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Patricia Cline Cohen, The Murder of Helen Jewett: The Life and Death of a Prostitute in New York City (1998). A gripping murder mystery that probes the nature of the new plebeian culture.
Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815–1848 (2007). A comprehensive history from a cultural perspective.
Paul E. Johnson and Sean Wilentz, The Kingdom of Matthias (1995). A compelling story of religious utopianism gone mad.
Stephen B. Oates, The Fires of Jubilee (1975). Explores the life and rebellion of Nat Turner.
Mark Perry, Lift Up Thy Voice (2001). Offers a study of the Grimké family.
David Roediger, The Wages of Whiteness (1995). Shows how racism shaped white working-class culture.