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July 1, 2026 (June 25, 2026)

Celebrating 250 Years in Books: Colonial Edition

AMERICA250 american history Reading List
Together, We Make History. University of Illinois Press.

Join us in celebrating the United States from its beginnings
in the best way we know how — BOOKS!

Starting off strong with some featured titles from our American History, Colonial list.

The War for American Independence
From 1760 to the Surrender at Yorktown in 1781
Author: Samuel B. Griffith II

Stealing Indian Women
Native Slavery in the Illinois Country
Author: Carl J. Ekberg Africans and Native Americans
The Language of Race and the Evolution of Red-Black PeoplesSecond Edition
Author: Jack D. Forbes

Creating the Land of Lincoln
The History and Constitutions of Illinois, 1778-1870
Author: Frank Cicero Jr. Wampum and the Origins of American Money
Author: Marc Shell

America's Religious Crossroads
Faith and Community in the Emerging Midwest
Author: Stephen T. Kissel The Turkey
An American Story
Author: Andrew F. Smith

The Constitutional Convention and the Formation of the Union
Second Edition
Author: Edited by Winton U. Solberg Working for Democracy
American Workers from the Revolution to the Present
Author: Edited by Paul Buhle and Alan Dawley

Separating Church and State
Roger Williams and Religious Liberty
Author: Timothy L. Hall Domestic Tyranny
The Making of American Social Policy against Family Violence from Colonial Times to the Present
Author: Elizabeth Pleck


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