Favorite American history fiction/non-fiction and history
Explore top American history books with our curated list of favorite fiction and non-fiction reads. Discover captivating stories, pivotal events, and iconic figures that shaped the U.S.
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Mornings on Horseback
by David McCullough
This biography of young Theodore Roosevelt covers his youth when he demanded a strenuous life despite his asthma, weak eyes, and patrician family.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The story of Tom, Simon Legree, and oppressed slaves in the Antebellum South.
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Confederates in the Attic
by Tony Horwitz
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent takes us on an explosive adventure into the soul of the unvanquished South, where Civil War reenactors, …
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Assassination Vacation
by Sarah Vowell
New York Times bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates and contributor to NPR’s "This American Life" Sarah Vowell embarks on a road trip to sites …
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Master of the Senate
by Robert A. Caro
Master of the Senate, Book Three of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, carries Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years, …
