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American history books

recommended by historians

Last updated: February 12, 2026

    The best books on The Rise and Fall of America, recommended by Patrick Porter

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    The best books on The Rise and Fall of America - US Foreign Policy by Walter Lippmann

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    US Foreign Policy
    by Walter Lippmann
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    The best books on The Rise and Fall of America - The Irony of American History by Reinhold Niebuhr

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    The Irony of American History
    by Reinhold Niebuhr
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    The best books on The Rise and Fall of America - A Preponderance of Power by Melvyn P Leffler

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    A Preponderance of Power
    by Melvyn P Leffler
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    The best books on The Rise and Fall of America - Surprise, Security, and the American Experience by John Lewis Gaddis

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    Surprise, Security, and the American Experience
    by John Lewis Gaddis
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    The best books on The Rise and Fall of America - The Peace of Illusions by Christopher Layne

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    The Peace of Illusions
    by Christopher Layne

    • From the Cold War to the post-9/11 world, Professor Patrick Porter looks at America’s destiny and international function. Grappling with geopolitical questions, he looks at whether America's flirtations with empire can be reconciled with republican ideals.

  • The best books on The Rise and Fall of America - US Foreign Policy by Walter Lippmann
  • The best books on The Rise and Fall of America - The Irony of American History by Reinhold Niebuhr
  • The best books on The Rise and Fall of America - A Preponderance of Power by Melvyn P Leffler
  • The best books on The Rise and Fall of America - Surprise, Security, and the American Experience by John Lewis Gaddis
  • The best books on The Rise and Fall of America - The Peace of Illusions by Christopher Layne

The best books on The Rise and Fall of America, recommended by Patrick Porter

From the Cold War to the post-9/11 world, Professor Patrick Porter looks at America’s destiny and international function. Grappling with geopolitical questions, he looks at whether America’s flirtations with empire can be reconciled with republican ideals.

The best books on The Rise and Fall of America, recommended by Patrick Porter

    The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough, recommended by Yuval Levin

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    The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs by Edmund Burke

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    Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs
    by Edmund Burke
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    The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

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    Democracy in America
    by Alexis de Tocqueville
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    The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek

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    The Road to Serfdom
    by Friedrich Hayek
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    The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - Statecraft as Soulcraft by George F Will

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    Statecraft as Soulcraft
    by George F Will
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    The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - The Beginning of Wisdom by Leon R Kass

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    The Beginning of Wisdom
    by Leon R Kass

    • The Founder and Editor of National Affairs Magazine speculates how the founding fathers of Conservatism might have been nervous about Sarah Palin and the Tea Party movement

  • The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs by Edmund Burke
  • The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
  • The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek
  • The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - Statecraft as Soulcraft by George F Will
  • The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough - The Beginning of Wisdom by Leon R Kass

The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough, recommended by Yuval Levin

The Founder and Editor of National Affairs Magazine speculates how the founding fathers of Conservatism might have been nervous about Sarah Palin and the Tea Party movement

The best books on Freedom Isn’t Enough, recommended by Yuval Levin
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