11 American History Book Recommendations

This is not intended to be a comprehensive list that will give you a full knowledge of American History. Some of the books were chose because they are controversial. Many of the books clearly celebrate American colonization and hegemony. All of those things are themselves a part of the lessons of American History that we must recognize and deal with.

Books Mentioned:

The War that Made American by Fred Anderson
The American Revolution by Gordon S. Wood
Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis
Embattled Courage by Gerald F. Linderman
The Ghosts of the Confederacy by Gains M. Foster
Citizen Soldiers by Stephen Ambrose
In the Time of the Americans by David Fromkin
March by John Lewis and Nate Powell
Vietnam: A History by Stanley Karnow
Our History in the Future by Nick Ellis
The 1619 Project edited by Nikole Hannah Jones