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Jan 29, 2021 · 15. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose. BUY THIS BOOK. “Ambrose has pieced together previously unknown information about weather, terrain, and medical knowledge at the time to provide a vivid backdrop for the expedition.
2 Wilderness At Dawn: The Settling of the North American Continent by Ted Morgan. 3 The Story of American Freedom by Eric Foner. 4 This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust. 5 In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette by Hampton Sides.
Sep 11, 2024 · Since I began writing Mal Warwick on Books in 2010, I’ve read and reviewed more than 200 popular books in the categories of history, current affairs, and biography. Most of them cast light on the history of the United States. Here, I’ve listed my 20 top picks for understanding American history. They’re arranged in alphabetical order by ...
Oct 5, 2018 · Curiosity is a good engine for writing a book like this. Most things in the world I do not understand, but the history of our political arrangements I have a pretty considerable familiarity with, so if something is puzzling to me, it’s usually going to be fun to find out about and fun to explain, and people are likely to be interested in it, and surprised, too.
12. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin. This book is a powerful exploration of race relations in America in the early 1960s. The author presents his experiences and observations in the form of two essays. The first is a letter to his 14-year-old nephew, discussing the role of race in American history.
Jun 27, 2006 · The Civil War Era. James M. McPherson - Dec 11, 2003 (first published in 1988) Goodreads Rating. 4.4 (31k) History Nonfiction American History. This riveting history of the Civil War dives into the political, social, and military events that led up to the war and the battles, personalities, and politics that shaped it.
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14. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann. Charles C. Mann is the author of 1493, a New York Times best-seller. 1491 is an insightful combination of science, archaeology, and history that seeks to redefine the America that existed before its discovery by Europeans.
