American History Tellers
Wondery
The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the events, the times and the people that shaped our nation. And we'll show you how our history affected them, their families and affects you today. Hosted by Lindsay Graham (not the Senator). From Wondery, the network behind American Scandal, Tides of History, American Innovations and more.Listen to American History Tellers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial today by visiting wondery.com/links/american-history-tellers/ now.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the American History Tellers podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 6 episodes
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
#2 Mentioned in 4 episodes
The Women
Kristen Hanna
#3 Mentioned in 4 episodes
1984
George Orwell
#4 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Hidden History of the White House
Corey Mead
#5 Mentioned in 3 episodes
James
Percival Everett
#6 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Lovely One
Ketanji Brown Jackson
#7 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Keeping the Faith
God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation
Brenda Wineapple
#8 Mentioned in 3 episodes
The Wright brothers
David McCullough
#9 Mentioned in 2 episodes
A night to remember
Walter Lord
#10 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Outlier
The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter
Kai Bird
#11 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Birdmen
Lawrence Goldstone
#12 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Making history
Robert Borofsky
#13 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Typhoid Mary, Captive to the Public's Health
Judith Walzer Leavitt
#14 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Shift
Hugh Howey
#15 Mentioned in 2 episodes
His Very Best
Jimmy Carter, a Life
Jonathan Alter
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Voices from the Railroad: Stories by descendants of Chinese railroad workers
Stories by descendants of Chinese railroad workers
Connie Young-Yu
Sue Lee
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Vanguard, How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All
Martha S. Jones
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Suffrage, Women's Long Battle for the Vote
Alan Carroll DuBois
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Ship of Dreams
The Sinking of the Titanic, and The End of the Edwardian Era
Gareth Russell
#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
