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Mexifornia

by Victor Davis Hanson • 2003

A State of Becoming

3.93

500+

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by Victor Davis Hanson 2003 179 pages

3.93

500+ ratings

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Nature's Metropolis

by William Cronon • 1991

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4.26

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The Jungle Grows Back

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by Robert Kagan 2018 192 pages

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Retribution

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4.05

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by Jonathan Karl 2025 448 pages

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The Go-Go Years

by John Brooks • 1973

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3.82

305

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by John Brooks 1973 384 pages

3.82

305 ratings

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Sex in the Heartland

by Bailey • 1999

3.74

157

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by Bailey 1999 265 pages

3.74

157 ratings

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The Strange Career of Jim Crow

by C. Vann Woodward • 1955

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by C. Vann Woodward 1955 245 pages

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American Slavery, American Freedom

by Edmund S. Morgan • 1975

4.12

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by Edmund S. Morgan 1975 464 pages

4.12

3k+ ratings

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The Threshold of Dissent

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3.98

66

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by Marjorie Feld 2024 288 pages

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66 ratings

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Blowback

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4.06

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by Chalmers Johnson 2000 268 pages

4.06

2k+ ratings

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American Crucible

by Gary Gerstle • 2001

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3.82

246

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by Gary Gerstle 2001 472 pages

3.82

246 ratings

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War Against the Weak

by Edwin Black • 2003

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4.23

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by Edwin Black 2003 592 pages

4.23

1k+ ratings

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Day Of Deceit

by Robert B. Stinnett • 1999

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3.68

489

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War

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by Robert B. Stinnett 1999 416 pages

3.68

489 ratings

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Bring the War Home

by Kathleen Belew • 2018

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4.21

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by Kathleen Belew 2018 339 pages

4.21

3k+ ratings

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by Linda Gordon • 2017

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3.82

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The Second Coming of the KKK

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by Linda Gordon 2017 272 pages

3.82

1k+ ratings

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4.16

318

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by Steven Hahn 2024 464 pages

4.16

318 ratings

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Arsenals of Folly

by Richard Rhodes • 2007

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3.96

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by Richard Rhodes 2007 400 pages

3.96

500+ ratings

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Furious Minds

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4.11

500+

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by Laura K. Field 2025 432 pages

4.11

500+ ratings

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The Counter-Revolution of 1776

by Gerald Horne • 2014

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4.20

500+

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by Gerald Horne 2014 363 pages

4.20

500+ ratings

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What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia

by Elizabeth Catte • 2018

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4.01

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Founding Faith

by Steven Waldman • 2008

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4.07

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by Steven Waldman 2008 304 pages

4.07

500+ ratings

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His Very Best

by Jonathan Alter • 2020

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4.35

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by Jonathan Alter 2020 800 pages

4.35

2k+ ratings

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The Crusader

by Paul Kengor • 2006

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4.33

387

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The Crusader

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by Paul Kengor 2006 432 pages

4.33

387 ratings

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Race and Manifest Destiny

by Reginald Horsman • 1981

Origins of American Racial Anglo-Saxonism

3.84

150

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American History

Race and Manifest Destiny

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by Reginald Horsman 1981 380 pages

3.84

150 ratings

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When Affirmative Action Was White

by Ira Katznelson • 2005

An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America

4.13

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by Ira Katznelson 2005 272 pages

4.13

2k+ ratings

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The Rise and Fall of American Growth

by Robert J. Gordon • 2016

The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War

4.18

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The Rise and Fall of American Growth

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by Robert J. Gordon 2016 784 pages

4.18

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At the Hands of Persons Unknown

by Philip Dray • 2003

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4.45

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by Philip Dray 2003 560 pages

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Truman by David McCullough

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by David McCullough 1992

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The Right Stuff

by Tom Wolfe • 1979

4.23

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The Right Stuff

by Tom Wolfe 1979 369 pages

4.23

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Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop

by Lee Drutman • 2020

The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America

4.15

450

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by Lee Drutman 2020 368 pages

4.15

450 ratings

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Democracy in Chains

by Nancy MacLean • 2017

The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America

4.29

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Democracy in Chains

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by Nancy MacLean 2017 334 pages

4.29

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American Exceptionalism

by Seymour Martin Lipset • 1996

A Double-Edged Sword

3.50

116

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American Exceptionalism

A Double-Edged Sword

by Seymour Martin Lipset 1996 354 pages

3.50

116 ratings

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The Day Freedom Died

by Charles Lane • 2008

The Colfax Massacre, the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of Reconstruction

4.08

447

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The Day Freedom Died

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by Charles Lane 2008 352 pages

4.08

447 ratings

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The Plot to Seize the White House

by Jules Archer • 1973

The Shocking TRUE Story of the Conspiracy to Overthrow F.D.R.

4.03

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The Plot to Seize the White House

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by Jules Archer 1973 290 pages

4.03

500+ ratings

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America, América

by Greg Grandin • 2025

A New History of the New World

4.51

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America, América

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by Greg Grandin 2025 768 pages

4.51

1k+ ratings

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The Price of Greatness

by Jay Cost • 2018

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy

3.71

245

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The Price of Greatness

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by Jay Cost 2018 256 pages

3.71

245 ratings

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Finks

by Joel Whitney • 2017

How the CIA Tricked the World's Best Writers

3.96

166

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Finks

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by Joel Whitney 2017 348 pages

3.96

166 ratings

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The Half Has Never Been Told

by Edward E. Baptist • 2013

Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism

4.46

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The Half Has Never Been Told

Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism

by Edward E. Baptist 2013 498 pages

4.46

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Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution

by Woody Holton • 2007

3.66

500+

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by Woody Holton 2007 384 pages

3.66

500+ ratings

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Whiteness of a Different Color

by Matthew Frye Jacobson • 1998

European Immigrants and the Alchemy of Race

4.03

500+

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Whiteness of a Different Color

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by Matthew Frye Jacobson 1998 364 pages

4.03

500+ ratings

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The Populist Moment

by Lawrence Goodwyn • 1978

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3.80

335

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The Populist Moment

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by Lawrence Goodwyn 1978 384 pages

3.80

335 ratings

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Slave Breeding

by Gregory D. Smithers • 2012

Sex, Violence, and Memory in African American History

3.73

51

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African American

American History

Slave Breeding

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by Gregory D. Smithers 2012 320 pages

3.73

51 ratings

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A Protest History of the United States

by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall • 2025

4.13

166

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A Protest History of the United States

by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall 2025 360 pages

4.13

166 ratings

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Social Darwinism in American Thought

by Richard Hofstadter • 1955

3.78

290

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Social Darwinism in American Thought

by Richard Hofstadter 1955 278 pages

3.78

290 ratings

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Becoming Madam Secretary

by Stephanie Dray • 2024

4.45

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by Stephanie Dray 2024 528 pages

4.45

26k+ ratings

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The Guarded Gate

by Daniel Okrent • 2019

Bigotry, Eugenics and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America

4.05

500+

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The Guarded Gate

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by Daniel Okrent 2019 496 pages

4.05

500+ ratings

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The Nine

by Jeffrey Toobin • 2007

Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

4.09

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The Nine

Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

by Jeffrey Toobin 2007 384 pages

4.09

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On Power

by Robert A. Caro • 2017

3.95

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On Power

by Robert A. Caro 2017 2 pages

3.95

1k+ ratings

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