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Americans—The Spirit of a Nation Books in Order

Americans—The Spirit of a Nation contains 11 books, published between 2008 and 2010. The first book is John Brown (2008) and the newest is Harriet Tubman (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2008–2010
Pages on record
512 in 4 of 11 books
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Americans, The Spirit of a Nation is a juvenile biography series of 11 books published between 2008 and 2010, at a median of 128 pages. Each volume covers one American figure: John Brown (2008), Clara Barton (2008), Dolley Madison (2008), Edgar Allan Poe (2008), Jesse James (2008), Jim Thorpe (2008), Johnny Appleseed (2008), P. T. Barnum (2008), Mathew Brady (2008), Billy the Kid (2010) and Harriet Tubman (2010). Don Nardo and Jeff Burlingame are credited on two books each, with Anne Schraff, Zachary Kent, Michael A. Schuman, Richard Worth, Paul B. Thompson and R. Conrad Stein on one each.

How many Americans—The Spirit of a Nation books are there?

Americans—The Spirit of a Nation has 11 books, released between 2008 and 2010.

Americans—The Spirit of a Nation Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Americans—The Spirit of a Nation 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.

  1. Cover of Clara Barton by Don Nardo, book 2 of the Americans—The Spirit of a Nation series (2008)
  2. Cover of Dolley Madison by Zachary Kent, book 3 of the Americans—The Spirit of a Nation series (2008)
  3. Cover of Edgar Allan Poe by Jeff Burlingame, book 4 of the Americans—The Spirit of a Nation series (2008)
  4. Cover of Jesse James by Jeff Burlingame, book 5 of the Americans—The Spirit of a Nation series (2008)
  5. Cover of Jim Thorpe by Michael A. Schuman, book 6 of the Americans—The Spirit of a Nation series (2008)
  6. Cover of Johnny Appleseed by Richard Worth, book 7 of the Americans—The Spirit of a Nation series (2008)
  7. Cover of P. T. Barnum, book 8 of the Americans—The Spirit of a Nation series (2008)
  8. Cover of Mathew Brady by Don Nardo, book 9 of the Americans—The Spirit of a Nation series (2008)
  9. Cover of Billy the Kid by Paul B. Thompson, book 10 of the Americans—The Spirit of a Nation series (2010)
  10. Cover of Harriet Tubman by R. Conrad Stein, book 11 of the Americans—The Spirit of a Nation series (2010)
  1. 1
    John Brown2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  2. 2
    Clara Barton2008 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008128
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  3. 3
    Dolley Madison2008 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Edgar Allan Poe2008 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    Jesse James2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Jim Thorpe2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Johnny Appleseed2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    P. T. Barnum2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Mathew Brady2008 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Billy the Kid2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Harriet Tubman2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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Where to start with Americans—The Spirit of a Nation

Start with John Brown (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Americans—The Spirit of a Nation book?

Harriet Tubman (2010) is the newest Americans—The Spirit of a Nation book released so far.

Is there a new Americans—The Spirit of a Nation book coming?

No next Americans—The Spirit of a Nation book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Americans—The Spirit of a Nation at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Americans—The Spirit of a Nation title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Americans—The Spirit of a Nation books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
512 pages across the 4 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 128 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Americans—The Spirit of a Nation books, 9 of 11, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 11 titles, 2 are credited to Don Nardo, 2 to Jeff Burlingame, 1 to Zachary Kent and 1 to Michael A. Schuman. A further 4 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.

What the Americans—The Spirit of a Nation books are about

All 11 Americans—The Spirit of a Nation books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 11 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.