The Oxford History of the United States

The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 by Robert Middlekauff

The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789

The Oxford History of the United States #1

Robert Middlekauff

736 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective slow-paced
Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 by Gordon S. Wood

Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815

The Oxford History of the United States #2

Gordon S. Wood

778 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 by Daniel Walker Howe

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

The Oxford History of the United States #3

Daniel Walker Howe

904 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

The Oxford History of the United States #4

James M. McPherson

909 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States During Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 by Richard White

The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States During Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896

The Oxford History of the United States #5

Richard White

968 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Reawakened Nation: The Birth of Modern America, 1896-1929 by Bruce J. Schulman
Reawakened Nation: The Birth of Modern America, 1896-1929
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Bruce J. Schulman

Reawakened Nation: The Birth of Modern America, 1896-1929

The Oxford History of the United States #6

Bruce J. Schulman

736 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 by David M. Kennedy

Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945

The Oxford History of the United States #7

David M. Kennedy

990 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974 by James T. Patterson

Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974

The Oxford History of the United States #8

James T. Patterson

848 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Restless Giant: The United States from Watergate to Bush V. Gore by James T. Patterson

Restless Giant: The United States from Watergate to Bush V. Gore

The Oxford History of the United States #9

James T. Patterson

448 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776 by George C. Herring

From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations Since 1776

The Oxford History of the United States #10

George C. Herring

1056 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative medium-paced