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The Best History Book Recommendations

There’s so much more to learn than just what was in your high school textbooks (and if you’re anything like us, you’ve probably forgotten most of that anyway). There’s a book out there exploring just about everything that’s happened in our world. From the Crusades to the World Wars, and everything before and after, there’s a history book for that. 

What’s more, there are history books on just about whatever you’re interested in! From biographies on U.S. presidents to what happened on the Titanic, from the history of world religions to books about Old Hollywood, there’s a book for you.

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Battle of Brothers
Battle of Brothers
by Robert Lacey
The Lord God Made Them All
The Lord God Made Them All
by James Herriot
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Agent Jack
Agent Jack
by Robert Hutton
An Ugly Truth
An Ugly Truth
by Sheera Frenkel, Cecilia Kang
Seasons in Hell
Seasons in Hell
by Mike Shropshire
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The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames
The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames
by Justine Cowan
Spectacle
Spectacle
by Pamela Newkirk
The Egg & I
The Egg & I
by Betty MacDonald
Miracle at Midway
Miracle at Midway
by Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon
Incredible Victory
Incredible Victory
by Walter Lord
1973: Rock at the Crossroads
1973: Rock at the Crossroads
by Andrew Grant Jackson
April 1865
April 1865
by Jay Winik
Act Natural
Act Natural
by Jennifer Traig
The Right People
The Right People
by Stephen Birmingham
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Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom
Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom
by Charles Beauclerk
Margaret Fuller
Margaret Fuller
by Megan Marshall
The Cult of the Saints
The Cult of the Saints
by Peter Brown
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140 Days to Hiroshima
140 Days to Hiroshima
by David Dean Barrett
Overground Railroad
Overground Railroad
by Candacy A. Taylor
From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World Volume I
From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World Volume I
by Marilyn French, Margaret Atwood
Lost Kingdom
Lost Kingdom
by Julia Flynn Siler
So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?
So You Think You Know Rock and Roll?
by Peter E. Meltzer
Slavery and Public History
Slavery and Public History
by James Oliver Horton, Lois E. Horton, Ira Berlin, David W. Blight, Gary B. Nash
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
by Ruth Benedict, Ian Buruma
Crown & Sceptre
Crown & Sceptre
by Tracy Borman
Bananas
Bananas
by Peter Chapman
A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty
A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty
by Mimi Matthews
Blind Ambition
Blind Ambition
by John W. Dean
The Lords of Creation
The Lords of Creation
by Frederick Lewis Allen, Mark Crispin Miller, Gretchen Morgenson
The Lieutenant Don't Know
The Lieutenant Don't Know
by Jeff Clement
Brandywine
Brandywine
by Michael C. Harris
Papa Hemingway
Papa Hemingway
by A. E. Hotchner
Capitalism
Capitalism
by Arundhati Roy
Of Wolves and Men
Of Wolves and Men
by Barry Lopez
Blood River
Blood River
by Tim Butcher
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
by Harlow Giles Unger
Lend Me Your Ears
Lend Me Your Ears
by William Safire
A Death in White Bear Lake
A Death in White Bear Lake
by Barry Siegel
World of Our Fathers
World of Our Fathers
by Irving Howe, Morris Dickstein
Business Adventures
Business Adventures
by John Brooks
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Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
by George Crile
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman
by Robert Lindsey
The Band That Played On
The Band That Played On
by Steve Turner
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Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin
by Brenda Maddox
The Comedians
The Comedians
by Kliph Nesteroff
Challenger: An American Tragedy
Challenger: An American Tragedy
by Hugh Harris
Leadership
Leadership
by James MacGregor Burns
After Henry
After Henry
by Joan Didion
Miami
Miami
by Joan Didion
Case Closed
Case Closed
by Gerald Posner
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As there are seemingly endless different eras of history, no one book is the best book on history. But three books that top most Best Book On History Lists are A Night to Remember by Walter Lord, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown, and The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer.