United States History Books

Written by Selma to Montgomery NHT Park Ranger Theresa L. Hall, A March for All: Selma’s Voting Rights Movement shows the conviction and perseveran...

"Another such victory would ruin the British Army," Charles James Fox stated before the House of Commons, when news reached London of the skirmish ...

Perhaps the most well documented but understudied gem of America’s Industrial Revolution is preserved at Springfield Armory National Historical Sit...

Who Were the Original Foodies?Beyond their legacy as revolutionaries and politicians, the Founding Fathers of America were first and foremost a gro...

“Through the winter of 1820-1821, John and Michael worked in the woods near Southwest Harbor to support themselves, hoping to accumulate enough mon...

From civil rights to the right to vote, women have spoken up and spoken out throughout American history. Brimming with great power and eloquence, h...

For most of the 1.5 million people who visit Mammoth Cave National Park yearly, the cave, forest trails, and Green River are the major attractions....

"One, day not long ago, I was going through some papers left to me when my sister died. I came upon a diary that no one in the family seems to have...

Most of us are familiar with iconic national monuments such as Gettysburg National Military Park, the Washington Monument, the Statue of Liberty, a...

The Battle of Antietam is known for not only being the bloodiest single day battle in the American history but also for being the turning point in ...

Learn about the first president of the US from author Peter Hannaford. In The Essential George Washington, he collects observations on the nation's...

The city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, was highly desired by both the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War because it was situated on a bluf...