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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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How to Survive in Medieval England
How to Survive in Medieval England
by Toni Mount
Tibetan Peach Pie
Tibetan Peach Pie
by Tom Robbins
"Our Crowd"
"Our Crowd"
by Stephen Birmingham
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All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small
by James Herriot
Love Lies
Love Lies
by Amanda Lamb
Crochet Iconic Women
Crochet Iconic Women
by Carla Mitrani
All Things Bright and Beautiful
All Things Bright and Beautiful
by James Herriot
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William L. Shirer
On Palestine
On Palestine
by Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappe, Frank Barat
The Westies
The Westies
by T. J. English
The White Album
The White Album
by Joan Didion
Capitalism
Capitalism
by Arundhati Roy
Alive
Alive
by Piers Paul Read
Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882–1940)
Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882–1940)
by James MacGregor Burns
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes
by Elizabeth Keckley
Day of Infamy
Day of Infamy
by Walter Lord
Serpentine
Serpentine
by Thomas Thompson
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
by Dee Brown
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We Few
We Few
by Nick Brokhausen
The Good Rat
The Good Rat
by Jimmy Breslin
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Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down
by Mark Bowden
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This Kind of War
This Kind of War
by T. R. Fehrenbach
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
by Joan Didion
Upstairs at the White House
Upstairs at the White House
by J. B. West, Mary Lynn Kotz
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
by Walter Lord
Case Closed
Case Closed
by Gerald Posner
This Golden Fleece
This Golden Fleece
by Esther Rutter
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
Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls
by William McKeown
Miami
Miami
by Joan Didion
A Thousand Days
A Thousand Days
by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
Tell Me How It Ends
Tell Me How It Ends
by Valeria Luiselli
Dallas '63
Dallas '63
by Peter Dale Scott
All Creatures Great and Small & All Things Bright and Beautiful
All Creatures Great and Small & All Things Bright and Beautiful
by James Herriot
We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young
We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young
by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway
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A Walker in the City
A Walker in the City
by Alfred Kazin
Crazy Horse and Custer
Crazy Horse and Custer
by Stephen E. Ambrose
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Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel
by William F. Sine
Girl Sleuth
Girl Sleuth
by Melanie Rehak
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
by John Sununu
The Fifties
The Fifties
by David Halberstam
Leadership
Leadership
by James MacGregor Burns
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
by Alan D. Zimm
Miracle at Midway
Miracle at Midway
by Gordon W. Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin V
President Carter
President Carter
by Stuart E. Eizenstat, Madeleine Albright
The Summer Game
The Summer Game
by Roger Angell
Evelyn Waugh
Evelyn Waugh
by Philip Eade
Mrs. Astor Regrets
Mrs. Astor Regrets
by Meryl Gordon
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
by Jesse Payne, Daniel Amen
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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.