The following is a list of history tags on this site that I’ve read or that I’d like to read for background and information as I prepare and teach history. Note that I have no intention of teaching my son at this level of depth! I read these books for my personal enrichment as I also teach my son. Think of it as my personal post-graduate training.
American History
- Pre-Columbian America (before 1492)
- Colonial America (1492-1750)
- Revolutionary American (1750-1799)
- American History 1800s
- American History 1900s
- Contemporary American History
Special Histories
World Histories
- African History
- Ancient History
- Asian History (not Japan)
- English (U.K.) History
- European History (other than U.K.)
- Islamic History
- Japanese History
- History of the Middle Ages
- Middle Eastern History
- Russian History
History Books To Read and/or Review
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (to reread; I read it in high school)
- Common Sense by Thomas Paine (to read)
- John Adams by David McCullough (read before blogging)
- 1776 by David McCullough (read before blogging)
- Thomas Jefferson by Jon Meacham (to read)
- What Hath God Wrought by Daniel Walker Howe (to read)
- The Impending Crisis by David Potter (to read)
- Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin (read/unreviewed)
- A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn (to read)
- Truman by David McCullough (to read)