i'm looking for american history books on absolutely any topic as long as it relates to the history of america, i really want something in-depth that has lots of information for me to consume — if it helps, i'm really into presidents and american politics! thank you, kindly 🙂
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*What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848* by Daniel Walker Howe is excellent, I would highly recommend it.
Oxford History of the United States is your series. Any of them will work for you. What Hath God Wrought by Daniel Walker Howe (about the Jacksonian Era) seems to have the highest reputation and is really good, although I disagree with a lot of the arguments the author makes. The only other one I’ve read is The Republic For Which it Stands by Richard White, which was incredible, it’s about the Gilded Age. I’ve also heard good things about Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson which is about the Civil War and the time leading up to it. Really anything from the series will be a long but great read.
I also highly recommend The Impending Crisis by David M. Potter. It covers the decade leading up to the Civil War, which imo is the most fascinating topic to learn about in American History.
Probably my favorite American history are the Lyndon Johnson books by Robert Caro. If you want long and in depth, you’ll love these.
There are four so far: The Path to Power, Means of Ascent, Master of the Senate, and the Passage of Power. All are excellent.
I’d recommend reading them in order, but that’s not strictly speaking necessary. Means of Ascent is probably the most interesting as it goes into detail how he stole the Senate election of 1948. And he wasn’t ashamed of this one bit. And to be fair, he did have it stolen from him in 1942.
Howard Zinn’s *A People’s History of the United States*.
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Try some Sarah Vowell books.