Landmark Giants

Contrasted with the rest of the Landmark books, the Landmark Giants are, as the name implies, larger—about 9"x12" and slightly thicker. Their contents are also typically more broad; with the exception of Americans to the Moon, they tend to cover longer periods of history, larger people groups, or whole cities or regions. In the wild, the books aren't always clearly labeled as Landmark Giants and rarely is the "Giant #" visible; some of them are printed by other publishers and have different covers. Availability and prices can vary wildly. We've provided a list of titles here, essentially in publishing order. Below, you can sort by title or author.

  1. The FBI Story by Don Whitehead, Foreword by J. Edgar Hoover 
  2. The Continent We Live On by Ivan T. Sanderson 
  3. The American Indian by William Brandon
  4. The Story of Baseball by John M. Rosenburg
  5. Life in the Ancient World by Bart Winer
  6. Life in Colonial America by Elizabeth George Speare
  7. The Story of World War II by Robert Leckie
  8. Life in Lincoln's America by Helen Reeder Cross
  9. The Story of Football by Robert Leckie
  10. The Story of World War I by Robert Leckie
  11. Great American Athletes of the 20th Century by Zander Hollander
  12. Life in the Middle Ages by Jay Williams
  13. Washington, D.C.: The Story of Our Nation's Capital by Howard K. Smith
  14. American Heroes of the 20th Century by Harold Faber
  15. The Story of New England by Monroe Stearns
  16. The Landmark History of the American People from Plymouth to Appomattox by Daniel J. Boorstin 
  17. Great American Battles by Robert Leckie 
  18. Life in the Renaissance by Marzieh Gail
  19. New York: The Story of the World's Most Exciting City by Bruce Bliven
  20. Americans to the Moon: The Story of Project Apollo by Gene Gurney
  21. The Landmark History of the American People from Appomattox to the Moon by Daniel J. Boorstin
  22. American Sports Heroes of Today by Frederic Katz
  23. Pro Football Heroes of Today by Berry Stainback
  24. Great Moments in American Sports by Jerry Brondfield
  25. Pro Hockey Heroes of Today by Bill Libby
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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)
Life in Colonial America
Landmark Giant #6
by Elizabeth George Speare
from Random House
for 6th-12th grade
in Landmark Giants (Location: VIN-LAN)