Antebellum Era Books

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What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815 - 1848 What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815 - 1848 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,757 ratings — published 2007
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The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861 The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,469 ratings — published 1976
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A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, The Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, The Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.84 — 7,675 ratings — published 2008
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Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.84 — 9,748 ratings — published 2008
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Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.94 — 16,594 ratings — published 2005
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The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.02 — 356 ratings — published 2017
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Twelve Years a Slave Twelve Years a Slave (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.23 — 124,995 ratings — published 1853
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.13 — 134,949 ratings — published 1845
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The Age of Jackson The Age of Jackson (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,242 ratings — published 1946
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The Night Before Christmas The Night Before Christmas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.40 — 128,321 ratings — published 1823
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The Last Adieu: Lafayette’s Triumphant Return, the Echoes of Revolution, and the Gratitude of the Republic The Last Adieu: Lafayette’s Triumphant Return, the Echoes of Revolution, and the Gratitude of the Republic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.15 — 40 ratings — published 2025
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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,538 ratings — published 2011
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Calhoun: American Heretic Calhoun: American Heretic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.22 — 436 ratings — published 2021
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Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.83 — 10,561 ratings — published 2017
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Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.62 — 1,346 ratings — published 2015
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Martin Van Buren: America's First Politician Martin Van Buren: America's First Politician (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.10 — 356 ratings — published 2024
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Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party Before the Civil War Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party Before the Civil War (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,401 ratings — published 1971
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.77 — 155,143 ratings — published 1820
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Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861 Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.23 — 119 ratings — published 2024
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The Rise of American Democracy: Democracy Ascendant, 1815-1840: College Edition, Volume II The Rise of American Democracy: Democracy Ascendant, 1815-1840: College Edition, Volume II (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 2.00 — 4 ratings — published
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President without a Party: The Life of John Tyler President without a Party: The Life of John Tyler (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.08 — 405 ratings — published 2020
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All Different Kinds of Free All Different Kinds of Free (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,439 ratings — published 2011
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Jubilee Jubilee (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.37 — 6,993 ratings — published 1966
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Indivisible: Daniel Webster and the Birth of American Nationalism Indivisible: Daniel Webster and the Birth of American Nationalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.97 — 149 ratings — published
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The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.77 — 670 ratings — published 2022
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A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,825 ratings — published 2012
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Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.73 — 2,274 ratings — published 2008
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The Presidents' War: Six American Presidents And The Civil War That Divided Them The Presidents' War: Six American Presidents And The Civil War That Divided Them (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.12 — 474 ratings — published 2014
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James Monroe: A Life James Monroe: A Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,424 ratings — published 2020
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The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.45 — 5,603 ratings — published 2013
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The Fires of Philadelphia: Citizen-Soldiers, Nativists, and the 1844 Riots Over the Soul of a Nation The Fires of Philadelphia: Citizen-Soldiers, Nativists, and the 1844 Riots Over the Soul of a Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.91 — 46 ratings — published
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Ecstatic Nation: Confidence, Crisis, and Compromise, 1848-1877 Ecstatic Nation: Confidence, Crisis, and Compromise, 1848-1877 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.02 — 404 ratings — published 2013
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Waking Giant: America in the Age of Jackson Waking Giant: America in the Age of Jackson (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.73 — 431 ratings — published 2008
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Grant Grant (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.03 — 12,999 ratings — published 2001
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Lincoln Lincoln (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.19 — 48,686 ratings — published 1995
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The First Populist: A Life of Andrew Jackson The First Populist: A Life of Andrew Jackson (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.89 — 280 ratings — published
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Girl in Black and White: The Story of Mary Mildred Williams and the Abolition Movement Girl in Black and White: The Story of Mary Mildred Williams and the Abolition Movement (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.68 — 152 ratings — published 2019
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The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.95 — 417 ratings — published 2007
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The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America's Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,130 ratings — published 2018
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The Shattering of the Union: America in the 1850s (The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era) The Shattering of the Union: America in the 1850s (The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.95 — 57 ratings — published 2003
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1812: The War That Forged a Nation 1812: The War That Forged a Nation (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 3.91 — 2,460 ratings — published 2004
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Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,511 ratings — published 2009
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Abraham Lincoln: A Life, Volume One Abraham Lincoln: A Life, Volume One (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.52 — 337 ratings — published 2012
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All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860 All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.47 — 120 ratings — published 2019
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Henry Clay: The Man Who Would Be President Henry Clay: The Man Who Would Be President (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.14 — 126 ratings — published 2018
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Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856 (2) Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856 (2)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.23 — 150 ratings — published
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The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772–1832 The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772–1832 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as antebellum-era)
avg rating 4.16 — 781 ratings — published 2013
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