We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
New · History, Nonfiction, Politics
We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
2025 · 720 pages · Nonfiction
70
New
★ 4.22 on Goodreads · 3K ratings
≈ 18 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (History) winner (2026). 4.22★ from 3K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
70Must-Read Score
- Critics57 out of 100 · counts 35%+23
- Readers53 out of 100 · counts 50%+30
- Buzz100 out of 100 · counts 15%+17
Where it ranks
- #8 of the 55 politics books we rank
- #25 of the 220 history books we rank
- #28 of the 730 new books we rank
- #85 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize (History) winner (2026)
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2025)
Reads as
True story
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