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American History - A Kaleidoscope of Perspectives - Page 5

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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Rivers of Empire (Worster)
Rivers of Empire
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Worster
Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made (Eugene D. Genovese)
Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made
162
Eugene D. Genovese
Salem Possessed (Paul Boyer)
Salem Possessed
163
Paul Boyer
Simple Justice: The History of Brown V Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality (Richard Kluger)
Simple Justice: The History of Brown V Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality
164
Richard Kluger
Slavery to Freedom
Slavery to Freedom
165
Slaves in the Family (Edward Ball)
Slaves in the Family
166
Edward Ball
Son of the Morning Star (Evan S. Connell)
Son of the Morning Star
167
Evan S. Connell
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
168
W.E.B. Du Bois
Stamped From the Beginning (Ibram X. Kendi)
Stamped From the Beginning
169
Ibram X. Kendi
THE STRANGE CAREER OF JIM CROW by C. Vann Woodward
THE STRANGE CAREER OF JIM CROW by C. Vann Woodward
170
Strangers From a Different Shore (Ronald Takaki)
Strangers From a Different Shore
171
Ronald Takaki
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
172
Doris Kearns Goodwin
This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind (Ivan Doig)
This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind
173
Ivan Doig
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War (Drew Gilpin Faust)
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
174
Drew Gilpin Faust
Three Roads to the Alamo (Davis)
Three Roads to the Alamo
175
Davis
Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation (John Ehle)
Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
176
John Ehle
Transatlantic Industrial Revolution (Jeremy)
Transatlantic Industrial Revolution
177
Jeremy
The Turbulent Years (Bernstein)
The Turbulent Years
178
Bernstein
Two Years Before the Mast (Richard Henry Dana)
Two Years Before the Mast
179
Richard Henry Dana
United States: Essays (Gore Vidal)
United States: Essays
180
Gore Vidal
The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture (Wendell Barry)
The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture
181
Wendell Barry
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
182
Booker T. Washington
Up in the Old Hotel (Mitchell)
Up in the Old Hotel
183
Mitchell
Virgin Land: The American West as Symbol and Myth (Henry Nash Smith)
Virgin Land: The American West as Symbol and Myth
184
Henry Nash Smith
Votes for Women (Baker)
Votes for Women
185
Baker
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
186
Isabel Wilkerson
Washington's Crossing (David Hackett Fischer)
Washington's Crossing
187
David Hackett Fischer
What Hath God Wrought (Daniel Walker Howe)
What Hath God Wrought
188
Daniel Walker Howe
Which Side Are You On?
Which Side Are You On?
189
The White Album (Joan Didion)
The White Album
190
Joan Didion
White Trash (Isenberg)
White Trash
191
Isenberg
Wilderness at Dawn (Morgan)
Wilderness at Dawn
192
Morgan
A Wilderness So Immense: The Louisiana Purchase and the Destiny of America (Jon Kukla)
A Wilderness So Immense: The Louisiana Purchase and the Destiny of America
193
Jon Kukla
The Woman's Hour (Weiss)
The Woman's Hour
194
Weiss
Working (Studs Terkel)
Working
195
Studs Terkel
World of Our Fathers (Irving Howe)
World of Our Fathers
196
Irving Howe
The World Rushed in (Holliday)
The World Rushed In
197
Holliday
The World the Slave Holders Made (Genovese)
The World the Slave Holders Made
198
Genovese
The Worst Hard Time (Timothy Egan)
The Worst Hard Time
199
Timothy Egan
Year of the Hangman (Williams)
Year of the Hangman
200
Williams
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