Making of America Books in Order
There are 57 Making of America books, published between 1979 and 2001. The first book is The Wilderness Seekers (1979) and the newest is Northeast Georgia: A History (2001). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 57
- Published
- 1979–2001
- Confirmed
- 57 of 57 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,150 in 24 of 57 books
Making of America is a 57-book historical line published between 1979 and 2001, with frontier and pioneer life, western and historical romance, Mormons and bounty hunters among the recorded subjects. Lee Davis Willoughby carries the credit on 44 of the books; the other 13 name different writers, among them Richard Laymon on four, Jeanne Sommers on two and Lou Cameron on one. The 1979 titles alone include The Wilderness Seekers, The Conestoga People, The Forty-Niners, The Land Rushers, The Mountain Breed and The Builders. The listing is marked likely complete.
How many Making of America books are there?
Making of America has 57 books, released between 1979 and 2001.
Making of America Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 57 Making of America books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11979–3/4
- 21979–3/4
- 319794463/4
- 419793393/4
- 51979–3/4
- 619795083/4
- 71979–3/4
- 819793973/4
- 91980–3/4
- 1019803973/4
- 1119803363/4
- 121981–3/4
- 131981–3/4
- 141981–3/4
- 151981–3/4
- 161981–3/4
- 171981–3/4
- 181981–3/4
- 1919813333/4
- 2019813513/4
- 2119812983/4
- 221981–3/4
- 231981–3/4
- 241982–3/4
- 251982–3/4
- 2619823683/4
- 2719822663/4
- 281982–3/4
- 2919823683/4
- 301982–3/4
- 311982–3/4
- 3219833203/4
- 331983–3/4
- 3419833203/4
- 351983–3/4
- 361983–3/4
- 371983–3/4
- 3819832563/4
- 391983–3/4
- 4019833193/4
- 4119833203/4
- 4219833203/4
- 4319833203/4
- 4419833203/4
- 451983–3/4
- 461984–3/4
- 471984–3/4
- 4819843203/4
- 491984–3/4
- 501984–3/4
- 5119843203/4
- 5219843203/4
- 531984–3/4
- 541985–3/4
- 551987–3/4
- 5619882883/4
- 572001–3/4
Do you have to read Making of America books in order?
You should read the Making of America books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Making of America book also stands alone.
Where to start with Making of America
Start with The Wilderness Seekers (1979), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Making of America book?
Northeast Georgia: A History (2001) is the newest Making of America book released so far.
Is there a new Making of America book coming?
No next Making of America book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Making of America at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Making of America title on record dates from 2001, 25 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Making of America books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,150 pages across the 24 of 57 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Making of America books, 48 of 57, were published in the 1980s.
- Attribution
- Of the 57 titles, 44 are credited to Lee Davis Willoughby, 4 to Richard Laymon, 2 to Jeanne Sommers and 1 to Lou Cameron. 6 titles carry no credit.
What the Making of America books are about
10 of the 57 Making of America books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 4 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 4 of 10 books
- Frontier and pioneer life 3 of 10 books