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U.S. Landmark Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of U.S. Landmark 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 U.S. Landmark Non-Fiction series? Start with "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (By: Ted W. Lawson,Peter B. Mersky)" (1943) and follow publication order through all 35 books.
The complete U.S. Landmark Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (By: Ted W. Lawson,Peter B. Mersky)
1943
The Voyages of Christopher Columbus (By: Armstrong Sperry)
1950
The Landing of the Pilgrims (By: James Daugherty)
1950
Our Independence and the Constitution (By: Dorothy Canfield Fisher)
1950
Paul Revere and the Minute Men (By: Dorothy Canfield Fisher)
1950
The Monitor and the Merrimac and Other Naval Battles (By: Fletcher Pratt)
1951
The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans (By: Robert Tallant)
1951
Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia (By: Margaret Cousins)
1952
Trappers and Traders of the Far West (By: James Daugherty)
1952
Clipper Ship Days (By: John Edward Jennings)
1952
The Louisiana Purchase (By: Robert Tallant)
1952
John Paul Jones, Fighting Sailor (By: Armstrong Sperry)
1953
Clara Barton (By: Helen Boylston)
1955
Davy Crockett (By: Stewart Hall Holbrook)
1955
The Story of D-Day (By: Bruce Bliven Jr.)
1956
Abe Lincoln: Log Cabin to White House (By: Sterling North)
1956
Wyatt Earp: U.S. Marshal (By: Stewart Hall Holbrook)
1956
Evangeline and The Acadians (By: Robert Tallant)
1957
Remember the Alamo! (By: Robert Penn Warren)
1958
Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel (By: Katherine Binney Shippen)
1958
The American Revolution (By: Bruce Bliven Jr.)
1958
The Battle for the Atlantic (By: Jay Williams)
1959
The Golden Age of Railroads (By: Stewart Hall Holbrook)
1960
From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa: The War in the Pacific: 1941-1945 (By: Bruce Bliven Jr.)
1960
William Penn: Quaker Hero (By: Hildegarde Dolson)
1961
Americans into Orbit: The Story of Project Mercury (By: Gene Gurney)
1962
Mr. Bell Invents the Telephone (By: Katherine Binney Shippen)
1963
The Story of Thomas Alva Edison (By: Margaret Cousins)
1965
From Casablanca To Berlin- The War in North Africa and Europe: 1942-1945 (By: Bruce Bliven Jr.)
1965
Walk in Space: The Story of Project Gemini (By: Gene Gurney)
1967
The Copper Kings of Montana (By: Marian T. Place)
1967
Battle for Iwo Jima
1967
The Mysterious Voyage of Captain Kidd (By: A.B.C. Whipple)
1970
George Washington: Frontier Colonel (By: Sterling North)
2006
The Swamp Fox of the Revolution (By: Stewart Hall Holbrook)
2008
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