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America: Key Selections in U.S. History

These core reads document the stories of people who have occupied the continental United States, starting from the earliest indigenous inhabitants to waves of migration bringing settlers from around the world to what is now America. From titles capturing pivotal years such as 1491, 1619 and 1776, to events, people and places, each book challenges our assumptions about our past and keeps us thinking about our grand experiment.

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  • We the People

    a History of the U.S. Constitution

    Lepore, Jill, 1966-
    Book, 2025New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2025] — 342.7302 LEPORE
  • The Rediscovery of America

    Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

    Blackhawk, Ned,
    Book, 2023New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023] — 970.00497 BLACKHAWK
  • 1491

    New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

    Mann, Charles C.
    Book, 2005New York : Knopf, 2005. — 970.011 Man
  • Tom Paine's War

    the Words That Rallied a Nation and the Founder for Our Time

    Kelly, Jack, 1949-
    Book, 2026New York : St. Martin's Press, 2026. — 973.3 KELLY
  • What Does the Constitution Actually Say?

    a Non-boring Guide to How Our Democracy Is Supposed to Work

    Sheehan, Ben,
    Book, 2024New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2024. — 342.7302 SHEEHAN
  • The Price of Democracy

    the Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History

    Williamson, Vanessa,
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Basic Books, Hachette Book Group, 2025. — 336.2 WILLIAMSON
  • Founding Mothers

    The Women Who Raised Our Nation

    Roberts, Cokie
    eAudiobook, HarperCollins
  • Book, 2005New York : Simon & Schuster, c2005. — 973.3 McC
  • These Truths

    a History of the United States

    Lepore, Jill, 1966-
    Book, 2018New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2018] — 973 LEP
  • Founding Brothers

    the Revolutionary Generation

    Ellis, Joseph J.
    Book, 2002New York : Vintage Books, 2002, c2000. — 973.4092 Ell
  • Book, 1986, 1958–1974New York : Vintage Books, 1986, c1958-c1974. — 973.7 Foo
  • The Warmth of Other Suns

    the Epic Story of America's Great Migration

    Wilkerson, Isabel,
    Book, 2010New York : Random House, [2010] — 304.80973 WIL
  • Mr. President, How Long Must We Wait?

    Alice Paul, Woodrow Wilson, and the Fight for the Right to Vote

    Cassidy, Tina,
    Book, 2019New York : 37 Ink/Atria, 2019. — 324.6 CAS
  • Our America

    a Photographic History

    Burns, Ken, 1953-
    Book, 2022New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. — 973 BUR