 464 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Politics
History
Sociology
John Adams
by David McCullough • 2001
4.09
300k+
History
Biography
American History
John Adams Summary
John Adams
by David McCullough 2001 751 pages
4.09
300k+ ratings
History
Biography
American History
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