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American History in 100 Books - Page 2

Books that help us understand the important eras, events and people that make up American history. Presented in topical historical chronology. Most are non-fiction, but I have also included some classic works of fiction.
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
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Margaret Mitchell
Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877 (Eric Foner)
Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877
42
Eric Foner
Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
43
Candace Millard
Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide (Andrea Lee Smith)
Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide
44
Andrea Lee Smith
Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change From Hawaii to Iraq (Stephen Kinzer)
Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change From Hawaii to Iraq
45
Stephen Kinzer
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
46
Edmund Morris
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
47
W.E.B. Du Bois
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 (David McCullough)
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
48
David McCullough
Theodore Rex (Edmund Morris)
Theodore Rex
49
Edmund Morris
Enemies: A History of the FBI (Tim Weiner)
Enemies: A History of the FBI
50
Tim Weiner
The Great Influenza (John M. Barry)
The Great Influenza
51
John M. Barry
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
52
Isabel Wilkerson
Over Here: The First World War and American Society (David M. Kennedy)
Over Here: The First World War and American Society
53
David M. Kennedy
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
54
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World (Liaquat Ahamed)
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
55
Liaquat Ahamed
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
56
The Worst Hard Time
The Worst Hard Time
57
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
58
John Steinbeck
Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (David M. Kennedy)
Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
59
David M. Kennedy
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
60
Alice Walker
Polio: An American Story (David M. Oshinsky)
Polio: An American Story
61
David M. Oshinsky
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
62
Ralph Ellison
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
63
Richard Wright
The Glory and the Dream (William Manchester)
The Glory and the Dream
64
William Manchester
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt - The Home Front in World War II (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt - The Home Front in World War II
65
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Citizen Soldiers (Stephen Ambrose)
Citizen Soldiers
66
Stephen Ambrose
1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History (Jay Winik)
1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History
67
Jay Winik
The Girls of Atomic City (Denise Kiernan)
The Girls of Atomic City
68
Denise Kiernan
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
69
John Hersey
Truman (David McCullough)
Truman
70
David McCullough
The Cold War: A New History (John Lewis Gaddis)
The Cold War: A New History
71
John Lewis Gaddis
LEGACY OF ASHES: THE HISTORY OF THE CIA
LEGACY OF ASHES: THE HISTORY OF THE CIA
72
American Caesar: Douglas Macarthur 1880-1964 (William Manchester)
American Caesar: Douglas Macarthur 1880-1964
73
William Manchester
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
74
Rebecca Skloot
Eisenhower: The White House Years (Jim Newton)
Eisenhower: The White House Years
75
Jim Newton
One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America (Kevin Kruse)
One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America
76
Kevin Kruse
The Public Burning
The Public Burning
77
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
78
Malcolm X
Parting the Waters (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters
79
Taylor Branch
A Thousand Days (Arthur M. Schlesinger)
A Thousand Days
80
Arthur M. Schlesinger
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