The American Story: 100 True Tales

The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History is a collection by Jennifer Armstrong that gathers one hundred short narrative pieces about people and moments that shaped the United States. Each four to six page chapter reads like a self contained story, moving from early Indigenous histories and colonial encounters through civil rights and modern events. The book is illustrated by Roger Roth, whose drawings and maps help younger listeners visualize what they are hearing. Families use it as a daily or weekly read aloud to build a broad sense of the American past, often pairing stories with timelines, map work, or further reading on favorite topics.