My American History Reading Project reads thus far...
Explore my American History reading project list—featuring award-winning bios like John Adams by McCullough, Hamilton, and Lincoln, plus vital history such as Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, for deep US historical insight.
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John Adams
by David McCullough
Profiles John Adams, an influential patriot during the American Revolution who became the nation's first vice president and second president.
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American Sphinx
by Joseph J. Ellis
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER Following Thomas Jefferson from the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in Monticello, Joseph J. Ellis unravels the contradictions of the Jeffersonian character. He gives us the slaveholding libertarian who was capable of decrying mescegenation while maintaing an intimate relationship with his slave, Sally Hemmings; the enemy of government power who exercisdd it audaciously as president; the visionarty who remained curiously blind to the inconsistencies in his nature. American Sphinx is a marvel of scholarship, a delight to read, and an essential gloss on the Jeffersonian legacy.
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James Madison
by Garry Wills
1. Madison, James 1751-1836 2. Presidents United States - Bopgra[ju 3. Imoted States - Politics and government - 1809 -1817.
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
by Dee Brown
Documents and personal narratives record the experiences of Native Americans during the nineteenth century.
