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10 bestAmerican History Booksof December 2025

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1

Cuba (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): An American History

Cuba (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): An American History

Cuba (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): An American History

Audible

9.8

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Magic Tree House Books 21-24 Boxed Set: American History Quartet

Magic Tree House Books 21-24 Boxed Set: American History Quartet

Magic Tree House Books 21-24 Boxed Set: American History Quartet

Penguin

9.6

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The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789

The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789

The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789

Oxford University Press, USA

9.4

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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West

Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West

Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West

Simon & Schuster

9.2

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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Simon & Schuster

9.0

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Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II

Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

The Penguin History of the USA: New edition

The Penguin History of the USA: New edition

History Smashers: Pearl Harbor

History Smashers: Pearl Harbor

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Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

8.8

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Creating Black Americans: African-American History and Its Meanings, 1619 to the Present

Creating Black Americans: African-American History and Its Meanings, 1619 to the Present

Creating Black Americans: African-American History and Its Meanings, 1619 to the Present

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

8.6

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What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848

What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848

What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

8.3

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The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians (Gift for History Buffs)

The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians (Gift for History Buffs)

The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians (Gift for History Buffs)

8.0

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American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America

American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America

American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America

Random House Books for Young Readers

7.8

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