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J. Hughes' American History Reads

Here is a small list of good history books on American history. I hope you enjoy them as I did. There were a couple I couldn't add but hopefully these will be fun to go through.
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1776 (David McCullough)
1776
1
David McCullough
Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence (John Ferling)
Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence
2
John Ferling
The Founding Fathers Reconsidered (R.B. Bernstein)
The Founding Fathers Reconsidered
3
R.B. Bernstein
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Walter Isaacson)
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
4
Walter Isaacson
His Excellency: George Washington (Joseph J. Ellis)
His Excellency: George Washington
5
Joseph J. Ellis
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
6
Ron Chernow
John Adams (David McCullough)
John Adams
7
David McCullough
Washington's Spies (Alexander Rose)
Washington's Spies
8
Alexander Rose
Thomas Jefferson the Art of Power
Thomas Jefferson the Art of Power
9
The Birth of Modern Politics (Lynn Hudson Parsons)
The Birth of Modern Politics
10
Lynn Hudson Parsons
The Irish Americans (Jay P. Dolan)
The Irish Americans
11
Jay P. Dolan
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
12
Stephen E. Ambrose
Lincoln (David Herbert Donald)
Lincoln
13
David Herbert Donald
Team of Rivals (Doris Goodwin)
Team of Rivals
14
Doris Goodwin
Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion (Robert Morgan)
Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion
15
Robert Morgan
Civil War Stories
Civil War Stories
16
The Constitution of the United States (Various)
The Constitution of the United States
17
Various
Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man (Walter Stahr)
Seward: Lincoln's Indispensable Man
18
Walter Stahr
The Civil War by Shelby Foote
The Civil War by Shelby Foote
19
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness (Joshua Wolf Shenk)
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness
20
Joshua Wolf Shenk
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
21
Frederick Douglass
Company Aytch (Sam Watkins)
Company Aytch
22
Sam Watkins
The Lincoln - Douglas Debates (Robert W. Johannsen)
The Lincoln - Douglas Debates
23
Robert W. Johannsen
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant
24
Ron Chernow
Mayflower (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Mayflower
25
Nathaniel Philbrick
Jefferson and Hamilton (John Ferling)
Jefferson and Hamilton
26
John Ferling
Lies My Teacher Told Me (James W. Loewen)
Lies My Teacher Told Me
27
James W. Loewen
The Kennedy Brothers (Richard D. Mahoney)
The Kennedy Brothers
28
Richard D. Mahoney
The Big Burn (Timothy Egan)
The Big Burn
29
Timothy Egan
While the World Watched (Carolyn Maull McKinstry)
While the World Watched
30
Carolyn Maull McKinstry
Manhunt the 12 Day Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Manhunt the 12 Day Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
31
Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency (Dan Abrams and David Fisher)
Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency
32
Dan Abrams and David Fisher
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot (Bill O'Reilly)
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot
33
Bill O'Reilly
No Ordinary Time (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
No Ordinary Time
34
Doris Kearns Goodwin
American Lion
American Lion
35
Memorance During the War (Walt Whitman)
Memorance During the War
36
Walt Whitman
Common Sense (Thomas Paine)
Common Sense
37
Thomas Paine
Boone: A Biography (Robert Morgan)
Boone: A Biography
38
Robert Morgan
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
39
A People's History of the United States Howard Zinn
A People's History of the United States Howard Zinn
40
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