The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History on XThe Institute is a nonprofit organization devoted to the teaching and learning of American history. Home of the Gilder Lehrman Collection and #EduHam.

Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America
Nicole EustaceToday on #BookBreaks: Pulitzer Prize winner Nicole Eustace discusses "Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America." This program is free for K-12 teachers, students, college students and college faculty! https://t.co/q0UNgqdmDP @wwnorton https://t.co/V5d4zDt7xO
Paperback, 2022
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals
David Hackett FischerToday on #BookBreaks: Historian David Hackett Fischer will discusses his book "African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals." This program is free for K-12 teachers and students. ➡️ https://t.co/q0UNgqdmDP #sschat https://t.co/xFLef2gBso
Hardcover, 2022
$40.00Member price:$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep South During the Civil War and Reconstruction
Clayton J. ButlerToday on #BookBreaks: Clayton Butler discusses "True Blue: White Unionists in the Deep South during the Civil War & Reconstruction." This program is free for K-12 teachers, students, college students & faculty. Join us at 2pm ET! https://t.co/q0UNgqdmDP @cybersmith722 @lsupress https://t.co/SgHYfaNFRn
Hardcover, 2022
$44.95Member price:$22.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Heroic Struggle for America's Heartland
Peter CozzensThis Sunday on #BookBreaks: Award-winning historian Peter Cozzens discusses his book "Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation." This program is free for K-12 teachers and students. ➡️ https://t.co/q0UNgqdmDP @doubledaybooks #twitterstorians #sschat https://t.co/FsMUoIn2gv
Paperback, 2021
$23.00Member price:$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South
Winfred RembertToday on #BookBreaks: Erin I. Kelly and Patsy Rembert discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South." Join us at 2 pm ET to learn about the life and art of Winfred Rembert. ➡️ https://t.co/q0UNgqdmDP @BloomsburyPub https://t.co/MuQMIEuyKp
Hardcover, 2021
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The World: A Brief Introduction
Richard HaassTune into #BookBreaks today at 2 pm ET for a conversation with the President of the Council on Foreign Relations. @RichardHaass will discuss his book "The World: A Brief Introduction." RSVP: https://t.co/hiUheJYdM2 #sschat https://t.co/WL4lwq6t1G
Paperback, 2021
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Happy Dreams of Liberty: An American Family in Slavery and Freedom
R. Isabela MoralesSunday on #BookBreaks: R. Isabela Morales (@isabelawrites) discusses "Happy Dreams of Liberty: An American Family in Slavery and Freedom." Join us on Sunday at 2 pm ET! This program is free for K-12 students, teachers, & college students. ➡️ https://t.co/q0UNgqdmDP @OUPHistory https://t.co/NDwJs4w3ho
Paperback, 2024
$29.99Member price:$29.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
Buzz BissingerToday on #BookBreaks: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Buzz Bissinger will discuss "The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II." Book Breaks is free for K–12 teachers and students in our Affiliate School Program and college students. https://t.co/q0UNgqdUtn https://t.co/46Ka5WtoCg
Paperback, 2023
$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hamilton
John VeitchJoin us for the next #EduHamReads - a new summer read along program featuring @HamiltonMusical cast members. This week Euan Morton (King George III) will read "Locomotive" by @BrianFloca on Wednesday, 7/22 at 1pm ET/ 10am PT. RSVP➡️: https://t.co/JyHlpnhcMW #sschat #Hamilton https://t.co/KOLh8DM0e1
Hardcover, 2023
$33.95Member price:$30.56 + Free shipping10% off
And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
Jon MeachamWe're pleased to announce that Jon Meacham, author of "And There Was Light" (@randomhouse), and Jonathan W. White (@CivilWarJon), author of "A House Built by Slaves" (@RLPGBooks), are joint recipients of the 2023 @Gilder_Lehrman #LincolnPrize. https://t.co/iDOmEL2Wn9 #bookprize https://t.co/0IZnEZtk1k
Paperback, 2023
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book