American History

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

Essays on the Great Depression Summary

Essays on the Great Depression

by Ben S. Bernanke 2000 320 pages

Confronting the Presidents Summary

Confronting the Presidents

No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden

by Bill O'Reilly 2024 432 pages

Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings Summary

Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings

by Thomas Paine 1776 416 pages

Amexica Summary

War Along the Borderline

by Ed Vulliamy 2010 368 pages

Decline and Fall Summary

Decline and Fall

The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America

by John Michael Greer 2014 304 pages

Common Sense Summary

by Thomas Paine 1776 104 pages

Destiny of the Republic Summary

Destiny of the Republic

A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

by Candice Millard 2011 339 pages

American History

Bad Mexicans Summary

Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands

by Kelly Lytle Hernández 2022 384 pages

LatinoLand Summary

A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority

by Marie Arana 2024 573 pages

The Best and the Brightest Summary

The Best and the Brightest

by David Halberstam 1969 688 pages

Dead Wake Summary

The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

by Erik Larson 2015 430 pages

The Next Civil War Summary

The Next Civil War

Dispatches from the American Future

by Stephen Marche 2022 238 pages

American History

JFK's Forgotten Crisis Summary

JFK's Forgotten Crisis

Tibet, the CIA, and the Sino-Indian War

by Bruce Riedel 2015 177 pages

Killing Kennedy Summary

Killing Kennedy

The End of Camelot

by Bill O'Reilly 2012 325 pages

September 11 Summary

An Oral History

by Dean E. Murphy 2002 272 pages

American History

Inside the Apple Summary

Inside the Apple

A Streetwise History of New York City

by Michelle Nevius 2009 384 pages

by Rachel Maddow 2012 288 pages

The First Conspiracy Summary

The First Conspiracy

The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington

by Brad Meltzer 2019 413 pages

American History

The Lincoln Conspiracy Summary

The Lincoln Conspiracy

The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President⁠—and Why It Failed

by Brad Meltzer 2020 448 pages

The JFK Conspiracy Summary

The JFK Conspiracy

The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy―and Why It Failed

by Brad Meltzer 2025 304 pages

Our Declaration Summary

Our Declaration

A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality

by Danielle S. Allen 2014 320 pages

American History

The Assault on Truth Summary

The Assault on Truth

Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism

by Peter Oborne 2021 251 pages

Days of Fire Summary

Bush and Cheney in the White House

by Peter Baker 2013 816 pages

The Divider Summary

Trump in the White House, 2017-2021

by Peter Baker 2022 725 pages

Best Evidence Summary

by David S. Lifton 1980 920 pages

Conspiracy Theories

Colossus Summary

The Rise and Fall of the American Empire

by Niall Ferguson 2004 416 pages

American History

One Nation Under Blackmail Summary

One Nation Under Blackmail

The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Organized Crime That Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein, Vol. 2

by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022 432 pages

Conspiracy Theories

The 1619 Project Summary

The 1619 Project

A New Origin Story

by Nikole Hannah-Jones 2019 590 pages

The American Spirit Summary

The American Spirit

Who We Are and What We Stand For

by David McCullough 2017 176 pages

American History

Black Folk Summary

The Roots of the Black Working Class

by Blair L.M. Kelley 2023 352 pages

Wildland Summary

The Making of America's Fury

by Evan Osnos 2021 465 pages

Suicide of a Superpower Summary

Suicide of a Superpower

Will America Survive to 2025?

by Patrick J. Buchanan 2011 496 pages

Attack and Die Summary

Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage

by Grady McWhiney 1982 232 pages

American Civil War

The Indifferent Stars Above Summary

The Indifferent Stars Above

The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride

by Daniel James Brown 2009 288 pages

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