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Our Declaration

by Danielle S. Allen • 2014

A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality

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A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality

by Danielle S. Allen 2014 320 pages

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The Federalist Papers

by Alexander Hamilton • 1788

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by Alexander Hamilton 1788 592 pages

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Killing the Witches

by Bill O'Reilly • 2023

The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts

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by Bill O'Reilly 2023 291 pages

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Lies My Teacher Told Me

by James W. Loewen • 1995

Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

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by James W. Loewen 1995 465 pages

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The Next Civil War

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by Stephen Marche 2022 238 pages

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Best Evidence

by David S. Lifton • 1980

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Best Evidence

by David S. Lifton 1980 920 pages

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Original Sin

by Jake Tapper • 2025

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by Jake Tapper 2025 352 pages

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The Power Broker

by Robert A. Caro • 1974

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The Power Broker

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by Robert A. Caro 1974 1246 pages

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The Five Thousand Year Leap

by W. Cleon Skousen • 1981

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by W. Cleon Skousen 1981 331 pages

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The Great Debate

by Yuval Levin • 2013

Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left

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The Great Debate

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by Yuval Levin 2013 296 pages

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George Washington's Secret Six

by Brian Kilmeade • 2013

The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution

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The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution

by Brian Kilmeade 2013 235 pages

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American Revolution

Revolutionary Characters

by Gordon S. Wood • 2006

What Made the Founders Different

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by Gordon S. Wood 2006 336 pages

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The American Spirit

by David McCullough • 2017

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The American Spirit

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by David McCullough 2017 176 pages

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Bad Mexicans

by Kelly Lytle Hernández • 2022

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by Kelly Lytle Hernández 2022 372 pages

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Fire and Fury

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Fire and Fury

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by Michael Wolff 2018 336 pages

3.44

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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

by Benjamin Franklin • 2004

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by Benjamin Franklin 2004 143 pages

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The Greater Journey

by David McCullough • 2011

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by David McCullough 2011 558 pages

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Killing Kennedy

by Bill O'Reilly • 2012

The End of Camelot

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by Bill O'Reilly 2012 325 pages

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Who Stole the American Dream?

by Hedrick Smith • 2012

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by Hedrick Smith 2012 624 pages

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Did America Have a Christian Founding?

by Mark David Hall • 2019

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by Mark David Hall 2019 240 pages

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Founding Brothers

by Joseph J. Ellis • 2000

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by Joseph J. Ellis 2000 288 pages

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Tyranny of the Minority

by Steven Levitsky • 2023

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Tyranny of the Minority

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by Steven Levitsky 2023 369 pages

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All the Shah's Men

by Stephen Kinzer • 2003

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All the Shah's Men

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by Stephen Kinzer 2003 272 pages

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Fear

by Bob Woodward • 2018

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by Bob Woodward 2018 448 pages

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The Dying Citizen

by Victor Davis Hanson • 2021

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by Victor Davis Hanson 2021 448 pages

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The Indifferent Stars Above

by Daniel James Brown • 2009

The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride

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by Daniel James Brown 2009 352 pages

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The Path to Power

by Robert A. Caro • 1982

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by Robert A. Caro 1982 768 pages

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Central America's Forgotten History

by Aviva Chomsky • 2021

Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration

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by Aviva Chomsky 2021 304 pages

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The Obamas

by Jodi Kantor • 2011

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by Jodi Kantor 2011

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First Principles

by Thomas E. Ricks • 2020

What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country

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by Thomas E. Ricks 2020 416 pages

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The Divider

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by Peter Baker 2022 725 pages

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JFK's Forgotten Crisis

by Bruce Riedel • 2015

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by Bruce Riedel 2015 177 pages

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Andrew Carnegie

by David Nasaw • 2006

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by David Nasaw 2006 896 pages

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Confronting the Presidents

by Bill O'Reilly • 2024

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by Bill O'Reilly 2024 417 pages

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An Empire of Wealth

by John Steele Gordon • 2004

The Epic History of American Economic Power

4.10

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An Empire of Wealth

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by John Steele Gordon 2004 460 pages

4.10

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All or Nothing

by Michael Wolff • 2025

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by Michael Wolff 2025 400 pages

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The Liberal Tradition in America

by Louis Hartz • 1955

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The Liberal Tradition in America

by Louis Hartz 1955 348 pages

3.63

158 ratings

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Undaunted Courage

by Stephen E. Ambrose • 1996

The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier

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Undaunted Courage

The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier

by Stephen E. Ambrose 1996 592 pages

4.23

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The Hamlet Fire

by Bryant Simon • 2020

A Tragic Story of Cheap Food, Cheap Government, and Cheap Lives

4.12

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Labor

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by Bryant Simon 2020 302 pages

4.12

245 ratings

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Labor

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by Jeanne Theoharis • 2018

The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History

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by Jeanne Theoharis 2018 278 pages

4.32

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Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings

by Thomas Paine • 1776

4.14

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by Thomas Paine 1776 416 pages

4.14

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The Power Worshippers

by Katherine Stewart • 2020

Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism

4.26

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The Power Worshippers

Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism

by Katherine Stewart 2020 352 pages

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What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America

by Thomas Frank • 2004

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What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America

by Thomas Frank 2004 332 pages

3.85

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The Great Bridge

by David McCullough • 1972

The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge

4.26

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New York

The Great Bridge

The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge

by David McCullough 1972 608 pages

4.26

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Master Slave Husband Wife

by Ilyon Woo • 2023

An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

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by Ilyon Woo 2023 416 pages

3.97

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The Envoy

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From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World

3.64

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The Envoy

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by Zalmay Khalilzad 2016 336 pages

3.64

163 ratings

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Nation of Victims

by Vivek Ramaswamy • 2022

Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence

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Nation of Victims

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by Vivek Ramaswamy 2022 288 pages

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Drift

by Rachel Maddow • 2012

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Drift

by Rachel Maddow 2012 288 pages

4.07

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Goliath

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The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy

4.23

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Goliath

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by Matt Stoller 2019 605 pages

4.23

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Wright Brothers, Wrong Story

by William Elliott azelgrove • 2018

How Wilbur Wright Solved the Problem of Manned Flight

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130

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by William Elliott azelgrove 2018 288 pages

3.66

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