American History

Participating in Summer Books & Bites Bingo? Try these books about American history!

Updated July 1, 2026
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The gunfighters : how Texas made the West wild
Burrough, Bryan
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of 2025 by Bloomberg "One hell of a good read." --The New York Times "One of the most important books written on the American West in many years." --True West Magazine From the New York Times bestselling author...
The widow of the south
Hicks, Robert
Audiobook
Destiny of the Republic : a tale of madness, medicine and the murder of a president
Millard, Candice.
Paper Book
The inspiration for the Netflix series Death by Lightning - now streaming! * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The extraordinary account of James Garfield's rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from the bestselling author...
Beloved : a novel
Morrison, Toni.
Paper Book
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * This "powerful, mesmerizing story" (People) is an unflinching look into the abyss of slavery, from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner. With an afterword by the author and a new introduction by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers....

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