# Need U.S. History book recommendations!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-u-s-history-book-recommendations/387203>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 8, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-u-s-history-book-recommendations/387203 "2007-01-08T20:41:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![DVsickgirlDV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@DVsickgirlDV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DVsickgirlDV)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-u-s-history-book-recommendations/387203/1 "2007-01-08T20:41:27Z")

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I need something that doesn’t offer any opinions… just lays out the facts. Almost like a textbook, but something I could get at my local library. Preferrably a book discussing the Colonial Period-1900. Thanks in advance.