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My favorite American history books
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham LincolnTeam of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Buy new: $12.28 / Used from: $4.99
Simply the best -- an amazing portrait of Lincoln and his presidency
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary GenerationFounding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.99
John AdamsJohn Adams by David McCullough
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $5.95
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War IINo Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Buy new: $13.64 / Used from: $1.97
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.)Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) by James L. Swanson
Buy new: $11.18 / Used from: $3.87
Benjamin Franklin: An American LifeBenjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
Buy new: $13.64 / Used from: $3.25
Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (Perennial Classics)Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (Perennial Classics) by David Garrow
Buy new: $15.59 / Used from: $1.82
GrantGrant by Jean Edward Smith
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17761776 by David McCullough
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Alexander HamiltonAlexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
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A. Lincoln: A BiographyA. Lincoln: A Biography by Ronald C. White Jr.
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American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the RepublicAmerican Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic by Joseph J. Ellis
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $2.45
The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired AmericaThe Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America by Thurston Clarke
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $4.50
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States) by James M. McPherson
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $6.80
Trouble in MindTrouble in Mind by Leon F. Litwack
Buy new: $14.21 / Used from: $6.00
No Simple Victory: World War II in Europe, 1939-1945No Simple Victory: World War II in Europe, 1939-1945 by Norman Davies
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FDRFDR by Jean Edward Smith
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Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz AgeArc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age by Kevin Boyle
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $1.75
The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution (The Simon & Schuster America Collection)The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution (The Simon & Schuster America Collection) by David O. Stewart
Buy new: $10.55 / Used from: $6.38
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and WarMayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $0.69