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 Wrath to Come
Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells
History
Politics
American History
The Wrath to Come
Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells
History
Politics
American History
The Other Trail of Tears
The Removal of the Ohio Indians
History
Native American
Native Americans
The Other Trail of Tears
The Removal of the Ohio Indians
History
Native American
Native Americans
Astor
The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
History
Biography
Biography Memoir
Astor
The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
History
Biography
Biography Memoir
Great American Hypocrites
Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics
Politics
History
Government
Great American Hypocrites
Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics
Politics
History
Government
How to Hide an Empire
A History of the Greater United States
History
Politics
American History
How to Hide an Empire
A History of the Greater United States
History
Politics
American History
A Necessary Evil
A History of American Distrust of Government
History
Politics
American History
A Necessary Evil
A History of American Distrust of Government
History
Politics
American History
The Framers' Coup
The Making of the United States Constitution
History
Politics
American History
The Framers' Coup
The Making of the United States Constitution
History
Politics
American History
White Flight
Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism
History
Politics
Race
White Flight
Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism
History
Politics
Race
Shadow Network
Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right
Politics
History
American History
Shadow Network
Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right
Politics
History
American History
Railroaded
The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
History
American History
Economics
Railroaded
The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
History
American History
Economics
The Great Exception
The New Deal and the Limits of American Politics
History
Politics
Economics
The Great Exception
The New Deal and the Limits of American Politics
History
Politics
Economics
Civic Ideals
Conflicting Visions of Citizenship in U.S. History
History
Politics
American History
Civic Ideals
Conflicting Visions of Citizenship in U.S. History
History
Politics
American History
American Midnight
The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis
History
Politics
American History
American Midnight
The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy’s Forgotten Crisis
History
Politics
American History
The Wright Brothers
History
Biography
Book Club
The Wright Brothers
History
Biography
Book Club
The Last Founding Father
James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness
Biography
Presidents
History
The Last Founding Father
James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness
Biography
Presidents
History
Stony the Road
Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
History
Race
Politics
Stony the Road
Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
History
Race
Politics
Origins of the New South, 1877–1913
History
American History
Race
Origins of the New South, 1877–1913
History
American History
Race
What I Saw at the Revolution
A Political Life in the Reagan Era
Politics
History
Biography
What I Saw at the Revolution
A Political Life in the Reagan Era
Politics
History
Biography
Freedom’s Dominion
A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power
History
Politics
Race
Freedom’s Dominion
A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power
History
Politics
Race
Trail of Tears
A Captivating Guide to the Forced Removals of Cherokee, Muscogee Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations
History
American History
Amazon
Trail of Tears
A Captivating Guide to the Forced Removals of Cherokee, Muscogee Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations
History
American History
Amazon
Four Threats
The Recurring Crises of American Democracy
Politics
History
Political Science
Four Threats
The Recurring Crises of American Democracy
Politics
History
Political Science
Love & Whiskey
The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
History
Biography
Book Club
Love & Whiskey
The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
History
Biography
Book Club
Slavery's Constitution
From Revolution to Ratification
History
American History
Politics
Slavery's Constitution
From Revolution to Ratification
History
American History
Politics
The Visible Hand
The Managerial Revolution in American Business
History
Business
Economics
The Visible Hand
The Managerial Revolution in American Business
History
Business
Economics
The White House Is Burning
August 24, 1814
History
American History
Middle Grade
The White House Is Burning
August 24, 1814
History
American History
Middle Grade
Empire of Cotton
A New History of Global Capitalism
History
Economics
World History
Empire of Cotton
A New History of Global Capitalism
History
Economics
World History
Liberty and Coercion
The Paradox of American Government from the Founding to the Present
History
Politics
American History
Liberty and Coercion
The Paradox of American Government from the Founding to the Present
History
Politics
American History
Red Summer
The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America
History
American History
Race
Red Summer
The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America
History
American History
Race
West of Slavery
The Southern Dream of a Transcontinental Empire
American History
History
American Civil War
West of Slavery
The Southern Dream of a Transcontinental Empire
American History
History
American Civil War
It's Even Worse Than It Looks
How the American Constitutional System Collided with the Politics of Extremism
Politics
History
Political Science
It's Even Worse Than It Looks
How the American Constitutional System Collided with the Politics of Extremism
Politics
History
Political Science
The Age of Abundance
How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture
Economics
History
Politics
The Age of Abundance
How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture
Economics
History
Politics
Made in America
A Social History of American Culture and Character
History
Sociology
Cultural
Made in America
A Social History of American Culture and Character
History
Sociology
Cultural
The Undertow
Scenes from a Slow Civil War
Politics
History
Religion
The Undertow
Scenes from a Slow Civil War
Politics
History
Religion
A Nation of Deadbeats
An Uncommon History of America's Financial Disasters
History
Economics
Politics
A Nation of Deadbeats
An Uncommon History of America's Financial Disasters
History
Economics
Politics
The Ground Breaking
An American City and Its Search for Justice
History
Race
Social Justice
The Ground Breaking
An American City and Its Search for Justice
History
Race
Social Justice
This Vast Southern Empire
Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy
History
American History
Politics
This Vast Southern Empire
Slaveholders at the Helm of American Foreign Policy
History
American History
Politics
The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism
Politics
History
Political Science
The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism
Politics
History
Political Science
Panama Fever
The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-the Building of the Panama Canal
History
Science
Engineering
Panama Fever
The Epic Story of One of the Greatest Human Achievements of All Time-the Building of the Panama Canal
History
Science
Engineering
A Different Mirror
A History of Multicultural America
History
Race
Social Justice
A Different Mirror
A History of Multicultural America
History
Race
Social Justice
The Color of Welfare
How Racism Undermined the War on Poverty
Sociology
Politics
History
The Color of Welfare
How Racism Undermined the War on Poverty
Sociology
Politics
History
The Reactionary Spirit
How America's Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World
Politics
History
Essays
The Reactionary Spirit
How America's Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World
Politics
History
Essays
A Nation Without Borders
The United States and Its World in an Age of Civil Wars, 1830-1910
History
American History
Politics
A Nation Without Borders
The United States and Its World in an Age of Civil Wars, 1830-1910
History
American History
Politics
White Borders
The History of Race and Immigration in the United States from Chinese Exclusion to the Border Wall
History
Politics
Race
White Borders
The History of Race and Immigration in the United States from Chinese Exclusion to the Border Wall
History
Politics
Race
It Was All a Lie
How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump
Politics
History
American History
It Was All a Lie
How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump
Politics
History
American History
Land of Promise
An Economic History of the United States
History
Economics
American History
Land of Promise
An Economic History of the United States
History
Economics
American History
The Bloody Shirt
Terror After Appomattox
History
Civil War
American History
The Bloody Shirt
Terror After Appomattox
History
Civil War
American History
The Conservative Sensibility
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Conservative Sensibility
Politics
Philosophy
History
Slave Country
American Expansion and the Origins of the Deep South
History
American History
Labor
Slave Country
American Expansion and the Origins of the Deep South
History
American History
Labor
The Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory
History
American History
Military History
The Battle of New Orleans
Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory
History
American History
Military History
Partisans
The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s
Politics
History
American History
Partisans
The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s
Politics
History
American History
