What are the best books about America?

I am looking for books that aren't incredibly dense but are factual. I'm mainly interested in the revolution, the frontier and American culture.

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this book dont abouth american revultotion but telling american dream and rich poor relation when ı read martin eden ı study for important exam (yks - turkey university exam) ı read 400 pages in one day also I'm not much of a bookworm, thats why defenitly you read this book

>>11824 I hope this thread is fruitful for you, OP. I'm presently reading "Ethnic America: A History" by Thomas Sowell. I'm finding it to be a very interesting book! The book covers the histories and experiences of some of the major ethnic group that came to America in the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, and what impact they had on America. I'm presently on the fifth chapter, learning about the Italians. (Did you know that hamburgers, and Christmas Trees, and the word "kindergarten", are all German?!) I picked up this book because I spent too much time on a certain board on certain websites and, consenting to familial pressure, have decided to reform my ways. This book does cover the topics I wanted it to cover - race, IQ, crime rates, and poverty. It is very factual. It covers history primarily however. I have to say, learning the history of the Irish-Americans has reinvigorated my faith in the American Dream. I really can't fathom the general level of pessimism I encounter on the internet in light of what I read about the transformation Irish-Americans have experienced. It's very fitting I suppose that someone who's always online has to find hope in a book. In closing, I want to say that this book has really helped me see America in a new light. Before this book, I did just see the American people as white and black people, but now I see there's more nuance (or at least, they're used to be). The Irish vs. everyone, wealthy Northern Italians vs. peasant Southern Italians, German "Uptown" Jews vs. East European "Downtown" Jews, I've really learnt a lot to the subtle aspects of American culture, and why it is the way it is, and I intend to finish the book. It's been good so far.

>>11840 >now I see there's more nuance (or at least, they're used to be). The Irish vs. everyone, wealthy Northern Italians vs. peasant Southern Italians, German "Uptown" Jews vs. East European "Downtown" Jews These dichotomies and conflicts are circumstantial rather than essential. It's a mistake to believe that because some conflicts are that way, all are.