As the nation marks 250 years, we’ve pulled the most American books from our shelves — the founding and the Revolution, the presidents, the wars fought and remembered, and the great sweep of the American story. Every title below is a real copy in our Prescott, Arizona shop, personally inspected and honestly described.
Where the American story begins — the Pilgrims, the founders, and the war that made a nation.
From a martyred president's memorial volume to modern memoirs — the men who led, in their own words and others'.






The Marines, the Navy, and the citizen-soldiers — military heritage from Cuba to Parris Island.
















The war that tested whether the nation could endure — told from Southern pens and cavalry saddles.
The land, the houses, the railroads, the open road — the American epic in full.





The American canon — Melville and Steinbeck, Whitman and Thoreau, and a classic Western to boot.
















The American debate, in the words of its commentators and combatants.








Kachinas, Pueblo pottery, and the archaeology of the first Americans.







The deserts, the wilds, and the wildlife — the beauty of the country itself.






The music, the recipes, and the everyday culture of America.
Pair any of these with America 250 commemorative collectibles at our sister shop, America250Gifts.shop — coins, flags, and keepsakes for the Semiquincentennial.