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What are some good books about America during the 20th century? They don't necessarily have to cover the entire century, if they are about specific important events or people thats fine as long as they are well written and interesting.

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Ethnic America: A History

https://archive.org/details/ethnicamericahis00thom/mode/2up

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>>17960535
This Hallowed Ground: A History of the Civil War by Bruce Catton

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The Oxford History of the American People

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1491 and 1493 by Charles Mann

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>>17960535
I found this stuffed under my mattress when I was in rehab a few years ago. It's about a guy who walks across the US in the 70s. I thought it was interesting because he encounters a lot of traces of 'old america' that don't really exist anymore. You can really feel the freedom.

I feel like walking across America in the current year would be a dumb waste of time, but back then there was still a lot of culture and soul to be found.

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The Americans By Daniel Boorstin

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>>17960535
E Michael Jones The Slaughter of Cities

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Great Society and The Forgotten Man by Amity Shlaes

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Understanding power, by chompsky.

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>20th century