re: Best US history books by time period

Posted by Swoopin

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Posted on 4/22/16 at 2:51 pm to Swoopin

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Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 4/23/16 at 12:25 am to Swoopin

A nice overview of American history with great illustrations.

The book was a companion volume to the great TV series of the same name (good luck finding that -- it might be at some libraries). Here's a 2 1/2 minute clip summing up Cooke's insights -- watch it if you dare:

Alistair Cooke Predicts America's Decline (1973)

Posted by zeebo

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Posted on 4/23/16 at 12:34 am to Kafka

D day by Ambrose

Pegasus Bridge by Ambrose (short read)

Young Men and Fire by Mc cClain ?

1776 by David Mc Culliugh has been mentioned already

Posted by hawgfaninc

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Posted on 4/23/16 at 1:09 am to AndyJ

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this is a great thread idea; so I just wanted to commend you for that.

Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 4/23/16 at 1:21 am to hawgfaninc

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this is a great thread idea; so I just wanted to commend you for that.

you're welcome

Posted by LSUfan20005

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Posted on 4/23/16 at 5:46 am to Swoopin

New World:

1491
1493

Dust Bowl:

The Worst Hard Time

Posted by gthog61

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Posted on 4/23/16 at 7:20 am to Kafka

Now imagine how difficult it will be to find a decent history book when today's college kids are writing them.

Posted by PentagonTiger

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Posted on 4/23/16 at 7:40 am to gthog61

For those interested in the Revolutionary and Early Republic eras, you may want to check out Nancy Isenberg's Fallen Founder. Isenberg is a history professor at LSU and provides an alternative, more sympathetic, view of Aaron Burr. It's a good read

Posted by geauxtigers87

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Posted on 4/23/16 at 7:45 am to PentagonTiger

Ardennes 1944 beevor

A war to be won Millett (wwii)

Paris 1919

Freedoms Forge. about production in wwii. Awesome book

Posted by Feral

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Posted on 4/23/16 at 7:52 am to Swoopin

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Great Depression
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Our Time by Mark Sullivan
USA by John Dos Passos

11. WWII
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The Second World War - John Keegan

12. Cold War & proxy conflicts incl Korea & Vietnam
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Mutual Contempt - Jeff Sheshol

I'm reading The Glory And The Dream by William Manchester right now. It's a two volume narrative history of American politics and culture from 1929 to Watergate and covers the Depression, WWII, the Cold War, the 50s, Civil Rights, the beatniks-turned-hippies, the Space Race, and Vietnam.

It's a long but fantastic read, and really gives you insight into our parents' and grandparents' world back then.

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