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The Oxford History of the United States Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of The Oxford History of the United States 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 The Oxford History of the United States series? Start with "The American People in the Great Depression: Freedom from Fear, Part One (By: David M. Kennedy)" (1973) and follow publication order through all 12 books.
The complete The Oxford History of the United States reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The American People in the Great Depression: Freedom from Fear, Part One (By: David M. Kennedy)
1973
The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 (By: Robert Middlekauff)
1982
Battle Cry of Freedom (By: James M. McPherson)
1988
Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974 (By: James T. Patterson)
1996
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (By: David M. Kennedy)
1999
The American People in World War II: Freedom from Fear, Part Two (By: David M. Kennedy)
2003
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815 - 1848 (By: Daniel Walker Howe)
2007
From Colony to Superpower: U.S. Foreign Relations since 1776 (By: George C. Herring)
2008
Empire of Liberty (By: Gordon S. Wood)
2009
The American Century and Beyond: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1893-2014 (By: George C. Herring)
2015
Years of Peril and Ambition: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1776-1921 (By: George C. Herring)
2015
The Republic for Which It Stands
2017
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