Essential History America (Misc)

1. Lowen, James.  Works.

 

Best know for his books dealing with errors in textbooks and historical places, Lowen is always a pleasure to read.

 

2. Perdue, Therda.  North American Indians A Very Short Introduction.

 

short but packed with information.

 

3. Baldwin, James.  The Fire Next Time

 

If you are an American, you should read it.

 

4.  Kurin, Richard.  A History of American in 100 Objects.

 

What the title says.  Really fun read too.

 

5. Krist, Gary.  Works

 

Krist tends to focus on crime, but his books are a joy to read.

 

6. Grua, David W.  Surviving Wounded Knee

 

About Native American and various movements.

 

7.  Garrow, David.  Liberty and Sexuality.

 

History of abortion rights in America.

 

8. Fenn, Elizabeth.  Encounters at the End of the World

 

History of Manden people.

 

9. Steward, David O.  Summer of 1787

 

10. Grimes, Sandra. Circle of Treason

 

About the hunt and capture for Ames.

 

11. Lee, Nancy Howell.  Search for an Abortionist.

 

Study about abortion when it was illegal.

 

12. Rowland, Debran,  Boundaries of Her Body

 

A history of women and law.

 

13. Miles, Tiya.  Tales from the Haunted South

 

14. Zinn, Howard.  A People's History of the United States

 

15. Brown, Dee.  Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

 

16. Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne.  An Indigenous People's History of the United States

 

17. Field, Douglas.  A Historical Guide to James Baldwin.