What is a good book that helps explain our American history easily and in a way teens can understand?

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sportzy201


I want to find a book that is an easy way to learn about American history. I want to be able to learn about the important events that happened in our history.


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The best book ever written on US history is "People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn. I read it back in high school, and it made me want to be a historian.

What's great about it it that it's a bottom-up history of the US, told from the point of view of ordinary people: the native Americans, workers, immigrants, rather than all Presidents all the time.

What are some good books concerning American History?




Heather


I need a book to do a book report on for my History class. My teacher suggested something on the holocaust., The book has to have something to do with American History. I want it to be something good, i don't want to be bored the whole time i read it. It also has to be at least 200 pages long. I asked him about like the scarlet letter or the grapes of wrath and he wont allow it because those are books we will read in an english class. So, any suggestions please?


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If you can read historical fiction, then read The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara--it's a civil war novel that was a bestseller and helped kickstart the whole Civil War popularity trend.
I guarantee you'll love Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry--it's a western.

If you're interested in the Kennedy Assassination, then read Case Closed--that's non-fiction

How about Lies My Teacher Told Me by Loewen

Here's a list of great historical fiction:
http://www.onlineclasses.org/2010/06/01/100-all-time-best-historical-fiction-books/




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