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The 10 best books about US history that everyone should read

Think you know American history? Maybe it’s time to reconsider. The story of the United States is far more complicated, painful, and fascinating than what most of us learned in school. Too often, the ...
USA Today

We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution

The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in We the People, the ...

250 years of U.S. history was projected on the Washington Monument. A lot was missing

NPR's Steve Inskeep explores the Trump administration's portrayal of 250 years of U.S history captured on the Washington ...
NPR

A new book, 'History Matters,' features the work of David McCullough

A new posthumous collection from David McCullough, "History Matters," has just been published. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jon Meacham and Dorie McCullough Lawson about it. DAVID MCCULLOUGH: Good ...
The New York Times

‘Voodoo Rituals’ and Banana Wars: U.S. Military Action in Latin America

The United States’ history in the region includes several about-faces, contradictions and missteps. The United States’ history in the region includes several about-faces, contradictions and missteps.