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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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	1,001 Things Everyone Should Know About American History by John A. Garraty 1^st edition from Nelson Doubleday, Inc. for 9th-Adult in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	America and Its People by Laureat Bernard,Ralph Brande, Don Sharkey from W. H. Sadlier for 9th-12th grade in Vintage Readers & Textbooks (Location: VIN-READ) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	America During Four Wars by Earl Schenck Miers & Felix Sutton from Grosset & Dunlap in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
	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 One Nation Under God 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)
	America: A Patriotic Primer by Lynne Cheney from Simon and Schuster for Preschool-2nd grade in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF) $5.00 (2 in stock)
	America: A Patriotic Primer by Lynne Cheney from Scholastic Inc. for Preschool-2nd grade in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	American Adventures 1620-1945 by Elizabeth Coatsworth, illustrated by Robert Frankenberg from Macmillan for 4th-7th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	American Children Through Their Books 1700-1835 by Sister Monica Kiefer 1970 printing from University of Pennsylvania Press for Adult in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	American Moments Scenes from American History by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Bruce Strachan from Henry Holt and Company for 1st-4th grade in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	American Nation by John D. Hicks from Riverside Press for Adult in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $6.50 (1 in stock)
	American Story The drama and adventure of our country since 1728 as told by The Saturday Evening Post from Curtis Publishing Co. for 9th-Adult in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Beards' New Basic History of the United States by Charles A. Beard, Mary R. Beard, and William Beard from Doubleday & Company for 10th-Adult in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Bible and the Constitution by Verna M. Hall and Rosalie J. Slater 1^st edition from Foundation for American Christian Education for Adult in Principle Approach (Location: HSR-METPA)
	Birthdays of Freedom Book One America's Heritage from the Ancient World 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 From the Fall of Rome to July 4, 1776 by Genevieve Foster from Charles Scribner's Sons for 3rd-6th grade 1953 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Character for Life by Don Hawkinson for 7th-12th grade in America's Christian Heritage (Location: HISA-CH) $18.00 (1 in stock)
	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)
	Christian Life and Character of the Civil United States by Benjamin F. Morris from American Vision Press for 9th-Adult in America's Christian Heritage (Location: HISA-CH) $35.00 (1 in stock)
	Citizen's Handbook Civics in Action 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 3^rd edition from DK Publishing American History Reference for 4th-8th grade in American Presidency (Location: HISV-PRE) $16.99
	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)
	Glory and the Dream - Volume 1 A Narrative History of America 1932-1972 by William Manchester from Little, Brown & Company for 10th grade-adult in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS)
	Glory and the Dream - Volume 2 A Narrative History of America 1932-1972 by William Manchester from Little, Brown & Company for 10th grade-adult in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS)
	Golden Book History of the United States Volume 11 Famous Americans From A to L from Golden Press for 4th-8th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Golden Book History of the United States Volume 12 Famous Americans From M to Z 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)
	Heritage of Freedom The History & Significance of the Basic Documents of American Liberty by Frank Monaghan from Princeton University Press for 9th-Adult in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	History of the United States by Alexander H. Stephens 1999 reproduction from American Foundation Publications for Adult in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	History of the United States and Its People by Edward Eggleston 1^st edition from Lost Classics Book Co. for 7th-9th grade in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF) $12.00 (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 Concise Edition B 1790-1877 by Joy Hakim Concise from K12 for 5th-9th grade in History of US (Location: HISA-HAKIM) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	In God We Trust Stories of Faith in American History 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)
	It Happened in America True Stories from the Fifty States by Lila Perl 1^st edition from Henry Holt and Company for 3rd-6th grade in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Landmark History of the American People Volume 1 From Plymouth to Appomattox Landmark Giant #16 by Daniel J. Boorstin from Random House for 4th-12th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Light and the Glory 1492-1793 God's Plan for America by Peter Marshall, David Manuel Revised Expanded from Revell Publishing for 9th-Adult in Light and the Glory (Location: HISA-LG)
	Making of America by Robert D. Johnston Reissue from National Geographic for 6th-10th grade in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Making of America by Robert D. Johnston from National Geographic for 6th-9th grade in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	My Fellow Americans by Alice Provensen 1^st 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)
	Never Before in History America's Inspired Birth by Gary Amos & Richard Gardiner from Foundation for Biblical Research American History Reference for 10th-Adult in America's Christian Heritage (Location: HISA-CH) $25.00 $24.00 (2 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 Years 1915 to 1920: Fighting for Democracy in World War 1 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 Years 1940 to 1945: Global War for a Free World 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)
	Price of Liberty by Wayne Whipple from Mantle Ministries for 6th-9th grade in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson from Viking Press for 1st-3rd grade 1941 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $18.99
	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)
	We Were There, Too! by Phillip Hoose 1^st edition from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for 4th-6th grade in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Why America Is Free A History of the Founding of the American Republic, 1750-1800 from University of Virginia Press for 7th-10th grade in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF) $11.00 (2 in stock)
	Young Reader's Companion to American History by John A. Garraty, editor from Houghton Mifflin for 9th-12th grade in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF) $7.50 (1 in stock)

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