Nonfiction: Letters, diaries, essays, speeches, treatises, memoirs, legal documents, autobiography, propaganda pamphlets, etc.

Fiction: Throw in a bit of poetry specifically dealing with the American experience. Novels and short stories that had a specific, measurable impact on American society at large, e.g. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. Save other literature for another list.

This list is for primary sources only. Don't let me see David McCullough on here.
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message 1: by P.J. (last edited Jun 22, 2014 10:33AM) (new)

P.J. Sullivan "Twelve Years a Slave" is listed three times. The journal of John Winthrop is listed twice. Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" twice. "Angela's Ashes" is not American history.


message 2: by Valerie (new)

Valerie Thanks, PJ. I think I fixed the duplicates. And some people don't know what "primary source" means. But I can't figure out how to remove books?


message 3: by P.J. (last edited Jul 04, 2014 02:21PM) (new)

P.J. Sullivan What does "primary source" mean? To me it means written by someone who was personally involved in a significant historic event. Or a book or essay that itself changed history in a significant way.

What does it mean to you?


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