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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Dee Brown

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The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
David Halberstam

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From a World at War to the Triumph of Freedom
From a World at War to the Triumph of Freedom
William J. Bennett

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The American Pageant: A History of the Republic
The American Pageant: A History of the Republic
Thomas A. Bailey

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The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga
The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga
Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Don't Know Much About History
Don't Know Much About History
Kenneth C. Davis

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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
David Grann

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The Teachings of Don Juan
The Teachings of Don Juan
Carlos Castaneda

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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community and War
Nathaniel Philbrick

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A History of US: Book 6: War, Terrible War 1855-1865 (History of Us, Book 6)
A History of US: Book 6: War, Terrible War 1855-1865 (History of Us, Book 6)
Joy Hakim

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A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present
Howard Zinn

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1776
1776
David McCullough

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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
James W. Loewen

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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Under the Banner of Heaven
Under the Banner of Heaven
Jon Krakauer

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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow

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John Adams
John Adams
David McCullough

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Black Elk Speaks
Black Elk Speaks
John G. Neihardt

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Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
John Steinbeck

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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
S.C. Gwynne

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Americas

Half-Breed
Half-Breed
Maria Campbell

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Nathaniel's Nutmeg
Nathaniel's Nutmeg
Giles Milton

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To Marry an English Lord or, How Anglomania Really Got Started
To Marry an English Lord or, How Anglomania Really Got Started
Gail MacColl

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The Answer / La Respuesta, Including a Selection of Poems (A Feminist Press Sourcebook)
The Answer / La Respuesta, Including a Selection of Poems (A Feminist Press Sourcebook)
Juana Inés de la Cruz

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Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean
Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean
Tere Dupperault Fassbender

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Death in a Small Package: A Short History of Anthrax
Death in a Small Package: A Short History of Anthrax
Susan D. Jones

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Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country (National Geographic Directions)
Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country (National Geographic Directions)
Louise Erdrich

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The Falcon (Penguin Classics)
The Falcon (Penguin Classics)
John Tanner

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Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice
Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice
Marlene Gerber

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Medicine Stories: History, Culture and the Politics of Integrity
Medicine Stories: History, Culture and the Politics of Integrity
Aurora Levins Morales

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Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution (California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public, 6)
Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution (California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public, 6)
Gerald E. Markowitz

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I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.
I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.
Michael Eric Dyson

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The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin

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People of the Deer
People of the Deer
Farley Mowat

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Telling Memories Among Southern Women: Domestic Workers and Their Employers in the Segregated South
Telling Memories Among Southern Women: Domestic Workers and Their Employers in the Segregated South
Susan Tucker

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Barrio Boy
Barrio Boy
Ernesto Galarza

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Red Seas: Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica
Red Seas: Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica
Gerald Horne

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Black Dog of Fate: An American Son Uncovers His Armenian Past
Black Dog of Fate: An American Son Uncovers His Armenian Past
Peter Balakian

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The Classic Slave Narratives
The Classic Slave Narratives
Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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Martin Luther King, Jr.: On Leadership
Martin Luther King, Jr.: On Leadership
Donald T. Phillips

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History

Comanche Moon
Comanche Moon
Larry McMurtry

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Theodore Rex
Theodore Rex
Edmund Morris

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Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World
Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World
Jack Weatherford

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A History of the American People
A History of the American People
Paul Johnson

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Assata: An Autobiography
Assata: An Autobiography
Assata Shakur

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Pocahontas and the Strangers (Scholastic Biography)
Pocahontas and the Strangers (Scholastic Biography)
Clyde Robert Bulla

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Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
Piers Paul Read

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The Day After Roswell
The Day After Roswell
Philip J. Corso

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The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time
The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time
Hunter S. Thompson

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American Nations
American Nations
Colin Woodard

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'Tis: A Memoir
'Tis: A Memoir
Frank McCourt

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Pegasus Bridge: 6 June 1944
Pegasus Bridge: 6 June 1944
Stephen E. Ambrose

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To Hell And Back
To Hell And Back
Audie Murphy

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Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany
Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany
Stephen E. Ambrose

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In the Spirit of Crazy Horse
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse
Peter Matthiessen

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Las venas abiertas de América Latina
Las venas abiertas de América Latina
Eduardo Galeano

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Book of the Hopi
Book of the Hopi
Frank Waters

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Chickenhawk
Chickenhawk
Robert Mason

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Neither Wolf Nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads With an Indian Elder
Neither Wolf Nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads With an Indian Elder
Kent Nerburn

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Everything You Need...am Hist To Know About American History (Everything You Need To Know About...)
Everything You Need...am Hist To Know About American History (Everything You Need To Know About...)
Anne Zeman

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United States

The 5000 Year Leap: The 28 Great Ideas That Changed the World
The 5000 Year Leap: The 28 Great Ideas That Changed the World
W. Cleon Skousen

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A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America (A Back Bay Book)
A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America (A Back Bay Book)
Ronald Takaki

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The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Nathaniel Philbrick

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The Wisdom of the Native Americans
The Wisdom of the Native Americans
Kent Nerburn

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The Making of the Atomic Bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
Richard Rhodes

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The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
Charles Murray

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The Greatest Generation
The Greatest Generation
Tom Brokaw

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The Civil War: An Illustrated History
The Civil War: An Illustrated History
Geoffrey C. Ward

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Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills
Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills
Charles Henderson

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The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States
The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States
Founding Fathers

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The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of WWII's Most Decorated Platoon
The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of WWII's Most Decorated Platoon
Alex Kershaw

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Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors
Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors
Stephen E. Ambrose

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George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides
George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides
Rosalyn Schanzer

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Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan
Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan
Doug Stanton

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Vietnam: A History
Vietnam: A History
Stanley Karnow

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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
James D. Hornfischer

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Legacy of Ashes: the History of the CIA
Legacy of Ashes: the History of the CIA
Tim Weiner

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The Very First Americans (All Aboard Books)
The Very First Americans (All Aboard Books)
Cara Ashrose

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A Rumor of War
A Rumor of War
Philip Caputo

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Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning
Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning
Jonah Goldberg

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United States History Books

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
Erik Larson

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The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk
W.E.B. Du Bois

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The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Candice Millard

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Democracy in America: In Two Volumes
Democracy in America: In Two Volumes
Alexis de Tocqueville

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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Tom Wolfe

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Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims
Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims
Clyde Robert Bulla

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The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
Jim DeFede

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In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way
Doug Stanton

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D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of WWII
D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of WWII
Stephen E. Ambrose

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Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
Hampton Sides

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A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror
A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror
Larry Schweikart

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Profiles In Courage
Profiles In Courage
John F. Kennedy

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Brave Companions: Portraits in History
Brave Companions: Portraits in History
David McCullough

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Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman
Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman
Dorothy Sterling

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A History of US: Book One: The First Americans (Prehistory-1600) (A History of Us)
A History of US: Book One: The First Americans (Prehistory-1600) (A History of Us)
Joy Hakim

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Give Me Liberty!: An American History, Volume 1
Give Me Liberty!: An American History, Volume 1
Eric Foner

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The Children's Book of America
The Children's Book of America
William J. Bennett

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Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
John Ehle

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And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
Randy Shilts

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The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future
The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future
Riane Eisler

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World

A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
Simon Winchester

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Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon
Edward Dolnick

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Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America
Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America
Lerone Bennett Jr.

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The March Of Folly: From Troy To Vietnam
The March Of Folly: From Troy To Vietnam
Barbara W. Tuchman

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The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux
The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux
Black Elk

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The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
Colin Woodard

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They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America
They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America
Ivan Van Sertima

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A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
Tony Horwitz

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Canyons of the Colorado
Canyons of the Colorado
John Wesley Powell

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The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm
Winston S. Churchill

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The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys
The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys
Stephen E. Ambrose

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The Lost Realms (The Earth Chronicles, #4)
The Lost Realms (The Earth Chronicles, #4)
Zecharia Sitchin

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The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America
The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America
Jim Marrs

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From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans (2 Vols. in 1)
From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans (2 Vols. in 1)
John Hope Franklin

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Wilderness and the American Mind
Wilderness and the American Mind
Roderick Nash

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The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination
The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination
Daniel J. Boorstin

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History Of English Speaking Peoples
History Of English Speaking Peoples
Winston S. Churchill

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Monica's Story
Monica's Story
Andrew Morton

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On the Trail of the Assassins
On the Trail of the Assassins
Jim Garrison

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Voices of the Winds: Native American Legends
Voices of the Winds: Native American Legends
Margot Edmonds

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World History Books

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Charles C. Mann

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The Guns of August
The Guns of August
Barbara W. Tuchman

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Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
Mark Kurlansky

from $4.59

The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself
The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself
Daniel J. Boorstin

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Life Among the Pirates: The Romance and the Reality
Life Among the Pirates: The Romance and the Reality
David Cordingly

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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
Daniel Yergin

from $4.25

The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
Thomas E. Woods Jr.

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1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
Charles C. Mann

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Miracle at Midway
Miracle at Midway
Gordon W. Prange

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Titanic: An Illustrated History
Titanic: An Illustrated History
Don Lynch

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Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day & How They Feel About What They Do
Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day & How They Feel About What They Do
Studs Terkel

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U.S. History for Dummies
U.S. History for Dummies
Steve Wiegand

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1421 The Year China Discovered the World
1421 The Year China Discovered the World
Gavin Menzies

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The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War 1890-1914
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War 1890-1914
Barbara W. Tuchman

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If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
Tim O'Brien

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Son of the Morning Star
Son of the Morning Star
Evan S. Connell

from $4.89

Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
Ian W. Toll

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A Pocket Guide to Writing in History
A Pocket Guide to Writing in History
Mary Lynn Rampolla

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Paul Harvey's the Rest of the Story
Paul Harvey's the Rest of the Story
Paul Aurandt Jr.

from $6.89

The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico
The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico
Miguel León-Portilla

from $6.29

Commonalities among these books on Americas include: historical accounts of events, people, and cultures; explorations of American society and politics; biographies and memoirs of influential figures; analyses of American foreign policy and global impact; examinations of marginalized groups and their experiences in America; collections of myths, legends, and folklore from Native American tribes; critiques of commonly held beliefs about American history; studies of the natural world and its impact on human societies.

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