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American History - A Kaleidoscope of Perspectives - Page 4

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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Memory Lands (Delucia)
Memory Lands
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Delucia
Miami (Didion)
Miami
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Didion
A Midwife's Tale (Ulrich)
A Midwife's Tale
123
Ulrich
The Mind of the South (W. J. Cash)
The Mind of the South
124
W. J. Cash
A Monetary History of the United States (Friedman)
A Monetary History of the United States
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Friedman
Money and Class in America (Lapham)
Money and Class in America
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Lapham
My First Summer in the Sierra (John Muir)
My First Summer in the Sierra
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John Muir
My Wilderness (William O. Douglas)
My Wilderness
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William O. Douglas
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
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Frederick Douglass
Nature's Metropolis (William Cronan)
Nature's Metropolis
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William Cronan
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
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Alexander
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
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Barbara Ehrenreich
No Logo (Naomi Klein)
No Logo
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Naomi Klein
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
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James Baldwin
Old Glory
Old Glory
135
On the Rez (Ian Frazier)
On the Rez
136
Ian Frazier
Once in a Great City (Maraniss)
Once in a Great City
137
Maraniss
Only Yesterday (Frederick Lewis Allen)
Only Yesterday
138
Frederick Lewis Allen
The Oregon Trail (Francis Parkman)
The Oregon Trail
139
Francis Parkman
Origins of the New South, 1877-1913 (C. Vann Woodward)
Origins of the New South, 1877-1913
140
C. Vann Woodward
The Other America
The Other America
141
Our Hispanic Southwest (Ernest Peixotto)
Our Hispanic Southwest
142
Ernest Peixotto
Parting the Waters (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters
143
Taylor Branch
Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings (Raban, Jonathan)
Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings
144
Raban, Jonathan
The Peculiar Institution (Stampp, Kenneth M.)
The Peculiar Institution
145
Stampp, Kenneth M.
People of the Sacred Mountain (Peter J. Powell)
People of the Sacred Mountain
146
Peter J. Powell
A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
A People's History of the United States
147
Howard Zinn
The Plains Across (John D. Unruh)
The Plains Across
148
John D. Unruh
Politics and Power in a Slave Society (Thornton)
Politics and Power in a Slave Society
149
Thornton
The Power Elite (C Wright Mills)
The Power Elite
150
C Wright Mills
Prelude to Civil War (William W. Freehling)
Prelude to Civil War
151
William W. Freehling
The Prison and the Gallows: The Politics of Mass Incarceration in America (Marie Gottschalk)
The Prison and the Gallows: The Politics of Mass Incarceration in America
152
Marie Gottschalk
The Pueblo Revolt (Roberts)
The Pueblo Revolt
153
Roberts
A Queer History of the United States (Michael Bronski)
A Queer History of the United States
154
Michael Bronski
The Radicalism of the American Revolution (Wood)
The Radicalism of the American Revolution
155
Wood
Railroaded (White)
Railroaded
156
White
Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877 (Eric Foner)
Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877
157
Eric Foner
The Rediscovery of America (Ned Blackhawk)
The Rediscovery of America
158
Ned Blackhawk
A Religious History of the American People (S. E. Ahlstrom)
A Religious History of the American People
159
S. E. Ahlstrom
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
160
Tom Wolfe
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