As we mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, it's a good time to revisit the history and founding documents that continue to shape our country today. These books help refresh our knowledge, explore enduring myths, and shed light on misconceptions. Knowing our history positions us better for imagining how and what our future could be.
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The Words That Made Us
America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840
The Bald Eagle
The Improbable Journey of America's Bird
A People's History of the United States
The Rediscovery of America
Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
American Struggle
Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology
We the People
A History of the U.S. Constitution
The Nation That Never Was
Reconstructing America's Story
America, América
A New History of the New World
The U.S. Constitution
A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader
We the Women
The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America
1776
The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates
Black Resistance/White Law
A History of Constitutional Racism in America
Common Sense (1776), Addressed to Today's Citizens of America
An Erasure
| # | Title | Subtitle | Author(s) | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our Declaration | A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality | Danielle Allen | 2026 | |
| 2 | The Words That Made Us | America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840 | Akhil Reed Amar | 2021 | |
| 3 | The Bald Eagle | The Improbable Journey of America's Bird | Jack E Davis | 2023 | |
| 4 | A People's History of the United States | Howard Zinn | 2015 | ||
| 5 | The Rediscovery of America | Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History | Ned Blackhawk | 2023 | |
| 6 | American Struggle | Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology | Jon Meacham | 2026 | |
| 7 | We the People | A History of the U.S. Constitution | Jill Lepore | 2025 | |
| 8 | The Nation That Never Was | Reconstructing America's Story | Kermit Roosevelt III | 2023 | |
| 9 | America, América | A New History of the New World | Greg Grandin | 2025 | |
| 10 | The U.S. Constitution | A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader | Melissa Murray | 2026 | |
| 11 | We the Women | The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America | Norah O'Donnell and Kate Andersen Brower | 2026 | |
| 12 | 1776 | David McCullough | 2006 | ||
| 13 | The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates | Ralph Ketcham | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Black Resistance/White Law | A History of Constitutional Racism in America | Mary Frances Berry | 1995 | |
| 15 | Common Sense (1776), Addressed to Today's Citizens of America | An Erasure | Crystal Simone Smith | 2026 |