US History – Reading Quest

Cycle 1 – US History Reading Plan

TitleAuthorPeriodGenreReading Status
Columbus: The Four VoyagesLaurence BergreenExploration and Colonial Era (1492 – 1763)Non-Fiction
Act of OblivionRobert HarrisExploration and Colonial Era (1492 – 1763)Fiction
American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804Alan TaylorRevolutionary Era (1763 – 1788)Non-Fiction
The Bastard (Kent Family Chronicles #1)John JakesRevolutionary Era (1763 – 1788)Fiction
The Rebels (Kent Family Chronicles #2)John JakesRevolutionary Era (1763 – 1788)Fiction
The Whiskey Rebellion: A Distilled History of an American CrisisBradyJ CrytzerFederalist Era (1788 – 1800)Non-Fiction
The Whiskey RebelsDavid LissFederalist Era (1788 – 1800)Fiction
American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783-1850Alan TaylorJeffersonian Era (1801 – 1817)Non-Fiction
The Seekers (Kent Family Chronicles #3)John JakesJeffersonian Era (1801 – 1817)Fiction
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship EssexNathaniel PhilbrickEra of Good Feelings / Monroe Era (1815 – 1825)Non-Fiction
The Furies (Kent Family Chronicles #4)John JakesEra of Good Feelings / Monroe Era (1815 – 1825)Fiction
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848DanielWalker HoweJacksonian Era (1825 – 1849)Non-Fiction
California GoldJohn JakesJacksonian Era (1825 – 1849)Fiction
This Hallowed Ground: A History of the Civil WarBruce CattonCivil War Era (1849 – 1865)Non-Fiction
The Titans (Kent Family Chronicles #5)John JakesCivil War Era (1849 – 1865)Fiction
Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877Eric FonerReconstruction & Expansion (1866 – 1877)Non-Fiction
The Warriors (Kent Family Chronicles #6)John JakesReconstruction & Expansion (1866 – 1877)Fiction
American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900HW BrandsGilded Age (1877 – 1896)Non-Fiction
The Lawless (Kent Family Chronicles #7)John JakesGilded Age (1877 – 1896)Fiction
The Path Between the SeasDavid McCulloughProgressive and Imperial Eras (1896 – 1917)Non-Fiction
The Americans (Kent Family Chronicles #8)John JakesProgressive and Imperial Eras (1896 – 1917)Fiction
The Great War in America: World War I and Its AftermathGarrett PeckWorld War I (1917 – 1918)Non-Fiction
To the Last Man (World War I, 1914-1918)Jeff ShaaraWorld War I (1917 – 1918)Fiction
Anything Goes: A Biography of the Roaring TwentiesLucy MooreRoaring Twenties (1919 – 1929)Non-Fiction
HollywoodGore VidalRoaring Twenties (1919 – 1929)Fiction
Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great DepressionStuds TerkelGreat Depression (1929 – 1940)Non-Fiction
The Four WindsKristin HannahGreat Depression (1929 – 1940)Fiction
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945Max HastingsWorld War II (1942 – 1945)Non-Fiction
The Winds of WarHerman WoukWorld War II (1942 – 1945)Fiction
War and RemembranceHerman WoukWorld War II (1942 – 1945)Fiction
The Korean WarMax HastingsCold War Era (1946 – 1992)Non-Fiction
The Frozen Hours (Korean War, 1950-1953)Jeff ShaaraCold War Era (1946 – 1992)Fiction
Directorate S: The CIA and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and PakistanSteve CollThe Modern Era (1992 – 2016)Non-Fiction
Daisy Jones & the SixTaylorJenkins ReidThe Modern Era (1992 – 2016)Fiction
The Room Where It HappenedJohn BoltonTrump Era (2016 – Present)Non-Fiction
A People’s History of the United StatesHoward ZinnGeneral US HistoryNon-Fiction
New YorkEdward RutherfordGeneral US HistoryFiction
The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870Hugh ThomasSlavery Era (1619 – 1863)Non-Fiction
RootsAlex HaleySlavery Era (1619 – 1863)Fiction
The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American WestPeter CozzensNative American HistoryNon-Fiction
The Last of the MohicansJamesFenimore CooperNative American HistoryFiction

Cycle 0

TitleAuthorPeriodGenreReading Status
Gone for Soldiers: A NovelJeff ShaaraJacksonian Era (1825 – 1849)Fiction
The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American DreamH.W. BrandsJacksonian Era (1825 – 1849)Non-Fiction

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