10 Top race books like The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk

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The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

By: Ned Blackhawk

4.18

Format: 596 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essentia…

If you liked the race plot in The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Night Watch

By: Jayne Anne Phillips

3.79

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

In 1874, in the wake of the War, erasure, trauma, and namelessness haunt civilians and veterans, re… read more

Similar categories in Jayne Anne Phillips's Night Watch book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • audiobook
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2. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

By: Hampton Sides

4.51

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more

Similar categories in Hampton Sides's The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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3. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

Similar categories in Erik Larson's The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • american history
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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4. James

By: Percival Everett

4.54

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and f… read more

Similar categories in Percival Everett's James book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • race
  • audiobook
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5. King: A Life

By: Jonathan Eig

4.67

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

The first full biography in decades, King mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk a… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Eig's King: A Life book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • american history
  • race
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • audiobook
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6. Wandering Stars

By: Tommy Orange

3.89

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout best seller There … read more

Similar categories in Tommy Orange's Wandering Stars book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • audiobook
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • native americans
"And in the year 1924 Indian citizenship will have been granted, even though they will mean to dissolve tribes by giving citizenship, dissolve being another word for disappearance, a kind of chemical …"

-Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars

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7. The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq

By: Steve Coll

4.44

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-… read more

Similar categories in Steve Coll's The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • american history
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

By: Ned Blackhawk

4.18

Format: 596 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history that recognizes that Native Americans are essentia… read more

Similar categories in Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • audiobook
  • american history
  • race
  • history
  • politics
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • native americans
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9. Blackouts

By: Justin Torres

3.77

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of We the Animals, Blackouts mines lost histories--personal and collect… read more

Similar categories in Justin Torres's Blackouts book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • audiobook
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10. Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World

By: John Vaillant

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of … read more

Similar categories in John Vaillant's Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power

By: Jefferson R. Cowie

4.50

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A prize-winning historian chronicles a sinister idea of freedom: white Americans’ freedom to oppres… read more

Similar categories in Jefferson R. Cowie's Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • american history
  • race
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • audiobook
"His body "was the corporeal archive of his pugnacious soul. The bullet [from a duel] caused him 'violent pain' on a regular basis, with bouts of blood gurgling into his mouth as well as probable pois…"

-Jefferson R. Cowie, Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power

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12. Temple Folk

By: Aaliyah Bilal

3.74

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking debut collection portraying the lived experiences of Black Muslims grappling with … read more

Similar categories in Aaliyah Bilal's Temple Folk book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • race
  • audiobook
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13. Medgar & Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America

By: Joy-Ann Reid

4.57

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The host of MSNBC’s  The ReidOut  and  New York Times  bestselling author of  The Man Who Sold Amer… read more

Similar categories in Joy-Ann Reid's Medgar & Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • american history
  • race
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • audiobook
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14. White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy

By: Thomas F. Schaller

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A searing portrait and damning takedown of America’s proudest citizens — who are also the least lik… read more

Similar categories in Thomas F. Schaller's White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • american history
  • race
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • audiobook
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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

Similar categories in Pekka Hämäläinen's Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • audiobook
  • american history
  • race
  • history
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • nonfiction
  • native americans
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16. Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis

By: Jonathan Blitzer

4.49

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

An epic, heartbreaking, and deeply reported history of the disastrous humanitarian crisis at the so… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Blitzer's Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • american history
  • race
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • audiobook
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17. Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction

By: Fergus M. Bordewich

4.29

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A stunning history of the first national anti-terrorist campaign waged on American soil—when Ulysse… read more

Similar categories in Fergus M. Bordewich's Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • american history
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. Native Nations: A Millennium in North America

By: Kathleen DuVal

4.46

Format: 752 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping history of the power of Indigenous North America from ancient cities to fights for sover… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen DuVal's Native Nations: A Millennium in North America book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • audiobook
  • american history
  • history
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • nonfiction
  • native americans
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19. From Unincorporated Territory [åmot]

By: Craig Santos Pérez

4.42

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

Experimental and visual poems diving into the history and culture of the poet’s homeland, Guam.   … read more

Similar categories in Craig Santos Pérez's From Unincorporated Territory [åmot] book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • history
  • nonfiction
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20. Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People

By: Tiya Miles

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the National Book Award–winning author of All That She Carried, an intimate and revelatory rec… read more

Similar categories in Tiya Miles's Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • american history
  • race
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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21. Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People―and the Fight to Resist It

By: Ari Berman

4.37

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A riveting account of the decades-long effort by reactionary white conservatives to undermine democ… read more

Similar categories in Ari Berman's Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People―and the Fight to Resist It book and Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

20 must-read audiobook books like The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk

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Jayne Anne Phillips

3.79

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Hampton Sides

4.51

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The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

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Percival Everett

4.54

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4.54

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Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

Antonia Hylton

4.27

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Uché Blackstock

4.46

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