Mr. Beukema’s AP Class
Fiction Books
Title
Author
Call #
All Quiet on the Western Front
Remarque, Erich Maria
F REM
Experiences of bewildered German soldiers fighting and suffering through the chaos of World
War I.
An American Tragedy
Dreiser, Theodore
F DRE
Corruption and destruction of one man who forfeits his life in desperate pursuit of success.
The Autobiography of Miss
Jane Pittman
Gaines, Ernest J.
F GAI
From slave to matriarch. A black woman fighting prejudice from the Civil War to today.
Battle Cry
Uris, Leon
F URI
Tells the story of Danny, Tex, Levin, Gomez, and other members of one squad of Marines under
the command of Major Huxley, who started out as a sorry assembly of farm boys and
featherweights but turned into a great fighting team during World War II.
Big Sky
Guthrie, Alfred B.
F GUT
Taciturn, blood-thirsty, unwashed, Boone Caudill is the prototype of the Mountain Man who
won the West.
The Book of Daniel
Doctorow, E. L.
F DOC
A man struggling to accept the death of his parents, creates a memory book aboutthe close
relationships in his life, including his wife, foster parents, and younger sister.
The Caine Mutiny:
A Novel of World War II
Wouk, Herman
F WOU
Novel about a court-martial on a mine sweeper in the Pacific during World War II.
Cold Mountain
Frazier, Charles
F FRA
A Civil War soldier and a lonely woman embark on parallel journeys of danger and discovery.
The Confessions of Nat Turner
Styron, William
A novel based on the true story of an aborted slave rebellion in 1831.
F STY
Creek Mary’s Blood
Brown, Dee
F BRO
This book follows a woman from the creek indian tribe from her childhood to old age.
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The Dollmaker
Arnow, Haniette
F ARN
From the hills of Kentucky to the chilling indifference of wartime Detroit, Gertie Nevels fought
to keep her dignity.
Going After Cacciato
O’Brien, Tim
F OBR
When Pvt. Cacciato takes off from the Vietnam war to walk to Paris, his company follows him,
beginning an amazing story.
Gone With the Wind
Mitchell, Margaret
F MIT
After the Civil War sweeps away the genteel life to which she has been accustomed, Scarlett
O'Hara sets about to salvage her plantation home.
The Grapes of Wrath
Steinbeck, John
Powerful, social document of the plight of "Okies" during 1930's.
F STE
The Guns of Navarone
MacLean, Alistair
F MAC
When an all-out naval bombardment fails to silence the German artillery on the cliffs at
Navarone, five men, each a specialist in violence, death, and destruction, are sent on a
commando raid to destroy the guns.
High Hearts
Brown, Rita Mae
F BRO
When her new husband joins the hastily organized Confederate Army, Geneva changes her name
to Jimmy, dons a uniform, and enlists to be with her beloved.
In Country
Mason, Bobbie Ann
F MAS
Sam Hughes, living in Hopewell, Kentucky, with her Uncle Emmett, a Vietnam veteran,
determines in the summer of 1984 to learn more about the war in which her father was killed in
spite of the reticence of other vets to discuss the conflict.
Journey Home
Uchida, Yoshiko
F UCH
After their release from an American concentration camp, a Japanese-American girl and her
family try to reconstruct their lives amidst strong anti-Japanese feelings which breed fear,
distrust, and violence.
Jubilee
Walker, Margaret
F WAL
A sweeping, panoramic novel of the Civil War, whose focus of action centers in the wounded
and bleeding South.
Jungle
Sinclair, Upton
F SIN
Poverty, disease, and despair depicted in this story of the barbarous working conditions in the
slaughter houses of Chicago in 1900.
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Killer Angels
Shaara, Michael
F SHA
Covers the four most bloody and courageous days of the Civil War--the Battle of Gettysburg.
Last Full Measure
Shaara, Jeff
F SHA
Fictional account of the generals, battles, and historical figures of the last two years of the
American Civil War.
Let the Circle Be Unbroken
Taylor, Mildred D.
F TAY
Four black children growing up in rural Mississippi during the Depression experience racial
antagonisms and hard times, but learn from their parents the pride and self-respect they need to
survive. Sequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
Looking Backward: 2000-1887
Bellamy, Edward
F BEL
A young man from Boston is mysteriously transported from the nineteenth century to the twentyfirst century, from a world of war to a world of peace and plenty.
Northern Lights
O’Brien, Tim
F OBR
Two brothers, one a Vietnam veteran and the other who stayed home, discover unexpected truths
as they struggle against an unexpected blizzard in Minnesota.
The Octopus:
A Story of California
Norris, Frank
F NOR
Depicts the clash between farmers and land-hungry railroad interests in California's Great
Central Valley.
The Pit
Norris, Frank
F NOR
A novel which tells the story of Curtis Jadwin, a man whose increasing attention to earning
money in the wheat market of Chicago almost destroys his marriage.
The Red Badge of Courage
Crane, Stephen
F CRA
A novel about a youth whose dreams of glory on the battlefield clash with the realities of war;
and includes an introduction, historical context, and explanatory and interpretive notes.
Shiloh
Foote, Shelby
F FOO
Based on one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, and a look into the hearts and minds of
the soldiers who fought for two days in the woods near Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee.
Sister Carrie
Dreiser, Theodore
A "simple country girl" rises to success at the expense of those around her.
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F DRE
Snow Mountain Passage
Houston, James D.
F HOU
Recounts the infamous story of the Donner Party told from the perspective of those who lived
through the ordeal.
The Spy
Cooper, James Fenimore
F COO
A novel that tells the story of a man who risked his life in service to America during the
Revolutionary War.
Tales of Soldiers and
Civilians and Other Stories
Bierce, Ambrose
A collection of more than three dozen short stories by Ambrose Bierce.
F BIE
The Things They Carried
O’Brien Tim
A series of connected stories based on the author's experiences in Vietnam.
F OBR
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
F BEE
A novel about an elderly slave who maintains his human dignity in the face of cruelty, suffering,
and death.
The Wall
Hersey, John
F HER
Tells a story of the horrors endured by Jews in the Warsaw ghetto ending with the rescue of forty
who escape through the sewers
The Wayward Bus
Steinbeck, John
F STE
A bus traveling California's back roads carries travelers away from their shattered past lives to
the promise of the future.
Winds of War
Wouk, Herman
F WOU
The lives of the members of the Henry family, headed by Naval Commander 'Pug' Henry, are
irrevocably changed in the days heading up to the outbreak of World War II.
Without Remorse
Clancy, Tom
F CLA
John Kelly tries to juggle two assignments helping a friend and rescuing a group of prisoners in a
North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp.
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Non - Fiction Books
Title
Author
Call #
The Age of Jackson
Schlesinger, Arthur Meier
973.5 SCH
Discusses the rise of industrialism and its radical effects on the national economy during the
Jacksonian period.
The Age of Reform
Hofstadter, Richard
973 HOF
An analysis of Populism, Progressivism, and the New Deal from the perspective of our own
time.
America and Americans
Steinbeck, John
917.30 STE
A collection of essays written by John Steinbeck about how he views the county durng his
lifetime.
The American Political Tradition
and the Men Who Made It
Hofstadter, Richard
973 HOF
A study of popular politics in the United States with portraits of its political leaders including
Jefferson, Calhoun, Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, Wilson, Hoover, and FDR.
Americans at War
Ambrose, Stephen E.
940.54 AMB
Examines the history of American warfare from the Civil War through Vietnam and the Cold
War, looking at the experiences of both leaders and the led and how American democracy
defines itself through these conflicts.
Arrest Sitting Bull
Jones, Douglas C.
978.9 JON
A fictionalized account of the disastrous confrontation between the forces of the United States
and the Dakota Indians led by Sitting Bull in 1890.
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th
Regiment, 101st Airborne
Ambrose, Stephen E.
940.54 AMB
The story of the men who were in Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne during World
War II.
Battle Cry of Freedom:
The “Civil War Era
Mcpherson, James
973.73 MCP
A chronicle and analysis of the Civil War, focusing on the multiple meanings of slavery and
freedom and how they dissolved and re-formed throughout the course of the conflict.
The Best and the Brightest
Halberstam, David
959.7 HAL
Examines how and why America went to war in Vietnam, and investigates the question of why
men who were said to be the ablest to serve in government in the twentieth century had been the
architects of the tragic conflict.
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Black Like Me
Griffin, John Howard
301.451 GRI
The author, a white man, recounts his experiences when he darkened his skin and traveled
through the South as an African-American man. Epilogue covers events in the field of civil rights
since 1959.
The Bold and Magnificent Dream Catton, Bruce
973 CAT
Examines the history of America from Columbus' explorations and the colonial era through the
War of 1812.
Born on the Fourth of July
Kovic, Ron
959.704 KOV
A veteran of Vietnam describes his experiences in the war and his reentry into American society
after he was paralyzed.
Brave Companions:
Portraits in History
McCullough, David G.
920.07 MCC
Collections of portraits of people past and present who have shaped the course of history or
changed the world; includes discussion of Louis Agassiz, Charles and Anne Lindbergh, Frederic
Remington, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, and others.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Brown, Dee
970.5 BRO
Documented account of the systematic plunder of the American Indians during the second half of
the nineteenth century.
The Causes of the Civil War
Stampp, Kenneth M,
Presents debate on the issues and events leading up to the American Civil War.
973.7 STA
The Coldest Winter:
America and the Korean War
Halberstam, David
951.9 HAL
Includes bibliographical references (p. 671-702) and index. Tells the story of the Second Infantry
Division and their terrible defeat by forces of the People's Republic Army in 1950.
The Coming of the New Deal
Schlesinger, Arthur Meier
973.9 SCH
Chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's tumultuous years in the White House, discussing his
unorthodox remedies to avert economic collapse, his efforts to restore national morale, and his
New Deal.
D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic
Battle of World War II
Ambrose, Stephen E.
940.54 AMB
Reveals the intricate plan for the invasion of France in June 1944, based on 1400 oral histories
from the men who were there.
Democracy in America
Tocqueville, Alexis De
320.973 TOC
Based partly on the author's observations of American political and social conditions during a
visit in 1831-1832.
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The Emancipation Proclamation Franklin, John Hope
973.7 FRA
A reissue of a 1963 text written in honor of the one hundredth anniversary of the Emancipation
Proclamation, discussing the evolution of the document in the mind of Abraham Lincoln, events
leading up to its writing, its impact on the course of the Civil War, and its significance for later
generations.
The Era of Reconstruction,
1865-1877
Stampp, Kenneth M,
973.8 STA
A political history of reconstruction, looking at the attempts by President Lincoln, President
Johnson, and Congress to restore the eleven states that had formed the southern Confederacy to
their positions in the federal Union.
For Cause and Comrades:
Why Men Fought in the Civil War McPherson, James M.
973.7 MCP
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-232) and index. Draws from the letters and diaries of
men who fought on both sides of the Civil War to examine the reasons why they were willing to
risk their lives in the divisive conflict.
Founding Brothers:
The Revolutionary Generation
Ellis, Joseph J.
973.4 ELL
Includes bibliographical references and index. Profiles the intertwined lives of seven of
America's founding fathers, including John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander
Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.
Ghost Soldiers:
The Epic Account of World War II's
Greatest Rescue Mission
Sides, Hampton
940.54 SID
Chronicles the raid by 121 U.S. troops to rescue 513 prisoners of war, including the last
survivors of the Bataan Death March, from the Philippines in January 1945.
Glory Road
Catton, Bruce
973.7 CAT
The critical months between the autumn of 1862 and midsummer 1863 is the focus of Glory
Road. During this time the outcome of the Civil War is determined, as the battles at
Fredericksburg, Rappahannock and Chancellorsville set the state for Union victory as
Gettysburg.
The Great Bridge
McCullough, David G.
973 MCC
Tells the story of the Brooklyn Bridge in the context of the age in which it was built, focusing on
the work of Washington A. Roebling who was named Chief Engineer of the Great Bridge after
the death of his father.
The Great Crash, 1929
Galbraith, John Kenneth
338.54 GAL
An account of the causes, events, and aftermath of the financial panic and crash of 1929 that was
the beginning of the Great Depression.
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Hard Times
Terkel, Studs
973.91 TER
A variety of people who lived through the Great Depression describe their memories of that time.
How the Other Half Lives:
Studies Among the Tenements of
New York
Riis, Jacob A.
973.91 RII
"An unabridged republication of the text of the 1901 edition ... A new preface has been written
specially for the present edition." Provides a detailed picture of what life in the slums of New
York was like, how the slums were created, how and why they remained as they were, who was
forced to live there, and offers suggestions for easing the lot of the poor.
The Johnstown Flood
McCullough, David G.
974.8 MCC
Draws from letters, diaries, historical records, and interviews with survivors to provide an
account of the 1889 flood that killed over two thousand people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Mothers of Invention
Faust, Drew Gilpin
973.7 FAU
Discusses the situation of white women in slave-holding families during the Civil War, showing
how they responded to their new responsibilities as heads of households, loss of prosperity, and a
changing society.
Never Call Retreat
Catton, Bruce
973.7 CAT
In the third volume of his Centennial History of the Civil War, Bruce Catton writes of the last
two years of that horrendous conflict.
The New Industrial State
Galbraith, John Kenneth
338.973 GAL
Argues that the United States is not a free-enterprise society, but instead a structured state that is
controlled by large, powerful companies that use advertising to create consumer need where
none previously existed.
Nothing like it in the World: The Men
Who Built the Transcontinental
Railroad, 1863-1869
Ambrose, Stephen E.
9780.2 AMB
Profiles the men who built the transcontinental railroad, the investors who risked their businesses
to fund it, the politicians who understood its importance, the Irish and Chinese immigrants who
worked on it, and the other laborers who did the dangerous work of laying the track.
One Minute to Midnight
Dobbs, Michael
972.9 DOB
A comprehensive history of the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis that presents a detailed
description of the tension between the Soviet Union's Nikita Khrushchev and President John F.
Kennedy over the nuclear build-up in Cuba aimed at destroying the United States.
Only Yesterday
Allen, Frederick
973.91 ALL
History of the 1920's from the collapse of Wilson and the New Freedom to the collapse of Wall
Street and the New Era.
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The Path Between the Seas:
The Creation of the Panama
Canal, 1870-1914
McCullough, David G.
972.87 MCC
An account of the building of the Panama Canal, covering the fifty-year span between its
beginnings by France to its completion by the United States in 1914.
The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in
the Antebellum South
Stampp, Kenneth M,
973.8 STA
Chronicles the history of slavery and discusses how it affected the American people, what life
was like for slaves, how the escaped, how they were treated by their masters and by other slaves,
and other related topics.
The Progressive Movement,
1900-1915
Hofstadter, Richard
Reconstruction: After the Civil War
Franklin, John Hope
Studies the role former slaves played in the Reconstruction after the Civil War.
The Rise of Modern America:
1865-1951
Schlesinger, Arthur Meier
973.91 HOF
973.8 FRA
973.8 SCH
Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World
the Slaves Made
Genovese, Eugene D.
975.004 GEN
An analysis of slavery in America as well as the Afro-American community and American
society.
A Rumor of War
Caputo, Philip
959.7 CAP
"With a twentieth-anniversary postscript by the author"--Cover. Philip J. Caputo's memories of
the sixteen months he served in Vietnam, from 1965-66, and the emotional devastation he
suffered from it, written a decade after his return home.
SOG-The Secret Wars of
America’s Commandos in Vietnam
Plaster, John L.
959.7 PLA
Major John L Plaster, three-tour veteran of the Studies and Observations Group, or SOG,
describes his experiences with the top-secret elite military unit during the Vietnam War.
A Surgeon’s Civil War: The Letters
And Diary of Daniel M. Holt, M.D.
Holt, Daniel M.
973.7 HOL
Contains the letters and diary of surgeon Daniel M. Holt which discuss the experiences he had
serving in Emory Upton's unit in the Civil War.
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Terrible Swift Sword
Catton, Bruce
973.7 CAT
Traces the events that led to war during the 12 months prior to actual combat. Sword dissects the
combatants reassessment of their positions and strategies during early skirmishes.
Trail of Tears: The Rise and
Fall of the Cherokee Nation
Ehle, John
978.2 EHL
Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-420) and index. Tells the story of the fateful
journey of the forced removal of the Eastern band of the Cherokee in 1838.
The Training Ground: Grant, Lee,
Sherman, and Davis in the
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Dugard, Martin
973.6 DUG
Explores the relationship between Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, William T. Sherman, and
Jefferson Davis as they fight together during the Mexican War.
Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln
as Commander in Chief
McPherson, James M.
973.7 MCP
Chronicles the military leadership of President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, his
strategic insight, and how he often overstepped the boundaries of his political office to assume
the role of commander in chief, ultimately changing the course of the war and saving the Union.
Twenty Years at Hull House
Addams, Jane
331.82 ADD
Presents Hull House founder Jane Addams's account of her work at the settlement home in
Chicago's West side slums during the years between 1889 to 1909.
A Thousand Days
Schlesinger, Arthur Meier
973.922 SCH
A personal memoir in which Arthur Schlesinger, special assistant to President John F. Kennedy,
shares his views on Kennedy as a politician and as a friend.
A Shopkeeper’s Millennium:
Society and Revivals in Rochester,
New York, 1815-1837
Johnson, Paul E.
974.76 JOH
Presents a study of the religious revival that swept Rochester, New York in the 1830s, looking at
the cases of the Protestant movement, and discussing its social, economic, political, and religious
consequences.
Stillness at Appomattox
Catton, Bruce
973.7 CAT
Chronicles the last year of the Civil War, following the Army of the Potomac through the Battle
of the Wilderness, the siege of Petersburg, Virginia, and Lee's surrender.
The Strange Career of Jim Crow Woodward, C. Vann
301.451 WOO
Presents a discussion of the development of the Southern social movement called "Jim Crowism"
and segregation in post-Reconstruction United States.
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Undaunted Courage: The
Opening of the American West
Ambrose, Stephen E.
917.80 AMB
Chronicles the experiences of Meriwether Lewis, the man chosen by President Jefferson to lead a
voyage from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, discusses the experiences of those who
took part in the expedition, and tells of the leading political, scientific, and military figures
involved in the mapping of the American West.
The Victors: Eisenhower and His
Boys, the Men of World War II
Ambrose, Stephen E.
940.54 AMB
Includes bibliographical references (p. 372-379) and index. Chronicles the United States'
involvement in Europe during World War II and discusses how the soldiers who fought in
Europe were affected by the experiences in the war.
Warriors Don't Cry:
A Searing Memoir of the
Battle to Integrate
Little Rock's Central High
Beals, Melba.
379.2 BEA
Beals chronicles her harrowing junior year at Central High where she underwent the
segregationists' brutal organized campaign of terrorism which included telephone threats,
vigilante stalkers, economic blackmailers, rogue police, and much more.
Why Lincoln Matters:
Today More Than Ever
Cuomo, Mario Matthew
973.7 CUO
Describes how Abraham Lincoln's political thought can be applied to large issues of the modern
world such as equality, the role of government, war and peace, and responsibility by examining
his writings and speeches.
Biography Books
Title
Author
Call #
Fortunate Son:
The Healing of a Veitnam Vet.
Puller, Lewis Jr.
B PUL
Autobiography of Vietnam veteran Lewis B. Puller, Jr., including his childhood, his marine unit
in Vietnam, the loss of his legs, and the return home to his family.
In Retrospect:
The History of a Historian
Schlesinger, Arthur Meier
B SCH
John Adams
McCullough, David
B ADA
Chronicles the life of the second president, John Adams, describing the many conflicts-including international exploits--he faced during his long political career and exploring the love
story that was his marriage to Abigail and the complexity of his friendship with Thomas
Jefferson.
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Mornings on Horseback
McCullough, David G.
B ROO
"A Touchstone book.";Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-424) and index. Covers the
life of Theodore Roosevelt from 1869, when he is ten, to 1886 when he returns from the west as
a grown man.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass: An American Slave
Douglass, Frederick
B DOU
An autobiographical account by the runaway slave Frederick Douglass that chronicles his
experiences with his owners and overseers, and discusses how slavery affected both slaves and
slaveholders.
The Puritan Dilemma:
The Story of John Winthrop
Edmund, Morgan
B WIN
An account of the life of Puritan leader John Winthrop, providing insight into the Puritan
movement from its origins in England to its development in Massachusetts Bay.
Team of Rivals: The Political
Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Goodwin, Doris Kearns
B LIN
Presents an overview of the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, explaining the genius of his
political savvy, and describes the context in which he assigned a cadre of his fiercest rivals as his
closest cabinet advisors.
Truman
McCullough, David
B TRU
A profile of the 33rd U.S. president, a common man who revealed uncommon vitality and
strength of character. An examination into the character and accomplishments of the 33rd U.S.
president.
Up From Slavery
Washington, Booker T.
B WAS
An autobiography in which Booker T. Washington, the son of a slave woman and a white man,
discusses how he rose from slavery to become one of the most influential African-American
leaders in the U.S., and founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
War on the Run: The Epic Story of
Robert Rogers and the Conquest of
America's First Frontier
Ross, John F.
B ROG
Includes bibliographical references (p. 473-534) and index. A comprehensive narrative history of
the life and achievements of American colonial frontiersman, Robert Rogers who served in the
British army during both the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.
With Malice Toward NoneA Life of Abraham Lincoln
Oates, Stephen
B LIN
A biography of the sixteenth President of the United States, covering both his personal and
public life.
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