Reddit reviews Democracy in America and Two Essays on America (Penguin Classics)
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Man, I love that show.
There are some different and great books about the real history of Deadwood that are worth checking out.
Other stuff you might enjoy re: periods and themes of 19th Century U.S. History.
The Devil In The White City
Rebirth of a Nation
Battle Cry Of Freedom
Tocqueville's Democracy In America
The Johnstown Flood
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
Desperate Passage
There are tons more but those are some of my favorites, especially Devil In The White City, Bury My Heart and Desperate Passage... for the darker side of history, a'la Deadwood.
If you are interested in more the function of politics rather than its subject matter of policy, then here is a decent list of foundational texts to get you started:
On theory:
The Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers
Democracy in America
On Campaigning:
What it takes
Game Change
Campaigns and Elections- American Style
On Legislating/Governing:
Congress- The Electoral Connection
Party Politics in America
Political Polarization of American Politics
Interest Group Politics
Obviously this is quite a bit to read- but renting or using library resources will soften the blow to your wallet.
If I have misread your question, and you are interested in policy rather than politics, more recommendations can be provided depending on both your political persuasion and your specific interests.
PS: Assumed you meant American politics. If not- can provide other texts.
I love this idea.
I'll add some of my own, and I hope others do too:
You could always, you know, read this.
This is one of my favorite periods. Read the following:
Jedediah Smith and the Opening of the West by Dale Morgan
The Course of Empire by Bernard DeVoto
Across the Wide Missouri by Bernard DeVoto
1846 the Year of Decision by Bernard DeVoto
The above are all great books written in the early 20th Century
Three source material must-reads are
The Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman
Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana
I can't remember any contemporary books that stand out right now but I'll look through my books at home.
http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-America-Penguin-Classics-Tocqueville/dp/0140447601
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8GazZBvHhgQ
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jJEuZrvNYg0
This site is awesome. Quick videos (most 5 min or less) explaining specific ideas well:
http://www.learnliberty.org/
You can find a list of literature here:
http://www.cato.org/
And here:
https://mises.org/
This kid has some pretty good rants:
https://m.youtube.com/user/ThatLibertarianT/videos
This guy does good work too:
https://m.youtube.com/user/successcouncil
Anything by Judge Napolitano. Start here:
http://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Right-When-Government-Wrong/dp/1595553509
He also has some good stuff you can find on youtube.
I also recommend John Stossel. Penn Jillette of Penn and Teller is an outspoken libertarian. You could read the letters of the American founders. Alexis de Tocquevill gives an interesting perspective of early American society and politics in "Democracy in America" (though not really libertarian reading ( http://www.amazon.com/Democracy-America-Penguin-Classics-Tocqueville/dp/0140447601 )). Bastiat ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0865978301/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?qid=1463473514&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=bastiat&dpPl=1&dpID=51Kza1WH23L&ref=plSrch ) has been mentioned by others. "The Law" is probably is best and most popular work, but I really like "The Candlemakers Petition". Very funny read.
You could watch Stefan Molyneux, take him with a grain of salt though. He teters on the brink of bat-shit crazy at times, but does provide for interesting perspective.
The list goes on, but hopefully this will make for a good start.