AP US History Reading List

1.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating — 152,249 ratings
2.
1776
1776 4.10 avg rating — 243,366 ratings
3.
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present 4.08 avg rating — 259,717 ratings
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong 3.97 avg rating — 72,729 ratings
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by: Dee Brown
4.26 avg rating — 99,688 ratings
6.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin 3.92 avg rating — 239,381 ratings
7.
The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev's Adaptability, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War
The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev's Adaptability, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War 3.62 avg rating — 110 ratings
8.
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier
Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier 4.23 avg rating — 66,340 ratings
9.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era 4.40 avg rating — 33,178 ratings
10.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,890 ratings
11.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 4.12 avg rating — 132,007 ratings
12.
Democracy in America
Democracy in America 4.05 avg rating — 26,629 ratings
13.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,732,261 ratings
14.
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave 4.22 avg rating — 123,139 ratings
15.
American Crucible: Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century
American Crucible: Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century 3.82 avg rating — 239 ratings
16.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,418 ratings
17.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton 4.22 avg rating — 194,790 ratings
18.
Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-69
Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-69 3.99 avg rating — 13,754 ratings
19.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,203 ratings
20.
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 4.05 avg rating — 93,188 ratings
21.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption 4.39 avg rating — 989,274 ratings
22.
American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation 3.86 avg rating — 3,137 ratings
22.
Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787
Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787 4.06 avg rating — 1,983 ratings
24.
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 4.20 avg rating — 5,367 ratings
24.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun 3.85 avg rating — 107,581 ratings
26.
The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789
The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 3.94 avg rating — 8,940 ratings
27.
The Strange Career of Jim Crow
The Strange Career of Jim Crow 4.14 avg rating — 3,184 ratings
28.
The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin 4.11 avg rating — 22,673 ratings
29.
Patriots: The Men Who Started The American Revolution
Patriots: The Men Who Started The American Revolution 4.23 avg rating — 1,630 ratings
29.
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire 3.98 avg rating — 328,907 ratings
29.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,357,275 ratings
32.
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House 3.86 avg rating — 55,956 ratings
33.
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America 4.14 avg rating — 17,868 ratings
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The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution
The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution 4.04 avg rating — 2,566 ratings
35.
Brave Companions: Portraits in History
Brave Companions: Portraits in History 4.04 avg rating — 7,357 ratings
36.
Derivation Incognita: A Comprehensive Study into the Peopling of America
Derivation Incognita: A Comprehensive Study into the Peopling of America really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
36.
Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction
Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction 3.90 avg rating — 192 ratings
36.
American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900 3.90 avg rating — 2,129 ratings
36.
Our Savage Neighbors: How Indian War Transformed Early America
Our Savage Neighbors: How Indian War Transformed Early America 3.75 avg rating — 270 ratings
36.
This Republic: Illuminating Republican Government
This Republic: Illuminating Republican Government 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings
36.
Franklin on Faith
Franklin on Faith it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
36.
30,000 Leagues Undersea: True Tales of a Submariner and Deep Submergence Pilot
30,000 Leagues Undersea: True Tales of a Submariner and Deep Submergence Pilot 4.33 avg rating — 67 ratings
36.
1776
1776 4.10 avg rating — 243,366 ratings
36.
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President 4.22 avg rating — 81,282 ratings
36.
A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to America's Age of Entitlement
A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to America's Age of Entitlement 4.11 avg rating — 3,841 ratings
36.
The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents
The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents 4.16 avg rating — 165 ratings
47.
The Incorporation of America: Culture and Society in the Gilded Age
The Incorporation of America: Culture and Society in the Gilded Age 3.78 avg rating — 338 ratings
47.
John Adams
John Adams 4.08 avg rating — 373,258 ratings
47.
Orphan Train
Orphan Train 4.20 avg rating — 458,558 ratings
50.
Changes in the land: Indians, colonists, and the ecology of New England
Changes in the land: Indians, colonists, and the ecology of New England 4.10 avg rating — 3,912 ratings
50.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,359 ratings
50.
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride 4.25 avg rating — 35,230 ratings
53.
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War 3.89 avg rating — 45,342 ratings
54.
Debating the 1960s: Liberal, Conservative, and Radical Perspectives
Debating the 1960s: Liberal, Conservative, and Radical Perspectives 3.55 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt
Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt 4.10 avg rating — 34,708 ratings
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A Rose for Emily and Other Stories
A Rose for Emily and Other Stories 4.06 avg rating — 26,126 ratings
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Inventing the People: The Rise of Popular Sovereignty in England and America
Inventing the People: The Rise of Popular Sovereignty in England and America 3.84 avg rating — 158 ratings
57.
Jefferson the Virginian
Jefferson the Virginian 3.97 avg rating — 1,289 ratings
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To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian
To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian 3.90 avg rating — 2,212 ratings
59.
Jefferson and the Rights of Man
Jefferson and the Rights of Man 4.12 avg rating — 675 ratings
61.
Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty
Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty 4.05 avg rating — 355 ratings
62.
Jefferson the President: First Term, 1801-1805
Jefferson the President: First Term, 1801-1805 3.97 avg rating — 337 ratings
63.
Jefferson the President: Second Term, 1805-1809
Jefferson the President: Second Term, 1805-1809 4.04 avg rating — 308 ratings
64.
The Ugly American
The Ugly American 4.06 avg rating — 5,033 ratings
64.
The Sage of Monticello
The Sage of Monticello 4.05 avg rating — 369 ratings
66.
Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History
Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History 3.94 avg rating — 1,428 ratings
67.
Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy since 1938
Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy since 1938 3.90 avg rating — 2,277 ratings
67.
Miracle At Philadelphia
Miracle At Philadelphia 4.06 avg rating — 1,983 ratings
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Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere's Ride 4.16 avg rating — 5,030 ratings
70.
Saratoga: Turning Point of America's Revolutionary War
Saratoga: Turning Point of America's Revolutionary War 4.16 avg rating — 1,238 ratings
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A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience
A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience 3.84 avg rating — 1,319 ratings
72.
Tales from a Revolution: Bacon's Rebellion and the Transformation of Early America
Tales from a Revolution: Bacon's Rebellion and the Transformation of Early America 3.57 avg rating — 137 ratings
73.
The First Frontier: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America
The First Frontier: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America 4.07 avg rating — 1,013 ratings
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The Life and Times of Cotton Mather
The Life and Times of Cotton Mather 3.99 avg rating — 112 ratings
75.
Of Plymouth Plantation: 1620-1647
Of Plymouth Plantation: 1620-1647 3.50 avg rating — 2,175 ratings
76.
A Kingdom Strange: The Brief And Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
A Kingdom Strange: The Brief And Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke 3.59 avg rating — 774 ratings
77.
Washington: The Indispensable Man
Washington: The Indispensable Man 4.11 avg rating — 6,082 ratings