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Jaylee wants to read: A history book that gives an overview of the last 80-100 years... that is easy to understand and doesn't assume the reader already knows everything.

I was born in 1989. My high school history class seemed to stop around WWII, and didn't go into anyth ...more

Nov 14, 2015 01:08PM · Like

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The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century
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J.M. Roberts

she said: " This sounds like a reasonably good book. "

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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
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Howard Zinn

they said: " Few history books cover much after the Cold War because it's so recent. A People's History attempts to cover essentially all of American history, but you could read just the later chapters. ...more "