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Some American Non-Fiction Books to Consider for America at 250 - Page 5

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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The Jeffersonians (Kevin R.C. Gutzman)
The Jeffersonians
161
Kevin R.C. Gutzman
The Journals of Lewis and Clark by Meriwether Lewis
The Journals of Lewis and Clark by Meriwether Lewis
162
The Liars' Club: A Memoir (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
163
Mary Karr
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book
164
Susan Orlean
The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime That Scandalized a City & Sparked the Tabloid Wars (Paul Collins)
The Murder of the Century: The Gilded Age Crime That Scandalized a City & Sparked the Tabloid Wars
165
Paul Collins
The National Road (Tom Zoellner)
The National Road
166
Tom Zoellner
The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown (Paul Taylor)
The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming Generational Showdown
167
Paul Taylor
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
168
Michael Pollan
The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey (Rinker Buck)
The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey
169
Rinker Buck
The Physicists: The History of a Scientific Community in Modern America (Daniel J. Kevles)
The Physicists: The History of a Scientific Community in Modern America
170
Daniel J. Kevles
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History (Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Ph.D.)
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
171
Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Ph.D.
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers (Brion T. McClanahan)
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers
172
Brion T. McClanahan
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
173
The Radium Girls (Kate Moore)
The Radium Girls
174
Kate Moore
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
175
Tom Wolfe
The Rise of Wolf 8 (Rick McIntyre)
The Rise of Wolf 8
176
Rick McIntyre
The Road to Woodstock (Michael Lang)
The Road to Woodstock
177
Michael Lang
The Rough Riders (Theodore Roosevelt)
The Rough Riders
178
Theodore Roosevelt
The Soul of America (Jon Meacham)
The Soul of America
179
Jon Meacham
The Souls of Black Folk (W. E. B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
180
W. E. B. Du Bois
The Southern Tradition (Eugene D. Genovese)
The Southern Tradition
181
Eugene D. Genovese
The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise (Michael Grunwald)
The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise
182
Michael Grunwald
The Teacher Wars (Dana Goldstein)
The Teacher Wars
183
Dana Goldstein
The Theory of the Leisure Class (Thorstein Veblen)
The Theory of the Leisure Class
184
Thorstein Veblen
The Thread That Runs So True (Jesse Stuart)
The Thread That Runs So True
185
Jesse Stuart
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
186
Isabel Wilkerson
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
187
Joan Didion
The Yellow House (Sarah M. Broom)
The Yellow House
188
Sarah M. Broom
These Truths: A History of the United States (Jill Lepore)
These Truths: A History of the United States
189
Jill Lepore
Think and Grow Rich (Napoleon Hill)
Think and Grow Rich
190
Napoleon Hill
Tombstone (Tom Clavin)
Tombstone
191
Tom Clavin
Travels With Charley (John Steinbeck)
Travels With Charley
192
John Steinbeck
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
193
Laura Hillenbrand
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
194
Booker T. Washington
View of the Constitution of the United States (St. George Tucker)
View of the Constitution of the United States
195
St. George Tucker
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
196
Henry David Thoreau
Washington: A Life (Ron Chernow)
Washington: A Life
197
Ron Chernow
Washington's Crossing (David Hackett Fischer)
Washington's Crossing
198
David Hackett Fischer
We Are America (Walter Dean Myers)
We Are America
199
Walter Dean Myers
Weird NJ (Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman)
Weird NJ
200
Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman
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