5 must-read history books like The American Yawp: A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook, Vol. 1: To 1877 by Joseph L. Locke

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The American Yawp: A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook, Vol. 1: To 1877

By: Joseph L. Locke

3.81

Format: 456 pages, Paperback

"I too am not a bit tamed―I too am untranslatable / I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the …

If you liked the history plot in The American Yawp: A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook, Vol. 1: To 1877 by Joseph L. Locke , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Green Rider (Green Rider, #1)

By: Kristen Britain

4.50

Format: 24 pages, Mass Market Paperback

On her long journey home from school after a fight which will surely lead to her expulsion, Karigan… read more

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"I swear...I'll deliver the message for the love of my country."

-Kristen Britain, Green Rider (Green Rider, #1)

"You're a stubborn, ill-trained horse." she said The horse snorted and walked towards the North Road of his own volition. "Hey!" Karigan pulled back on the reins. "Whoa. Who do you think is in charge …"

-Kristen Britain, Green Rider (Green Rider, #1)

"Like joy's brooch you brought back to us, they always fine their way home. These brooches are curious things. More curious than you know. New riders Will be called to the service, and they Will wear …"

-Kristen Britain, Green Rider (Green Rider, #1)

"But I wasn't called," Karigan said. "Are you so sure?" The captain smiled. "The valling to become a rider comes in a variety of ways. Perhaps you are right about iT being the situation: F'ryan's dyin…"

-Kristen Britain, Green Rider (Green Rider, #1)

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2. The Cold War: A New History

By: John Lewis Gaddis

3.95

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The “dean of Cold War historians” (The New York Times) now presents the definitive account of the g… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
"The sign of a good novel is what it can cause its reader to see, even if this lies beyond the author's own vision."

-John Lewis Gaddis, The Cold War: A New History

"Enrollments in American colleges tripled between 1955 and 1970, 250% in the Soviet Union, 400% in France, and more than 200% in China by 1965. Gaddis writes, "What governments failed to foresee was t…"

-John Lewis Gaddis, The Cold War: A New History

3. Barbarian Virtues: The United States Encounters Foreign Peoples at Home and Abroad, 1876-1917

By: Matthew Frye Jacobson

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

How a new American identity was forged by immigration and expansion a century ago. In Barbarian Vir… read more

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4. The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1)

By: Michael Scott

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

An alternate cover edition exists . Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on 28 September 1330. Nearly… read more

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5. The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #2)

By: Michael Scott

4.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Lights. Home fo… read more

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6. Nervous Conditions

By: Tsitsi Dangarembga

4.54

Format: 253 pages,

A modern classic in the African literary canon and voted in the Top Ten Africa's 100 Best Books of … read more

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7. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

By: Harriet Ann Jacobs

3.85

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The true story of an individual's struggle for self-identity, self-preservation, and freedom, Incid… read more

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8. Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)

By: Chinua Achebe

3.73

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

A simple story of a "strong man" whose life is dominated by fear and anger, Things Fall Apart is wr… read more

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  • school
  • read for school
"Let us not reason like cowards,"

-Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)

"There is no story that is not true."

-Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)

"عندما يضئ القمر يشعر الكسيح برغبة قوية إلى المشي"

-Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)

"إذا نظر امرؤ إلى فم ملك, ظن أنه لم يرضع قط من ثدي أمه"

-Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)

9. Give Me Liberty!: An American History to 1877

By: Eric Foner

3.67

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Freedom, the oldest of cliches and the most modern of aspirations, is the unifying theme in the new… read more

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10. ギヴン 7 [Given 7]

By: Natsuki Kizu

4.27

Format: 157 pages, Paperback

柊の「好き」は綺麗だな。俺のはもう、灼け焦げてるけど。 プロへの誘いを保留し、立夏や柊に頑なな態度をみせる真冬。そんな姿を目の当たりにし、彼を傷つけたと焦る柊に、「お前も、由紀のことが好きだっただろ… read more

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11. ギヴン 8 (Given, #8)

By: Natsuki Kizu

4.21

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

メジャーデビューを決めた柊のバンド『syh』のサポートにつく立夏。ギヴンへのプロの誘いを保留にした真冬は、どうやって歌っていたかすら曖昧になってしまう。立夏から、柊のバンドのライブに誘われるが、差し… read more

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12. White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America

By: Anthea Butler

4.27

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

The American political scene today is poisonously divided, and the vast majority of white evangelic… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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13. The Spare Man

By: Mary Robinette Kowal

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Tesla Crane, a brilliant inventor and an heiress, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space li… read more

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14. Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad

By: Matthew F. Delmont

4.53

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The definitive history of World War II from the African American perspective, written by civil righ… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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15. Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America

By: Pekka Hämäläinen

4.05

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

There is an old, deeply rooted story about America that goes like this: Columbus “discovers” a stra… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • the united states of america
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16. Angels Before Man

By: Rafael Nicolás

4.14

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

A queer retelling of Satan's fall that's part cozy coming of age and part fast-paced tragedy, with … read more

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"I know what the Lord dressed me in and what He handed to me, and inside, I can feel the detail He put into me. And yet, still, I’m so lost. I only want to be useful to Him, but I don’t know how. I wa…"

-Rafael Nicolás, Angels Before Man

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17. Full Flight

By: Ashley Schumacher

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Everyone else in the tiny town of Enfield, Texas calls fall football season, but for the forty-thre… read more

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18. Rest Easy: Discover Calm and Abundance through the Radical Power of Rest

By: Ximena Vengoechea

3.69

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Brimming with encouraging wisdom, easy-to-follow guidance, and illuminating illustrations, Rest Eas… read more

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19. The American Yawp: A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook, Vol. 1: To 1877

By: Joseph L. Locke

3.81

Format: 456 pages, Paperback

"I too am not a bit tamed―I too am untranslatable / I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • school
  • the united states of america
  • read for school
  • college
  • nonfiction
  • education
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20. Interview with the Devil

By: Michael Harbron

4.11

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

"Interview with the Devil' is a chilling masterpiece that captivates and terrifies in equal measure… read more

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"Your God wanted to light the match; it was I who begged the question of how long it would take for the place to burn down."

-Michael Harbron, Interview with the Devil

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21. Interview with the Devil: Resurrection

By: Michael Harbron

4.36

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

In the gripping second installment of the series, Joseph Banbury ventures further into the realms o… read more

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4.53

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