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Some American Non-Fiction Books to Consider for America at 250 - Page 4

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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Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul (Karen Abbott)
Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul
121
Karen Abbott
Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson)
Steve Jobs
122
Walter Isaacson
Summer of '49 (David Halberstam)
Summer of '49
123
David Halberstam
Sun, Sin & Suburbia: The History of Modern Las Vegas (Geoff Schumacher)
Sun, Sin & Suburbia: The History of Modern Las Vegas
124
Geoff Schumacher
Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths About America's Lingua France (John McWhorter)
Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths About America's Lingua France
125
John McWhorter
Team of Rivals (Doris Goodwin)
Team of Rivals
126
Doris Goodwin
Ten Days in a Mad-House (Nellie Bly)
Ten Days in a Mad-House
127
Nellie Bly
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey)
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
128
Stephen Covey
The American Canon: Literary Genius From Emerson to Pynchon (Harold Bloom (Author), David Mikics (Editor))
The American Canon: Literary Genius From Emerson to Pynchon
129
Harold Bloom (Author), David Mikics (Editor)
The American Stage: Writing on Theater From Washington Irving to Tony Kushner (Various Authors)
The American Stage: Writing on Theater From Washington Irving to Tony Kushner
130
Various Authors
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Benjamin Franklin)
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
131
Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
132
Malcolm X
The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird (Jack E.Davis)
The Bald Eagle: The Improbable Journey of America's Bird
133
Jack E.Davis
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America (Timothy Egan)
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America
134
Timothy Egan
The Big Roads (Earl Swift)
The Big Roads
135
Earl Swift
The Book of Basketball (Bill Simmons)
The Book of Basketball
136
Bill Simmons
The Bookshop (Evan Friss)
The Bookshop
137
Evan Friss
The Boys in the Boat (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat
138
Daniel James Brown
The Children's Blizzard (David Laskin)
The Children's Blizzard
139
David Laskin
The Color of Law (Richard Rothstein)
The Color of Law
140
Richard Rothstein
The Creature From Jekyll Island (G. Edward Griffin)
The Creature From Jekyll Island
141
G. Edward Griffin
The Dawn's Early Light (Walter Lord)
The Dawn's Early Light
142
Walter Lord
The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
143
Jane Jacobs
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
144
Erik Larson
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon (Brad Stone)
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
145
Brad Stone
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons (John Wesley Powell)
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
146
John Wesley Powell
The Fate of the Day (Rick Atkinson)
The Fate of the Day
147
Rick Atkinson
The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
148
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
The Fifties (David Halberstam)
The Fifties
149
David Halberstam
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
150
James Baldwin
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
151
The Four Agreements (Don Miguel Ruiz)
The Four Agreements
152
Don Miguel Ruiz
The Gales of November (John U. Bacon)
The Gales of November
153
John U. Bacon
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
154
Jeannette Walls
The Great Bridge (David McCullough)
The Great Bridge
155
David McCullough
The Greatest Generation (Tom Brokaw)
The Greatest Generation
156
Tom Brokaw
The Greatest Stories Never Told (Rick Beyer)
The Greatest Stories Never Told
157
Rick Beyer
The Heritage Guide to the Constitution (Edwin Meese III)
The Heritage Guide to the Constitution
158
Edwin Meese III
The Hour of Land (Terry Tempest Williams)
The Hour of Land
159
Terry Tempest Williams
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
160
Rebecca Skloot
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