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

The Lost Art of Dress Summary

The Lost Art of Dress

The Women Who Once Made America Stylish

by Linda Przybyszewski 2014 347 pages

Wyatt Earp Summary

The Life Behind the Legend

by Casey Tefertiller 1997 416 pages

Washington's Spies Summary

Washington's Spies

The Story of America's First Spy Ring

by Alexander Rose 2006 384 pages

American History

American Revolution

Walt Whitman Summary

by Justin Kaplan 1980 464 pages

The Forgotten Man Summary

The Forgotten Man

A New History of the Great Depression

by Amity Shlaes 2007 390 pages

Essays on the Great Depression Summary

Essays on the Great Depression

by Ben S. Bernanke 2000 320 pages

The JFK Conspiracy Summary

The JFK Conspiracy

The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy―and Why It Failed

by Brad Meltzer 2025 304 pages

Zero Fail Summary

The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service

by Carol Leonnig 2021 560 pages

American History

Empire of Debt Summary

The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis

by William Bonner 2005 384 pages

Buckley Summary

William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism

by Carl T. Bogus 2011 416 pages

The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33 Summary

The Crisis of the Old Order 1919-33

by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. 1957 576 pages

American History

Inside the Apple Summary

Inside the Apple

A Streetwise History of New York City

by Michelle Nevius 2009 384 pages

The Injustice of Place Summary

The Injustice of Place

Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America

by Kathryn J. Edin 2023 352 pages

Attack and Die Summary

Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage

by Grady McWhiney 1982 232 pages

American Civil War

Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies Summary

Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies

by David Fisher 2015 304 pages

Black Mass Summary

by Dick Lehr 2000 424 pages

City of Women Summary

Sex and Class in New York, 1789-1860

by Christine Stansell 1986 320 pages

American History

Smuggler Nation Summary

Smuggler Nation

How Illicit Trade Made America

by Peter Andreas 2013 472 pages

American History

The Ones We've Been Waiting for Summary

The Ones We've Been Waiting for

How a New Generation of Leaders Will Transform America

by Charlotte Alter 2020 368 pages

The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America's Heartland

by Salena Zito 2025 238 pages

American History

Decline and Fall Summary

Decline and Fall

The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America

by John Michael Greer 2014 304 pages

How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency

by Jonathan Allen 2021 17 pages

American History

The Frontiersmen Summary

The Frontiersmen

by Allan W. Eckert 1967 626 pages

American History

The Man Who Ran Washington Summary

The Man Who Ran Washington

The Life and Times of James A. Baker III

by Peter Baker 2020 688 pages

Black Flags, Blue Waters Summary

Black Flags, Blue Waters

The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates

by Eric Jay Dolin 2018 380 pages

American History

Cobra II Summary

The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq

by Michael R. Gordon 2006 640 pages

Military Fiction

Military History

Blackbeard Summary

The Birth of America

by Samuel Marquis 2018 382 pages

September 11 Summary

An Oral History

by Dean E. Murphy 2002 272 pages

American History

The Fall of the House of Bush Summary

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

by Craig Unger 2007 448 pages

American History

The Lies of the Land Summary

The Lies of the Land

Seeing Rural America for What It Is―and Isn’t

by Steven Conn 2023 320 pages

Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies Summary

Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies

by David Fisher 2016 320 pages

American History

The Wrath of Cochise Summary

The Wrath of Cochise

The Bascom Affair and the Origins of the Apache Wars

by Terry Mort 2013 400 pages

American History

The Black History of the White House Summary

The Black History of the White House

by Clarence Lusane 2011 575 pages

American History

Fire in the Lake Summary

Fire in the Lake

The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam

by Frances FitzGerald 1972 500 pages

Shot All to Hell Summary

Shot All to Hell

Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape

by Mark Lee Gardner 2013 320 pages

American History

The Lincoln Conspiracy Summary

The Lincoln Conspiracy

The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President⁠—and Why It Failed

by Brad Meltzer 2020 448 pages

Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here Summary

Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here

The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

by Jonathan Blitzer 2024 544 pages

A Great Place To Have A War Summary

A Great Place To Have A War

America in Laos and the Birth of a Military CIA

by Joshua Kurlantzick 2017 336 pages

To Hell on a Fast Horse Summary

To Hell on a Fast Horse

Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West

by Mark Lee Gardner 2010 518 pages

The Long Slide Summary

Thirty Years in American Journalism

by Tucker Carlson 2021 277 pages

Blood on the Moon Summary

Blood on the Moon

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

by Edward Steers Jr. 2001 400 pages

American History

The Case for Trump Summary

The Case for Trump

by Victor Davis Hanson 2019 400 pages

Whatever Happened to the Metric System? Summary

Whatever Happened to the Metric System?

How America Kept Its Feet

by John Bemelmans Marciano 2013 320 pages

My Fellow Soldiers Summary

My Fellow Soldiers

General John Pershing and the Americans Who Helped Win the Great War

by Andrew Carroll 2017 400 pages

An American Life

by Robert Wilson 2019

Biography Memoir

The Klondike Fever Summary

The Klondike Fever

The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush

by Pierre Berton 1958 494 pages

American History

Bobby Kennedy Summary

The Making of a Liberal Icon

by Larry Tye 2016 608 pages

Lily Dale Summary

The True Story of the Town that Talks to the Dead

by Christine Wicker 2003 288 pages

The Long Alliance Summary

The Long Alliance

The Imperfect Union of Joe Biden and Barack Obama

by Gabriel Debenedetti 2022 432 pages

America Last Summary

The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators

by Jacob Heilbrunn 2024 264 pages

American History

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