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Some American Non-Fiction Books to Consider for America at 250

The USA is celebrating its semiquincentennial (250th) anniversary this year. With all the pomp & circumstance, I thought I'd make a list of some of the more informative non-fiction books about the country or produced by countrymen over the decades and centuries. I've tried to have a wide scope, and I hope I've sufficiently succeeded. Happy reading!
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1776 (David McCullough)
1776
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David McCullough
1920: The Year of Six Presidents (David Pietrusza)
1920: The Year of Six Presidents
2
David Pietrusza
1929 (Andrew Ross Sorkin)
1929
3
Andrew Ross Sorkin
A Brief Enquiry Into the True Nature and Character of Our Federal System (Abel Upshur)
A Brief Enquiry Into the True Nature and Character of Our Federal System
4
Abel Upshur
A City So Grand: The Rise of an American Metropolis, Boston 1850-1900 (Stephen Puleo)
A City So Grand: The Rise of an American Metropolis, Boston 1850-1900
5
Stephen Puleo
A History of America in Ten Strikes (Erik Loomis)
A History of America in Ten Strikes
6
Erik Loomis
A History of the American People (Paul Johnson)
A History of the American People
7
Paul Johnson
A House on the Heights (Truman Capote)
A House on the Heights
8
Truman Capote
A Little History of the United States (James West Davidson)
A Little History of the United States
9
James West Davidson
A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign (Edward J. Larson)
A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign
10
Edward J. Larson
A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror (Schweikart, Larry)
A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror
11
Schweikart, Larry
A Religious History of the American People (S. E. Ahlstrom)
A Religious History of the American People
12
S. E. Ahlstrom
A Sand County Almanac (Aldo Leopold)
A Sand County Almanac
13
Aldo Leopold
A Walk Across America (Peter Jenkins)
A Walk Across America
14
Peter Jenkins
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
15
Bill Bryson
African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals (David Hackett Fischer)
African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals
16
David Hackett Fischer
Albion's Seed (David Hackett Fischer)
Albion's Seed
17
David Hackett Fischer
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
18
Ron Chernow
All About the Burger: A History of America's Favorite Sandwich (Sef Gonzalez)
All About the Burger: A History of America's Favorite Sandwich
19
Sef Gonzalez
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
20
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
America (Jon Stewart)
America
21
Jon Stewart
America Walks Into a Bar (Christine Sismondo)
America Walks Into a Bar
22
Christine Sismondo
American Art: A Cultural History (David Bjelajac)
American Art: A Cultural History
23
David Bjelajac
American Entrepreneur: The Fascinating Stories of the People Who Defined Business in the United Stat (Larry Schweikart)
American Entrepreneur: The Fascinating Stories of the People Who Defined Business in the United Stat
24
Larry Schweikart
American Eve (Paula Uruburu)
American Eve
25
Paula Uruburu
American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation (Jarvis R. Givens)
American Grammar: Race, Education, and the Building of a Nation
26
Jarvis R. Givens
American Nations (Colin Woodard)
American Nations
27
Colin Woodard
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin)
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
28
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
American Sherlock (Kate Winkler Dawson)
American Sherlock
29
Kate Winkler Dawson
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie (Andrew Carnegie)
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
30
Andrew Carnegie
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
31
Michelle Obama
Behind the Scenes (Elizabeth Keckley)
Behind the Scenes
32
Elizabeth Keckley
Bellevue (David Oshinsky)
Bellevue
33
David Oshinsky
Blood and Thunder (Hampton Sides)
Blood and Thunder
34
Hampton Sides
Boom Town (Sam Anderson)
Boom Town
35
Sam Anderson
Bowling Alone (Robert D. Putnam)
Bowling Alone
36
Robert D. Putnam
Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution
37
Nathaniel Philbrick
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
38
Dee Brown
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
39
Isabel Wilkerson
Chicken Soup for the Soul (Various Authors)
Chicken Soup for the Soul
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Various Authors
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