10 Books About American History You Should Probably Read

Posted on July 25, 2022

by Franco V

American history is fraught with topics not all of us can agree on. From colonialism through the modern day, we’re all part of a present that has been built upon past events. As the adage goes, “those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it,” so get wise with these books about the American past, all available from the Library.

Black American Refugee

eAudiobook

Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas

eBook

The Bald Eagle: An Improbable Journey of America’s Bird

O, Say Can You Hear?: A Cultural Biography of “The Star-Spangled Banner”

Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music that Made a Nation

eBook | eAudiobook 

The Earth is All that Lasts: Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and the Last Stand of the Great Sioux Nation

Large Print

Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote

Alabama v. King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Criminal Trial that Launched the Civil Rights Movement

Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution

Heirs of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Websters, the Second Generation of American Giants

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