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Some American Non-Fiction Books to Consider for America at 250 - Page 3

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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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History (Larson)
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
81
Larson
Kitchen Confidential (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential
82
Anthony Bourdain
Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-To-Zion Journey Through Every National Park (Conor Knighton)
Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-To-Zion Journey Through Every National Park
83
Conor Knighton
Letter From Birmingham Jail (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Letter From Birmingham Jail
84
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Life on the Mississippi (Mark Twain)
Life on the Mississippi
85
Mark Twain
Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans (T.R. Fehrenbach)
Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans
86
T.R. Fehrenbach
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (James L. Swanson)
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
87
James L. Swanson
Manifest Destinies (Steven E. Woodworth)
Manifest Destinies
88
Steven E. Woodworth
March (Nate Powell)
March
89
Nate Powell
MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios (Joanna Robinson)
MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
90
Joanna Robinson
Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government B (Thomas E. Woods, Jr.)
Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government B
91
Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
92
John Berendt
Moneyball (Michael Lewis)
Moneyball
93
Michael Lewis
Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times (Thomas Hauser)
Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times
94
Thomas Hauser
My Autobiography (Charles Chaplin)
My Autobiography
95
Charles Chaplin
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
96
Frederick Douglass
NASCAR for Dummies (Mark Martin)
NASCAR for Dummies
97
Mark Martin
New Orleans, Mon Amour (Andrei Codrescu)
New Orleans, Mon Amour
98
Andrei Codrescu
New Views of the Constitution of the United States (John Taylor of Caroline)
New Views of the Constitution of the United States
99
John Taylor of Caroline
Niagara (Pierre Berton)
Niagara
100
Pierre Berton
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
101
Barbara Ehrenreich
Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story (David Marainiss)
Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story
102
David Marainiss
One Day (Gene Weingarten)
One Day
103
Gene Weingarten
One-Night Stands With American History (Richard Shenkman & Kurt Reiger)
One-Night Stands With American History
104
Richard Shenkman & Kurt Reiger
Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States (Felipe Fernández-Armesto)
Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States
105
Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Our Towns (James Fallows and Deborah Fallows)
Our Towns
106
James Fallows and Deborah Fallows
Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets (Luke Dittrich)
Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets
107
Luke Dittrich
Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood (Mark Harris)
Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood
108
Mark Harris
Prohibition (Edward Behr)
Prohibition
109
Edward Behr
Razzle Dazzle (Michael Riedel)
Razzle Dazzle
110
Michael Riedel
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place (Terry Tempest Williams)
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place
111
Terry Tempest Williams
Rich Dad Poor Dad (Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter)
Rich Dad Poor Dad
112
Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 (John Barry)
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
113
John Barry
Rock Me on the Water (Ronald Brownstein)
Rock Me on the Water
114
Ronald Brownstein
Rocket Boys (West Virginia)
Rocket Boys
115
West Virginia
Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made (Eugene D. Genovese)
Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made
116
Eugene D. Genovese
Roughing It (Mark Twain)
Roughing It
117
Mark Twain
Scratch Beginnings (Adam Shepard)
Scratch Beginnings
118
Adam Shepard
Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand)
Seabiscuit
119
Laura Hillenbrand
Secret Heroes: Everyday Americans Who Shaped Our World (Paul Martin)
Secret Heroes: Everyday Americans Who Shaped Our World
120
Paul Martin
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