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Some American Non-Fiction Books to Consider for America at 250 - Page 2

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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Cinderella Man: James Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History (Jeremy Schaap)
Cinderella Man: James Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History
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Jeremy Schaap
City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's (Otto Friedrich)
City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's
42
Otto Friedrich
Civil Disobedience (Henry David Thoreau)
Civil Disobedience
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Henry David Thoreau
Close to Shore (Michael Capuzzo)
Close to Shore
44
Michael Capuzzo
Console Wars (Blake J. Harris)
Console Wars
45
Blake J. Harris
Country Music: An Illustrated History (Dayton Duncan)
Country Music: An Illustrated History
46
Dayton Duncan
Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells (Ida B. Wells)
Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells
47
Ida B. Wells
Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer (John MacK Faragher)
Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer
48
John MacK Faragher
Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
49
Alexis De Tocqueville
Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
50
Candace Millard
Dirt Work (Christine Byl)
Dirt Work
51
Christine Byl
Driving the Green Book (Alvin Hall)
Driving the Green Book
52
Alvin Hall
Duel With the Devil (Paul Collins)
Duel With the Devil
53
Paul Collins
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And Rock N' Roll Generation Changed History (Peter Biskind)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And Rock N' Roll Generation Changed History
54
Peter Biskind
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat, Pray, Love
55
Elizabeth Gilbert
Edison (Edmund Morris)
Edison
56
Edmund Morris
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
57
Tara Westover
Eight Flavors (Sarah Lohman)
Eight Flavors
58
Sarah Lohman
El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America (Carrie Gibson)
El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America
59
Carrie Gibson
Empire of the Summer Moon (Gwynne, S.C.)
Empire of the Summer Moon
60
Gwynne, S.C.
Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars (Paul Ingrassia)
Engines of Change: A History of the American Dream in Fifteen Cars
61
Paul Ingrassia
Fever Pitch (Nick Hornby)
Fever Pitch
62
Nick Hornby
Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires (Selwyn Raab)
Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires
63
Selwyn Raab
Founding Mothers (Cokie Roberts)
Founding Mothers
64
Cokie Roberts
Friday Night Lights (H. G. Bissinger)
Friday Night Lights
65
H. G. Bissinger
Gilded: How Newport Became America's Richest Resort (Deborah Davis)
Gilded: How Newport Became America's Richest Resort
66
Deborah Davis
Gotham (Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace)
Gotham
67
Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace
Hello, Everybody!: The Dawn of American Radio (Anthony Rudel)
Hello, Everybody!: The Dawn of American Radio
68
Anthony Rudel
Her Right Foot (Dave Eggers)
Her Right Foot
69
Dave Eggers
Here Is New York (E. B. White)
Here Is New York
70
E. B. White
Here Is Where: Discovering America's Great Forgotten History (Andrew Carroll)
Here Is Where: Discovering America's Great Forgotten History
71
Andrew Carroll
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
72
Margot Lee Shetterly
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
73
JD Vance
How New York Stole the Idea of Modern Art (Serge Gilbaut)
How New York Stole the Idea of Modern Art
74
Serge Gilbaut
How the States Got Their Shapes (Mark Stein)
How the States Got Their Shapes
75
Mark Stein
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People
76
Dale Carnegie
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
77
Maya Angelou
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
78
Truman Capote
Inside U.S.A. (John Gunther)
Inside U.S.A.
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John Gunther
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
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Jon Krakauer
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