American history

  1. The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover
    The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover Paul Letersky
    4.2
  2. Crossroads
    Crossroads Jonathan Franzen
    4.3
  3. On Juneteenth
    On Juneteenth Annette Gordon-Reed
    4.2
  4. Three Days at Camp David: How a Secret Meeting in 1971 Transformed the Global Economy
    Three Days at Camp David: How a Secret Meeting in 1971 Transformed the Global Economy Jeffrey E. Garten
    4.3
  5. When Can We Go Back to America?: Voices of Japanese American Incarceration during WWII
    When Can We Go Back to America?: Voices of Japanese American Incarceration during WWII Susan H. Kamei
  6. Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant (Spiritual Lives)
    Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant (Spiritual Lives) D.G. Hart
  7. The Black President: Hope and Fury in the Age of Obama
    The Black President: Hope and Fury in the Age of Obama Claude A. Clegg, III
    3.9
  8. The Presidency of George W. Bush
    The Presidency of George W. Bush John Robert Greene
    4.8
  9. QAnon and On: A Short and Shocking History of Internet Conspiracy Cults
    QAnon and On: A Short and Shocking History of Internet Conspiracy Cults Van Badham
    4.5
  10. From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge: Canada and the Civil War
    From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge: Canada and the Civil War Brian Martin
  11. Redeeming the Great Emancipator
    Redeeming the Great Emancipator Allen C. Guelzo
    1
  12. Fight House: Rivalries in the White House from Truman to Trump
    Fight House: Rivalries in the White House from Truman to Trump Tevi Troy, Ph.D.
    4
  13. My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton
    My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton Stephanie Dray
    4.4
  14. Long Gone, Come Home
    Long Gone, Come Home Monica Chenault-Kilgore
    4.3
  15. American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
    American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America Colin Woodard
    4.4
  16. Uncharted: A Rediscovered History of Voyages to the Americas Before Columbus
    Uncharted: A Rediscovered History of Voyages to the Americas Before Columbus James Martin
    4
  17. The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism
    The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism Lerone A. Martin
    1
  18. Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
    Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom David W. Blight
    4.1
  19. Countdown to Dallas: The Incredible Coincidences, Routines, and Blind "Luck" that Brought John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald Together on November 22, 1963
    Countdown to Dallas: The Incredible Coincidences, Routines, and Blind "Luck" that Brought John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald Together on November 22, 1963 Paul Brandus
    3
  20. The Dying Place
    The Dying Place Charly Cox
    4.4
  21. Vanishing Point: The Search for a B-24 Bomber Crew Lost on the World War II Home Front
    Vanishing Point: The Search for a B-24 Bomber Crew Lost on the World War II Home Front Tom Wilber
  22. "If We Are Striking for Pennsylvania": The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac March to Gettysburg: Volume 2: June 22-30, 1863
    "If We Are Striking for Pennsylvania": The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac March to Gettysburg: Volume 2: June 22-30, 1863 Eric J. Wittenberg
  23. In the Shadow of the Round Tops: Longstreet's Countermarch, Johnston's Reconnaissance, and the Enduring Battles for the Memory of July 2, 1863
    In the Shadow of the Round Tops: Longstreet's Countermarch, Johnston's Reconnaissance, and the Enduring Battles for the Memory of July 2, 1863 Allen R. Thompson
  24. These Truths: A History of the United States
    These Truths: A History of the United States Jill Lepore
    4.1
  25. One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon
    One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon Charles Fishman
    4.2
  26. The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
    The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West David McCullough
    4
  27. Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War
    Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War S. C. Gwynne
    4.3
  28. Red Meat Republic: A Hoof-to-Table History of How Beef Changed America
    Red Meat Republic: A Hoof-to-Table History of How Beef Changed America Joshua Specht
    4.3
  29. The Dutch House: A Novel
    The Dutch House: A Novel Ann Patchett
    4.3
  30. Vicksburg: Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy
    Vicksburg: Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy Donald L. Miller
    4.6
  31. Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65
    Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65 Taylor Branch
    5
  32. Sisters and Rebels: A Struggle for the Soul of America
    Sisters and Rebels: A Struggle for the Soul of America Jacquelyn Dowd Hall
    2
  33. The Ambassadors: America's Diplomats on the Front Lines
    The Ambassadors: America's Diplomats on the Front Lines Paul Richter
    5
  34. Dark Places of the Earth: The Voyage of the Slave Ship Antelope
    Dark Places of the Earth: The Voyage of the Slave Ship Antelope Jonathan M. Bryant
  35. Lies My Teacher Told Me: 2nd Edition
    Lies My Teacher Told Me: 2nd Edition James Loewen
    4.4
  36. The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War
    The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War Fred Kaplan
    4.3
  37. Bubble in the Sun: The Florida Boom of the 1920s and How It Brought on the Great Depression
    Bubble in the Sun: The Florida Boom of the 1920s and How It Brought on the Great Depression Christopher Knowlton
    4.8
  38. A Lie Too Big to Fail: The Real History of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
    A Lie Too Big to Fail: The Real History of the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy Lisa Pease
    3.6
  39. The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians
    The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians David M. Rubenstein
    4
  40. To Begin the World Over Again: How the American Revolution Devastated the Globe
    To Begin the World Over Again: How the American Revolution Devastated the Globe Matthew Lockwood
    4.5
  41. The Boston Massacre: An Intimate History: A Family History
    The Boston Massacre: An Intimate History: A Family History Serena Zabin
    4
  42. Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights
    Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights Lawrence Goldstone
    5
  43. Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History
    Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History Craig L. Symonds
    4
  44. Power of the Witch: The Earth, the Moon, and the Magical Path to Enlightenment
    Power of the Witch: The Earth, the Moon, and the Magical Path to Enlightenment Laurie Cabot
    4.1
  45. The Rise of the Republican Right: Economic and Social Conservatism
    The Rise of the Republican Right: Economic and Social Conservatism Andrew E. Busch
    4
  46. American Revolution: The War for Independence and the Birth of the United States
    American Revolution: The War for Independence and the Birth of the United States Robert McDonald
    4.3
  47. The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630–1865
    The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630–1865 Mark Peterson
  48. American Pandemic: The Lost Worlds Of The 1918 Influenza Epidemic
    American Pandemic: The Lost Worlds Of The 1918 Influenza Epidemic Nancy Bristow
    3
  49. Red Clay
    Red Clay Charles B. Fancher
    5
  50. Free Speech 101: Expression and the American Constitution
    Free Speech 101: Expression and the American Constitution David Hudson
    4