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The stories of America unfold through pivotal moments, legendary figures, and the complex forces that shaped a nation - from Revolutionary spies and Civil War commanders to modern presidents and cultural transformations. These compelling accounts illuminate the triumphs, struggles, and decisions that echo through time, revealing how determined individuals and powerful ideas have steered the American experiment.

American History Book Summaries

Capitalism in America Summary
Capitalism in America
An Economic History of the United States
by Alan Greenspan 2018 496 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
Economics
History
Business
Benjamin Franklin Summary
Benjamin Franklin
An American Life
by Walter Isaacson 2003 586 pages
4.05
100k+ ratings
Biography
History
American History
Nation of Victims Summary
Nation of Victims
Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence
by Vivek Ramaswamy 2022 288 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge Summary
Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge
George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition
by Erica Armstrong Dunbar 2019 272 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Biography
History
Middle Grade
American Sketches Summary
American Sketches
Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane
by Walter Isaacson 2009 304 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Biography
History
Politics
The Long Alliance Summary
The Long Alliance
The Imperfect Union of Joe Biden and Barack Obama
by Gabriel Debenedetti 2022 432 pages
4.02
100+ ratings
Politics
History
Biography
The Black History of the White House Summary
The Black History of the White House
by Clarence Lusane 2011 575 pages
4.15
100+ ratings
History
American History
Politics
The Hamlet Fire Summary
The Hamlet Fire
A Tragic Story of Cheap Food, Cheap Government, and Cheap Lives
by Bryant Simon 2017 320 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
History
American History
Labor
The Spymasters Summary
The Spymasters
How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future
by Chris Whipple 2020 400 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Espionage
Capitalist Punishment Summary
Capitalist Punishment
How Wall Street Is Using Your Money to Create a Country You Didn't Vote For
by Vivek Ramaswamy 2023 236 pages
4.07
100+ ratings
Politics
Economics
Business
The Path to Power Summary
The Path to Power
by Robert A. Caro 1982 882 pages
4.41
25k+ ratings
Biography
History
Politics
Hitler's American Model Summary
Hitler's American Model
The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law
by James Q. Whitman 2017 224 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Race
Grant Summary
Grant
by Ron Chernow 2017 1074 pages
4.50
40k+ ratings
History
Biography
Civil War
George Washington Summary
George Washington
by James MacGregor Burns 2004 208 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Biography
History
Presidents
Tyranny of the Minority Summary
Tyranny of the Minority
Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
by Steven Levitsky 2023 368 pages
4.41
2k+ ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
Tyranny of the Minority Summary
Tyranny of the Minority
Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
by Steven Levitsky 2023 368 pages
4.41
2k+ ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
The Bill of Obligations Summary
The Bill of Obligations
The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
by Richard N. Haass 2023 240 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Politics
History
American History
The Situation Room Summary
The Situation Room
The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
by George Stephanopoulos 2024 368 pages
4.38
7k+ ratings
History
Politics
American History
Lincoln on Leadership Summary
Lincoln on Leadership
Executive Strategies for Tough Times
by Donald T. Phillips 1993 193 pages
4.15
7k+ ratings
Leadership
Business
History
The Demon of Unrest Summary
The Demon of Unrest
A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
by Erik Larson 2024 565 pages
4.20
40k+ ratings
History
Civil War
Politics
The Federalist Papers Summary
The Federalist Papers
by Alexander Hamilton 1788 688 pages
4.10
41k+ ratings
History
Politics
Classics
Democracy in America Summary
Democracy in America
by Alexis de Tocqueville 1835 983 pages
4.05
26k+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
A People’s History of the United States Summary
A People’s History of the United States
1492 - Present
by Howard Zinn 1980 729 pages
4.08
200k+ ratings
History
Politics
American History
1776 Summary
1776
by David McCullough 2005 386 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
History
American History
Historical
The Cold War Summary
The Cold War
A New History
by John Lewis Gaddis 2005 352 pages
3.95
7k+ ratings
History
Politics
War
A Fever in the Heartland Summary
A Fever in the Heartland
The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
by Timothy Egan 2023 432 pages
4.37
37k+ ratings
History
True Crime
Politics
Making It in America Summary
Making It in America
The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A.
by Rachel Slade 2024 352 pages
3.65
100+ ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
The Small and the Mighty Summary
The Small and the Mighty
Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement
by Sharon McMahon 2024 320 pages
4.48
20k+ ratings
History
Biography
Historical
Dark Alliance Summary
Dark Alliance
The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
by Gary Webb 1998 601 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
True Crime
The Dying Citizen Summary
The Dying Citizen
How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America
by Victor Davis Hanson 2021 448 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Fear Summary
Fear
Trump in the White House
by Bob Woodward 2018 448 pages
3.87
64k+ ratings
Politics
History
Biography
The House of Morgan Summary
The House of Morgan
An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
by Ron Chernow 1990 812 pages
3.96
11k+ ratings
History
Biography
Business
When the Clock Broke Summary
When the Clock Broke
Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
by John Ganz 2024 432 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
History
Politics
American History
The Jakarta Method Summary
The Jakarta Method
Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
by Vincent Bevins 2020 320 pages
4.61
12k+ ratings
History
Politics
Asia
John Adams Summary
John Adams
by David McCullough 2001 751 pages
4.08
300k+ ratings
History
Biography
American History
In My Time Summary
In My Time
A Personal and Political Memoir
by Dick Cheney 2011 576 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Biography
Politics
History
Titan Summary
Titan
The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
by Ron Chernow 1998 832 pages
4.17
33k+ ratings
Biography
History
Business
Modern Times Summary
Modern Times
The World from the Twenties to the Nineties
by Paul Johnson 1983 880 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
History
Politics
World History
In the Enemy's House Summary
In the Enemy's House
The Secret Saga of the FBI Agent and the Code Breaker Who Caught the Russian Spies
by Howard Blum 2018 352 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
History
Espionage
Russia
The Man Who Ran Washington Summary
The Man Who Ran Washington
The Life and Times of James A. Baker III
by Peter Baker 2020 688 pages
4.45
2k+ ratings
Biography
Politics
History
An Empire of Wealth Summary
An Empire of Wealth
The Epic History of American Economic Power
by John Steele Gordon 2004 460 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
History
Economics
Business
The Robber Barons Summary
The Robber Barons
by Matthew Josephson 1934 496 pages
3.74
100+ ratings
History
Business
American History
Killing Hope Summary
Killing Hope
U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II
by William Blum 1995 500 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
War
Rogue State Summary
Rogue State
A Guide to the World's Only Superpower
by William Blum 2000 393 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Politics
History
War
Wilmington's Lie Summary
Wilmington's Lie
The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
by David Zucchino 2020 426 pages
4.43
3k+ ratings
History
Politics
Race
The Big Change Summary
The Big Change
America Transforms Itself, 1900-50
by Frederick Lewis Allen 1952 324 pages
3.91
100+ ratings
History
American History
Economics
Andrew Carnegie Summary
Andrew Carnegie
by David Nasaw 2006 896 pages
3.85
5k+ ratings
Biography
History
Business
The Tycoons Summary
The Tycoons
How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould and J.P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
by Charles R. Morris 2005 400 pages
3.74
2k+ ratings
History
Biography
Business
Killing the Witches Summary
Killing the Witches
The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts
by Bill O'Reilly 2023 291 pages
3.64
13k+ ratings
History
Historical
Witches
Tocqueville Summary
Tocqueville
A Very Short Introduction
by Harvey C. Mansfield 2007 124 pages
3.53
100+ ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
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