10 Must-Read Books about American History

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A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

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Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James McPherson

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1776 by David McCullough

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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

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The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

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