Robert Remini - A Short History of the United States

The author is professor emeritus at the U of Illinois at Chicago. He is the official historian of the US House of Representatives and has written the definitive history of that body. It's hard to write American history these partisan days without being judged as polemical. This author has succeeded in being non-partisan. As Robert Dallek says, "It's a perfect history for our times." This book is a great popular (as opposed to textbook) summary of American history suitable for quick reference and suitable as a refresher course in our country's history.