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American History - A Kaleidoscope of Perspectives - Page 2

Most people want American history to be easy and straight forward. Instead it is enormously complex, extending over 400 years with a kaleidoscope of characters and events. Whenever possible I have avoided biographies; party politics and politicians of any kind; foreign affairs and diplomacy; Washington D.C.; and our many foreign wars. Real history lies in the books on this list and the far greater number that I have missed.
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The Course of Empire (Bernard A. Devoto)
The Course of Empire
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Bernard A. Devoto
Crucible of War (Fred Anderson)
Crucible of War
42
Fred Anderson
The Day Is Ours (Dwyer)
The Day Is Ours
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Dwyer
The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
44
Jane Jacobs
Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
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Alexis De Tocqueville
The Devil's Highway (Urrea)
The Devil's Highway
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Urrea
A Different Mirror (Ronald Takaki)
A Different Mirror
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Ronald Takaki
Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s (Donald Worster)
Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s
48
Donald Worster
Dynamite (Adamic)
Dynamite
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Adamic
The Earth Is Weeping (Peter Cozzens)
The Earth Is Weeping
50
Peter Cozzens
The Education of Henry Adams (Henry Adams)
The Education of Henry Adams
51
Henry Adams
Empire of Liberty (Gordon S. Wood)
Empire of Liberty
52
Gordon S. Wood
Empire of the Summer Moon (S C Gwynne)
Empire of the Summer Moon
53
S C Gwynne
Entertaining Satan (John Putnam Demos)
Entertaining Satan
54
John Putnam Demos
Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist (Nick Salvatore)
Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist
55
Nick Salvatore
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
56
Matthew Desmond
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons (Powell)
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
57
Powell
Farewell to Manzanar (Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston)
Farewell to Manzanar
58
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
59
Thompson
The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
60
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
The Fifties (David Halberstam)
The Fifties
61
David Halberstam
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
62
James Baldwin
Floodpath (Jon Wilkman)
Floodpath
63
Jon Wilkman
Forced Founders (Holton)
Forced Founders
64
Holton
From Bible Belt to Sunbelt (Darren Dochuk)
From Bible Belt to Sunbelt
65
Darren Dochuk
The Frontier in American History
The Frontier in American History
66
The Gathering of Zion: The Story of the Mormon Trail (Wallace Stegner)
The Gathering of Zion: The Story of the Mormon Trail
67
Wallace Stegner
God, War, and Providence (James Warren)
God, War, and Providence
68
James Warren
Good Wives (Brown)
Good Wives
69
Brown
The Great Crash (Galbraith)
The Great Crash
70
Galbraith
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast (Douglas Brinkley)
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
71
Douglas Brinkley
The Great Influenza (John M. Barry)
The Great Influenza
72
John M. Barry
Great Plains (Ian Frazier)
Great Plains
73
Ian Frazier
The Great Plains (Walter Webb)
The Great Plains
74
Walter Webb
Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History (Paul Horgan)
Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History
75
Paul Horgan
The Great Thirst (Norris Hundley)
The Great Thirst
76
Norris Hundley
Growing Up Absurd (Goodman)
Growing Up Absurd
77
Goodman
Gunfighter Nation (Richard Slotkin)
Gunfighter Nation
78
Richard Slotkin
Hard Times (Studs Terkel)
Hard Times
79
Studs Terkel
Hawai'i (La Croix)
Hawai'i
80
La Croix
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