Hi :0) I feel like I grew up on lies by the American school system. can anyone give me books that might provide a nonbiased historical understanding of the world and America’s place in it! :0) Would love multiple lenses/viewpoints! Just trying to learn and grow!
by roslyndorian
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Look up Howard Zinn’s books.
It is impossible to avoid bias, and historical truth is not always objective. The best way to work around this is to read multiple books on a topic to get a better idea of the discussions on a topic.
With that being said, *1491* by Charles Mann is a good starter on Pre-Columbian history.
David McCullough is a respected and accessible historian with books on the American Revolutionary period such as *1776* and *John Adams*. *Inheriting the Revolution* by Joyce Appleby is also worth reading, though it is a little more advanced.
Eric Foner is one of the top historians for the American Civil War, so he’s a good place to start.
*Inhuman Bondage* by David Brion Davis is one of my favorite books on slavery in the Americas (north and south).
*The Dead March* by Peter Guardino is an interesting look at the Mexican-American War.
*Honor in the Dust* by Gregg Jones is about the Philippine-American War and the beginning of American colonialism.
These will get you started on the first part of American history. Let me know if there are any other topics you are particularly interested in.
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*The Jakarta method* by Vincent Bevins
*Not a nation of immigrants* by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz