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
In the Enemy's House
The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies
History
Espionage
Russia
In the Enemy's House
The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies
History
Espionage
Russia
Un-Trumping America
A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again
Politics
History
Current Affairs
Un-Trumping America
A Plan to Make America a Democracy Again
Politics
History
Current Affairs
Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies
The Patriots
History
Historical
American History
Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies
The Patriots
History
Historical
American History
The Inevitability of Tragedy
Henry Kissinger and His World
History
Politics
Biography
The Inevitability of Tragedy
Henry Kissinger and His World
History
Politics
Biography
COUNSELOR
A Life at the Edge of History
History
Biography
Politics
COUNSELOR
A Life at the Edge of History
History
Biography
Politics
The Lost Art of Dress
The Women Who Once Made America Stylish
History
Fashion
Sewing
The Lost Art of Dress
The Women Who Once Made America Stylish
History
Fashion
Sewing
The Lies of the Land
Seeing Rural America for What It Is―and Isn’t
History
Urbanism
Politics
The Lies of the Land
Seeing Rural America for What It Is―and Isn’t
History
Urbanism
Politics
The Fall of the House of Bush
The Untold Story of How a Band of True Believers Seized the Executive Branch, Started the Iraq War, and Still Imperils America's Future
Politics
History
American History
The Fall of the House of Bush
The Untold Story of How a Band of True Believers Seized the Executive Branch, Started the Iraq War, and Still Imperils America's Future
Politics
History
American History
Chesapeake
Historical Fiction
Historical
Classics
Chesapeake
Historical Fiction
Historical
Classics
Attack and Die
Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage
Civil War
History
American Civil War
Attack and Die
Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage
Civil War
History
American Civil War
The Comanche Empire
History
Native American
American History
The Comanche Empire
History
Native American
American History
George Washington
The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797
Biography
History
Presidents
George Washington
The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797
Biography
History
Presidents
Sea of Glory
America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
History
American History
Adventure
Sea of Glory
America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
History
American History
Adventure
Walt Whitman
A Life
Biography
Poetry
History
Walt Whitman
A Life
Biography
Poetry
History
The Big Burn
Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
History
American History
Nature
The Big Burn
Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
History
American History
Nature
Empire of Debt
The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis
Economics
Finance
Politics
Empire of Debt
The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis
Economics
Finance
Politics
On Fascism
12 Lessons from American History
History
Politics
Philosophy
On Fascism
12 Lessons from American History
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Big Change
America Transforms Itself, 1900-50
History
American History
Economics
The Big Change
America Transforms Itself, 1900-50
History
American History
Economics
Black Mass
True Crime
History
Crime
Black Mass
True Crime
History
Crime
Essays on the Great Depression
Economics
History
American History
Essays on the Great Depression
Economics
History
American History
The Spymasters
How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future
History
Politics
Espionage
The Spymasters
How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future
History
Politics
Espionage
Zero Fail
The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
History
Politics
American History
Zero Fail
The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
History
Politics
American History
Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters
Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever
History
Historical
American History
Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters
Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever
History
Historical
American History
Blood on the Moon
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
History
Civil War
American History
Blood on the Moon
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
History
Civil War
American History
Decline and Fall
The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America
Politics
History
Economics
Decline and Fall
The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America
Politics
History
Economics
September 11
An Oral History
History
American History
Terrorism
September 11
An Oral History
History
American History
Terrorism
The Lincoln Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President—and Why It Failed
History
Biography
Politics
The Lincoln Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President—and Why It Failed
History
Biography
Politics
American Brutus
John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies
History
Civil War
Biography
American Brutus
John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies
History
Civil War
Biography
The Wrath of Cochise
The Bascom Affair and the Origins of the Apache Wars
History
American History
Biography
The Wrath of Cochise
The Bascom Affair and the Origins of the Apache Wars
History
American History
Biography
A Great Place To Have A War
America in Laos and the Birth of a Military CIA
History
Asia
Politics
A Great Place To Have A War
America in Laos and the Birth of a Military CIA
History
Asia
Politics
My Fellow Soldiers
General John Pershing and the Americans Who Helped Win the Great War
History
Biography
War
My Fellow Soldiers
General John Pershing and the Americans Who Helped Win the Great War
History
Biography
War
Lucky
How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency
Politics
History
American History
Lucky
How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency
Politics
History
American History
They Came Before Columbus
The African Presence in Ancient America
History
Africa
Race
They Came Before Columbus
The African Presence in Ancient America
History
Africa
Race
Lily Dale
The True Story of the Town that Talks to the Dead
History
Paranormal
Spiritualism
Lily Dale
The True Story of the Town that Talks to the Dead
History
Paranormal
Spiritualism
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33
History
American History
Biography
The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33
History
American History
Biography
The Mammoth Book of the West
The Making of the American West
History
Westerns
American History
The Mammoth Book of the West
The Making of the American West
History
Westerns
American History
The Gales of November
The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
History
American History
Historical
The Gales of November
The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
History
American History
Historical
These Truths
A History of the United States
History
Politics
American History
These Truths
A History of the United States
History
Politics
American History
Buckley
William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism
History
Biography
Politics
Buckley
William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism
History
Biography
Politics
Days of Rage
America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence
History
Politics
American History
Days of Rage
America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence
History
Politics
American History
Bobby Kennedy
The Making of a Liberal Icon
Biography
History
Politics
Bobby Kennedy
The Making of a Liberal Icon
Biography
History
Politics
Whatever Happened to the Metric System?
How America Kept Its Feet
History
Science
Technology
Whatever Happened to the Metric System?
How America Kept Its Feet
History
Science
Technology
Impounded
Dorothea Lange and the Censored Images of Japanese American Internment
History
Photography
World War II
Impounded
Dorothea Lange and the Censored Images of Japanese American Internment
History
Photography
World War II
The Black History of the White House
History
American History
Politics
The Black History of the White House
History
American History
Politics
The Klondike Fever
The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
History
Canada
American History
The Klondike Fever
The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush
History
Canada
American History
America Last
The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators
Politics
History
American History
America Last
The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators
Politics
History
American History
The Second Amendment
History
Politics
Law
The Second Amendment
History
Politics
Law
Smuggler Nation
How Illicit Trade Made America
History
American History
Economics
Smuggler Nation
How Illicit Trade Made America
History
American History
Economics
Killing the Dream
James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
History
American History
True Crime
Killing the Dream
James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
History
American History
True Crime
Shot All to Hell
Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape
History
True Crime
American History
Shot All to Hell
Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape
History
True Crime
American History
