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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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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William L. Shirer
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Wounded Shepherd
Wounded Shepherd
by Austen Ivereigh
Spinning and Weaving
Spinning and Weaving
by Lynn Huggins-Cooper
Ada Blackjack
Ada Blackjack
by Jennifer Niven
The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames
The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames
by Justine Cowan
Song of the Vikings
Song of the Vikings
by Nancy Marie Brown
President Carter
President Carter
by Stuart E. Eizenstat, Madeleine Albright
The Summer Game
The Summer Game
by Roger Angell
The Price of Children
The Price of Children
by Maria Laurino
April 1865
April 1865
by Jay Winik
They Have Their Exits
They Have Their Exits
by Airey Neave
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The Way of the Gladiator
The Way of the Gladiator
by Daniel P. Mannix, Michael Stephenson
Life in a Medieval Castle
Life in a Medieval Castle
by Joseph Gies, Frances Gies
Tibetan Peach Pie
Tibetan Peach Pie
by Tom Robbins
Meditations
Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
"Our Crowd"
"Our Crowd"
by Stephen Birmingham
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Margaret Fuller
Margaret Fuller
by Megan Marshall
This Golden Fleece
This Golden Fleece
by Esther Rutter
New York in the '50s
New York in the '50s
by Dan Wakefield
The View from the Ground
The View from the Ground
by Martha Gellhorn
Letters on Ethics
Letters on Ethics
by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Margaret Graver, A. A. Long
The Rose of Martinique
The Rose of Martinique
by Andrea Stuart
The Pocket Stoic
The Pocket Stoic
by John Sellars
The Cult of the Saints
The Cult of the Saints
by Peter Brown
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Diana of the Dunes
Diana of the Dunes
by Janet Zenke Edwards
Rez Life
Rez Life
by David Treuer
From a Taller Tower
From a Taller Tower
by Seamus McGraw
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Books Are Made Out of Books
Books Are Made Out of Books
by Michael Lynn Crews
The Nature of Alexander
The Nature of Alexander
by Mary Renault
No Way, They Were Gay?
No Way, They Were Gay?
by Lee Wind
Taking Hawaii
Taking Hawaii
by Stephen Dando-Collins
Emperor of Japan
Emperor of Japan
by Donald Keene
Spectacular Bid
Spectacular Bid
by Peter Lee
Bullwhip Days
Bullwhip Days
by James Mellon
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
by Jieun Baek
The Hotel on Place Vendome
The Hotel on Place Vendome
by Tilar J. Mazzeo
50 Battles That Changed the World
50 Battles That Changed the World
by William Weir
Remembering America
Remembering America
by Richard N. Goodwin
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
by Gregory J. Gbur
Crochet Iconic Women
Crochet Iconic Women
by Carla Mitrani
The Lord God Made Them All
The Lord God Made Them All
by James Herriot
Lost Kingdom
Lost Kingdom
by Julia Flynn Siler
10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything
10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything
by Mark Jacob, Stephan Benzkofer, Chicago Tribune
The Final Curtsey
The Final Curtsey
by Margaret Rhodes
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
by Carl Sandburg
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
by Adrian Goldsworthy
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
by Ruth Benedict, Ian Buruma
Crown & Sceptre
Crown & Sceptre
by Tracy Borman
Tell Me How It Ends
Tell Me How It Ends
by Valeria Luiselli
The Collapse of the Third Republic
The Collapse of the Third Republic
by William L. Shirer
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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.