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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity" (1998) and follow publication order through all 13 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity
1998
A is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States
2002
New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan
2005
The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death
2012
The Story of America: Essays on Origins
2012
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
2013
The Secret History of Wonder Woman
2014
Joe Gould's Teeth
2016
These Truths: A History of the United States
2018
This America: The Case for the Nation
2019
If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future
2020
The Deadline: Essays
2023
We the People
2025
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