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History Highlights Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of History Highlights 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 History Highlights series? Start with "The Louisiana Purchase (By: Bill Wiemuth)" (2020) and follow publication order through all 49 books.
The complete History Highlights reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Louisiana Purchase (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2020
The Oregon Trail (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2020
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, Book 1 (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2020
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, Book 2 (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2020
The Civil War Anaconda Plan (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2020
The Mississippi River (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2020
Mark Twain and the Mississippi River (With: Bill Wiemuth)
2020
The Statue of Liberty (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2020
The Astorians (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2020
Steamboats Changed America (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2023
Alaska History Highlights (By: Bill Wiemuth,Laura Sable)
2023
The Steamboat “Delta Queen” (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2023
Invaded (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2024
Explore Alaska with John Muir (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2024
Florida History Highlights (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2024
The Pathway to Civil War (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2025
Hudson River History Highlights (By: Bill Wiemuth)
2025
Atlantic Harvest: Memoirs of the Atlantic
1947
50 Great American Short Stories
1963
21 Great Stories
1969
Adventure Stories for Boys and Girls
1985
Unknown California
1985
Famous and Curious Animal Stories
1989
Great Baseball Stories
1990
Spells of Enchantment
1991
Prose and Poetry of the American West
1991
The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror
1992
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories
1993
The Screaming Skull
1994
Writing New York
1998
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe
2007
San Francisco Noir 2
2009
50 Classic Novellas
2011
Demons: Encounters with the Devil and His Minions, Fallen Angels, and the Possessed
2011
A Cairo Anthology: Two Hundred Years of Travel Writing
2013
Citing Atheists: Quotes of Agnosticism, Non-Theism, Skepticism, Irreligion, Free Thought, and Philosophy
2015
The Dover Anthology of Cat Stories
2015
Favorite Love Stories
2017
The Further Crossovers of Sherlock Holmes
2017
The Driftless Reader
2017
Writers: Their Lives and Works
2018
American Midnight
2019
30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories
2019
A Cat of Disdainful Looks
2020
Classic Cat Stories
2020
The Anthology of the Greatest Sci-Fi Classics
2022
Slavery Exposed
2023
The Dover Anthology of Classic Christmas Stories
2023
North vs. South Collection
2023
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