American History

A study of the history of America.

The date of the start of the history of the United States is a subject of debate among historians. Older textbooks start with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and emphasize the European background, or they start around 1600 and emphasize the American frontier. In recent decades American schools and universities typically have shifted back in time to include more on the colonial period and much more on the prehistory of the Native peoples.

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We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution

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King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution—A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation

The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb

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The Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West

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American History Books

A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present

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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

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“ Stolen bodies working stolen land. It was an engine that did not stop, its hungry boiler fed with blood. ”
― Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad

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― Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]

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