American History Reference

For a country less than 250 years old, the United States has a lot of history. From a collection of backwater colonies to the dominant world power, its story is fascinating, extensive, and as diverse as the ethnicities and races represented by its population. Most of our American history books are divided according to specific periods or events (the Colonial Period, Civil War, etc.); this section acts as a catch-all for reference works and overviews of the history of the nation.

Whether you're looking for resources to supplement a broader study, crafts to help illustrate particular events or figures, reference works for putting names and dates together, or just plain collections of fun facts, this is the place to look. Imagine it as a reject heap for American history books—you might be frustrated if you're looking for something specific, but if you're willing to browse there are some genuine treasures hidden among the rejected titles. And in the tradition of the American governmental system, there are as many perspectives here as there are books—and possibly even a few more.

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20th Century in America Lap-Pak
from Home School in the Woods
for 3rd-8th grade
in Hands-On History Activity-Paks (Location: HISRF-HOH)
All Through the Ages
by Christine Miller
3rd edition from Nothing New Press
World History Reference for All grades
in World History Reference (Location: HISW-REF)
America First updated
by Lawton B. Evans, Updated & Revised by Rachel Lebowitz
from Charlotte Mason Plenary LLC
for 4th-6th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
America from the Beginning - Student Manual
by Joshua Franklin, Debbie Lawrence
from Answers in Genesis
for 3rd-8th grade
in U.S. History Curriculum (Location: HISCUR-US)
$29.00 (1 in stock)
America in the 1970s
from Facts On File
for 5th-8th grade
in 20th Century America (Location: HISA-20)
$25.00 (1 in stock)
America's Lost Dream
by Tom Dooley
from Master Books
American History for 4th-6th grade
in America's Christian Heritage (Location: HISA-CH)
$12.79 $10.00 (2 in stock)
American Adventures
by Elizabeth Coatsworth, illustrated by Robert Frankenberg
from Macmillan
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
American Adventures Part 1
by Morrie Greenberg
from Brooke-Richards Press
for 4th-6th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$3.50 (5 in stock)
American Adventures Part 2
by Morrie Greenberg
from Brooke-Richards Press
for 4th-6th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$6.00 (2 in stock)
American History in Verse
by Burton Stevenson
from Bob Jones University Press
Poetry for 3rd-Adult
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$11.00
BFB 50 States Map
from Beautiful Feet Books
for 5th-6th grade
in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB)
$16.95
Birthdays of Freedom Book One
by Genevieve Foster
from Charles Scribner's Sons
for 3rd-6th grade
1953 Newbery Honor Book
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Birthdays of Freedom Book Two
by Genevieve Foster
from Charles Scribner's Sons
for 3rd-6th grade
1953 Newbery Honor Book
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Child's First Book of American History
by Earl Schenck Miers, James Daugherty
from Beautiful Feet Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB)
$32.95
Child's First Book of American History (hardcover)
by Earl Schenck Miers, James Daugherty
from Beautiful Feet Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB)
$42.95
Children's Encyclopedia of American History
by David C. King
from DK Publishing
for 3rd-8th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
Citizen's Handbook
by Bethany Poore
from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass Uncle Sam and You (Location: GOV-CURNG)
DK Eyewitness: Presidents
DK Eyewitness Series
by James Barber
3rd edition from DK Publishing
American History Reference for 4th-8th grade
in American Presidency (Location: HISV-PRE)
$16.99
Don't Know Much About American History
by Kenneth C. Davis
from HarperCollins
for 4th-6th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Everything You Need to Know About American History Homework
by Anne Zeman & Kate Kelly
from Scholastic Inc.
for 4th-6th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$5.50 (3 in stock)
First Book of America
by L. Somerville
from Usborne
for 1st-5th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$2.25 (1 in stock)
For You They Signed
by Marilyn Boyer
from Master Books
for 3rd-8th grade
in America's Christian Heritage (Location: HISA-CH)
$27.99 $18.00 (1 in stock)
For You They Signed (old)
by Marilyn Boyer
from Learning Parent
for 3rd-8th grade
in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$12.50 (1 in stock)
From Sea to Shining Sea for Children
by Peter Marshall, David Manuel & Anna Fishel
from Revell Publishing
American History Reference for 4th-6th grade
in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Golden Book History of the United States Volume 11
from Golden Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Golden Book History of the United States Volume 12
from Golden Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Golden Book of America
by Bruce Catton
Seventh Printing from Golden Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
$6.00 (3 in stock)
Great Days of the Circus
by Freeman Hubbard
from Harper & Row
for 5th-8th grade
in American Heritage Junior Library (Location: VIN-HIS)
Great Heritage
by Katherine B. Shippen, illustrated by C. B. Falls
from Viking Press
for 5th-10th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
History of US - 11 Volume Set
History of US
by Joy Hakim
3rd Revised Edition from Oxford University
American History Reference for 5th-9th grade
in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM)
History of US - 11 Volume Set (soft)
History of US
by Joy Hakim
2nd edition from Oxford University
American History Reference for 5th-9th grade
in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM)
$55.00 (1 in stock)
History of US - 11 Volumes (hardcover)
by Joy Hakim
3rd Revised Edition from Oxford University
for 5th-9th grade
in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM)
$165.00 (1 in stock)
History of US Book 10
History of US Book 10
by Joy Hakim
3rd Revised Edition from Oxford University
American History Reference for 5th-9th grade
in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM)
$11.00 (1 in stock)
History of US Book 2
by Joy Hakim
3rd edition from Oxford University
for 4th-6th grade
in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM)
$9.00 (2 in stock)
History of US Book 3
by Joy Hakim
3rd edition from Oxford University
for 5th-9th grade
in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
History of US Book 4
by Joy Hakim
3rd edition from Oxford University
for 4th-6th grade
in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM)
$9.00 (3 in stock)
History of US Book 6
History of US Book 6
by Joy Hakim
3rd edition from Oxford University
American History Reference for 5th-9th grade
in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
History of US Book 9
by Joy Hakim
3rd edition from Oxford University
for 5th-7th grade
in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM)
$9.00 (2 in stock)
History of US Book Concise Edition B
by Joy Hakim
Concise from K12
for 5th-9th grade
in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
History Songs with CD
Audio Memory CDs
by Larry Troxel
from Audio Memory
for 2nd-6th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$15.95
History through the Ages: America's History - Timeline Figures
by Amy Pak
from Home School in the Woods
Timeline Figures for 3rd-8th grade
in Timeline Resources (Location: HISRF-TIM)
$32.95
History Uncovered: The U.S.A.
by Kristine Carlson Asselin
from Kane Miller
for 2nd-5th grade
in Historical & Cultural Atlases (Location: HISRF-ATLAS)
$13.00 (1 in stock)
In God We Trust
by Timothy Crater & Ranelda Hunsicker
from Victor Books
for 1st-6th grade
in America's Christian Heritage (Location: HISA-CH)
$12.00 (3 in stock)
Interactive 3-D Maps: American History
by Donald M. Silver, Patricia J. Wynne
from Scholastic Inc.
for 4th-8th grade
in Historical & Cultural Atlases (Location: HISRF-ATLAS)
$8.00 (2 in stock)
It Happened in America
by Lila Perl
1st edition from Henry Holt and Company
for 3rd-6th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Kids' Guide to American History
by Tracy M. Sumner
from Barbour Publishing
for 4th-6th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Landmark History of the American People
by Daniel & Ruth Boorstin
from Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd.
for 3rd-8th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$12.00 (4 in stock)
Landmark History of the American People Volume 1
Landmark Giant #16
by Daniel J. Boorstin
from Random House
for 4th-12th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Landmark History of the American People Volume 2
Landmark Giant #21
by Daniel J. Boorstin
from Random House
for 4th-12th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Landmark History of the American People Volume I
by Daniel J. Boorstin, Ruth F. Boorstin
from Avyx, Inc.
for 4th-8th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$15.00 (3 in stock)
Landmark History of the American People Volume II
by Daniel J. Boorstin, Ruth F. Boorstin
from Avyx, Inc.
for 4th-8th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$15.00 (2 in stock)
Light and the Glory for Children
by Peter Marshall & David Manuel
from Revell Publishing
American History Reference for 4th-6th grade
in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$3.00 (2 in stock)
Light and the Glory for Young Readers
by Anna Wilson Fishel, David Manuel, Peter Marshall
Reprint from Revell Publishing
for 4th-6th grade
in Light and the Glory (Location: HISA-LG)
$18.00
Makers of the Americas
by Marion Lansing
Second Edition from D. C. Heath and Company
for 4th-8th grade
in Vintage Readers & Textbooks (Location: VIN-READ)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
My Fellow Americans
by Alice Provensen
1st edition from Harcourt Children's Books
for 2nd-5th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$5.00 (3 in stock)
Naval Battles and Heroes
by Wilbur Cross
from American Heritage Publishing Co.
for 5th-8th grade
in American Heritage Junior Library (Location: VIN-HIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Our Heritage of Freedom
by B Elane clegg, Darlene P Stoker
for 3rd-6th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 1
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 10
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 11
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-6th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 12
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 13
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 14
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-6th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 18
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 19
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 20
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 21
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 3
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 4
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 5
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 6
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 8
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Pictorial Encyclopedia of American History Volume 9
from United States Capital Historical Society
for 4th-7th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
President Has Been Shot!
by Rebecca C. Jones
1st edition from Troll Publishing
in American Presidency (Location: HISV-PRE)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Scholastic Encyclopedia of the United States
by Judy Bock & Rachel Kranz
from Scholastic Inc.
for 4th-8th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Scholastic Encyclopedia of the United States at War
by June A. English & Thomas D. Jones
from Scholastic Inc.
for 4th-8th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Scholastic Encyclopedia of the United States at War
by June A. English & Thomas D. Jones
Updated from Scholastic Inc.
for 4th-8th grade
in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Scholastic Encyclopedia of Women in the United States
by Sheila Keenan
Revised from Scholastic Inc.
for 4th-8th grade
in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$3.00 (2 in stock)
Shaping of a Nation: 1000 A.D. to the Present
by Terri Johnson
from Knowledge Quest
for 1st-6th grade
in Historical & Cultural Atlases (Location: HISRF-ATLAS)
Smithsonian American History
by David C. King
from DK Publishing
for 4th-8th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Sounding Forth the Trumpet for Young Readers
by Anna Wilson Fishel, David Manuel, Peter Marshall
from Revell Publishing
for 4th-6th grade
in Light and the Glory (Location: HISA-LG)
$9.50 (2 in stock)
Story of the U.S.A. Book 1
by Franklin Escher, Jr.
from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-8th grade
in Story of the U.S.A. (Location: HISCUR-US)
$17.09 $8.50 (3 in stock)
Story of the U.S.A. Book 1 - Teacher's Guide & Answer Key
by Franklin Escher, Jr.
from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-8th grade
in Story of the U.S.A. (Location: HISCUR-US)
$10.89
Story of the U.S.A. Book 2
by Franklin Escher, Jr.
from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-8th grade
in Story of the U.S.A. (Location: HISCUR-US)
$17.09 $8.50 (5 in stock)
Story of the U.S.A. Book 2 - Teacher's Guide & Answer Key
by Franklin Escher, Jr.
from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-8th grade
in Story of the U.S.A. (Location: HISCUR-US)
Story of the U.S.A. Book 3 - Teacher's Guide & Answer Key
by Franklin Escher, Jr.
from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-8th grade
in Story of the U.S.A. (Location: HISCUR-US)
$10.89
Story of the U.S.A. Book 4
by Franklin Escher, Jr.
from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-8th grade
in Story of the U.S.A. (Location: HISCUR-US)
$17.09 $8.50 (2 in stock)
Story of the U.S.A. Book 4 - Teacher's Guide & Answer Key
by Franklin Escher, Jr.
from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-8th grade
in Story of the U.S.A. (Location: HISCUR-US)
This Country of Ours
by H. E. Marshall
from Yesterday's Classics
for 4th-8th grade
in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
$22.95
This Country of Ours (B&W Edition)
by H. E. Marshall
from Living Book Press
for 4th-8th grade
in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
$16.99
This Country of Ours (Color Edition)
by H. E. Marshall
from Living Book Press
for 4th-8th grade
in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
$29.99
True Stories of Great Men & Women For Young Americans
from W. E. Scull
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
Tunes That Teach American History
by Ken Sheldon
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
U. S. History Cookbook
by Joan D'Amico and Karen Eich Drummond
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 1st-5th grade
in Cooking for Kids (Location: COOK-KID)
$16.00
United States Capitol
from Unknown Publisher
for 5th-8th grade
in Landmarks & Symbols of the United States (Location: HISV-LANUS)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
United States History Atlas
2nd edition from maps.com
for 3rd-7th grade
in Historical & Cultural Atlases (Location: HISRF-ATLAS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
USA + Colonies Map
from Beautiful Feet Books
for 5th-6th grade
in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB)
$16.95
We Were There, Too!
by Phillip Hoose
1st edition from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
for 4th-6th grade
in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Writing Trails in American History
by Laurie Barrie
from Logos School
Writing Curriculum for 3rd-5th grade
in Writing Trails (Location: WRI-TRAIL)
$15.00