American History
The stories of America unfold through pivotal moments, legendary figures, and the complex forces that shaped a nation - from Revolutionary spies and Civil War commanders to modern presidents and cultural transformations. These compelling accounts illuminate the triumphs, struggles, and decisions that echo through time, revealing how determined individuals and powerful ideas have steered the American experiment.
American History Book Summaries
Zbig
The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet
Biography
History
Politics
Zbig
The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet
Biography
History
Politics
The Bitter End
The 2020 Presidential Campaign and the Challenge to American Democracy
Politics
History
Political Science
The Bitter End
The 2020 Presidential Campaign and the Challenge to American Democracy
Politics
History
Political Science
The Deindustrialization of America
Plant Closings, Community Abandonment, and the Dismantling of Basic Industry
Economics
American History
History
The Deindustrialization of America
Plant Closings, Community Abandonment, and the Dismantling of Basic Industry
Economics
American History
History
From Welfare to Workfare
The Unintended Consequences of Liberal Reform, 1945-1965
American History
From Welfare to Workfare
The Unintended Consequences of Liberal Reform, 1945-1965
American History
WASPS
The Splendors and Miseries of an American Aristocracy
History
American History
Sociology
WASPS
The Splendors and Miseries of an American Aristocracy
History
American History
Sociology
My Dear Hamilton
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
My Dear Hamilton
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Change They Can't Believe In
The Tea Party and Reactionary Politics in America
Politics
American History
Political Science
Change They Can't Believe In
The Tea Party and Reactionary Politics in America
Politics
American History
Political Science
From the New Deal to the New Right
Race and the Southern Origins of Modern Conservatism
History
Politics
American History
From the New Deal to the New Right
Race and the Southern Origins of Modern Conservatism
History
Politics
American History
The Royalist Revolution
Monarchy and the American Founding
History
Politics
American History
The Royalist Revolution
Monarchy and the American Founding
History
Politics
American History
Gods and Generals
Historical Fiction
Civil War
War
Gods and Generals
Historical Fiction
Civil War
War
Longstreet
The Confederate General Who Defied the South
History
Biography
Civil War
Longstreet
The Confederate General Who Defied the South
History
Biography
Civil War
The Bookshop
A History of the American Bookstore
History
Books About Books
Historical
The Bookshop
A History of the American Bookstore
History
Books About Books
Historical
Enough Already
Time to End the War on Terrorism
History
Politics
War
Enough Already
Time to End the War on Terrorism
History
Politics
War
Sunbelt Capitalism
Phoenix and the Transformation of American Politics
History
Politics
Economics
Sunbelt Capitalism
Phoenix and the Transformation of American Politics
History
Politics
Economics
Rebecca
Daughters of the Lost Colony, Book 3
Historical
Historical Fiction
Romance
Rebecca
Daughters of the Lost Colony, Book 3
Historical
Historical Fiction
Romance
Our First Civil War
Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution
History
American History
American Revolution
Our First Civil War
Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution
History
American History
American Revolution
Cattle Kingdom
The Hidden History of the Cowboy West
History
American History
Westerns
Cattle Kingdom
The Hidden History of the Cowboy West
History
American History
Westerns
Brothers of the Gun
Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and a Reckoning in Tombstone
History
Biography
American History
Brothers of the Gun
Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and a Reckoning in Tombstone
History
Biography
American History
The First Eight
A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
History
Politics
American History
The First Eight
A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation
History
Politics
American History
The Greatest Generation Speaks
Letters and Reflections
History
World War II
War
The Greatest Generation Speaks
Letters and Reflections
History
World War II
War
Unholy
Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump
Politics
Religion
History
Unholy
Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump
Politics
Religion
History
The Trials of Harry S. Truman
The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, 1945-1953
History
Biography
Presidents
The Trials of Harry S. Truman
The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, 1945-1953
History
Biography
Presidents
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
The Forgotten War that Changed American History
History
American History
War
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
The Forgotten War that Changed American History
History
American History
War
American Apartheid
Segregation and the Making of the Underclass
History
Race
Sociology
American Apartheid
Segregation and the Making of the Underclass
History
Race
Sociology
American Struggle
Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology
History
Politics
American History
American Struggle
Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology
History
Politics
American History
Our Town
A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America
History
Race
True Crime
Our Town
A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America
History
Race
True Crime
