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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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Leadership
Leadership
by James MacGregor Burns
The Hidden White House
The Hidden White House
by Robert Klara
The Canon
The Canon
by Natalie Angier
The Children
The Children
by David Halberstam
Jack and Rochelle
Jack and Rochelle
by Lawrence Sutin, Jack Sutin, Rochelle Sutin
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A Different Kind of Love Story
Lakota Woman
Lakota Woman
by Mary Crow Dog, Richard Erdoes
Votescam
Votescam
by James M. Collier, Kenneth F. Collier
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Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes
by Elizabeth Keckley
Spinning and Weaving
Spinning and Weaving
by Lynn Huggins-Cooper
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
What Becomes a Legend Most
What Becomes a Legend Most
by Philip Gefter
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
by Susan Goldman Rubin
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Evita, First Lady
Evita, First Lady
by John Barnes
How UFOs Conquered the World
How UFOs Conquered the World
by David Clarke
The Nature of Alexander
The Nature of Alexander
by Mary Renault
Third Girl from the Left
Third Girl from the Left
by Christine Barker
Lost Kingdom
Lost Kingdom
by Julia Flynn Siler
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
Twelve Years a Slave
Twelve Years a Slave
by Solomon Northup
The Reader's Companion to American History
The Reader's Companion to American History
by Eric Foner, John A. Garraty
Escape from Sobibor
Escape from Sobibor
by Richard Rashke
1000 Years of Annoying the French
1000 Years of Annoying the French
by Stephen Clarke
The Comedians
The Comedians
by Kliph Nesteroff
I Call Him "Mr. President"
I Call Him "Mr. President"
by Ken Raynor, Michael Patrick Shiels, Barbara Bush
"Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye"
"Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye"
by Kenneth P. O'Donnell, David F. Powers
Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie
by Laurie Lee
My Year with Eleanor
My Year with Eleanor
by Noelle Hancock
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11 Books About Finding Yourself
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
by Peter J. Leithart
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The Summer Game
The Summer Game
by Roger Angell
Pain, Parties, Work
Pain, Parties, Work
by Elizabeth Winder
Shakespeare's Wife
Shakespeare's Wife
by Germaine Greer
New York in the '50s
New York in the '50s
by Dan Wakefield
Diana of the Dunes
Diana of the Dunes
by Janet Zenke Edwards
Rez Life
Rez Life
by David Treuer
Toy Monster
Toy Monster
by Jerry Oppenheimer
Books Are Made Out of Books
Books Are Made Out of Books
by Michael Lynn Crews
No Way, They Were Gay?
No Way, They Were Gay?
by Lee Wind
The Origins of Cool in Postwar America
The Origins of Cool in Postwar America
by Joel Dinerstein
Amazonia
Amazonia
by James Marcus
Hidden History of Memphis
Hidden History of Memphis
by G. Wayne Dowdy
To Believe in Women
To Believe in Women
by Lillian Faderman
Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle
by Hilary A Smith
The Tudor Tutor
The Tudor Tutor
by Lisa Graves, Barb Alexander
Anything Goes
Anything Goes
by Lucy Moore
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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American Lynching
American Lynching
by Ashraf H. A. Rushdy
J M Barrie and the Lost Boys
J M Barrie and the Lost Boys
by Andrew Birkin
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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.