<human>: What are the best books to read if I want to learn more about American history?
<bot>: 
1. "The Story of America: History for the Classical Child" by Susan Wise Bauer 
2. "A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present" by Howard Zinn 
3. "This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War" by Drew Gilpin Faust 
4. "American History: A Survey" by Henry Steele Commager and Allan Nevins 
5. "The American Pageant: A History of the United States" by James M.