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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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Kennedy and Roosevelt
Kennedy and Roosevelt
by Michael Beschloss, James MacGregor Burns
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
by Donald M. Goldstein, Gordon W. Prange, Katherine V. Dillon
Blind Ambition
Blind Ambition
by John W. Dean
Pete Rose
Pete Rose
by Kostya Kennedy
Ada Blackjack
Ada Blackjack
by Jennifer Niven
Spectacle
Spectacle
by Pamela Newkirk
President Carter
President Carter
by Madeleine Albright, Stuart E. Eizenstat
Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom
Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom
by Charles Beauclerk
Diana of the Dunes
Diana of the Dunes
by Janet Zenke Edwards
140 Days to Hiroshima
140 Days to Hiroshima
by David Dean Barrett
Black Patriots and Loyalists
Black Patriots and Loyalists
by Alan Gilbert
The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
by Alan T. Nolan, Gary W. Gallagher
Washington's Immortals
Washington's Immortals
by Patrick K. O'Donnell
Bohemian Paris
Bohemian Paris
by Dan Franck
American Lynching
American Lynching
by Ashraf H. A. Rushdy
World of Our Fathers
World of Our Fathers
by Irving Howe, Morris Dickstein
Israel, Palestine and Peace
Israel, Palestine and Peace
by Amos Oz
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1000 Years of Annoying the French
1000 Years of Annoying the French
by Stephen Clarke
China to Me
China to Me
by Emily Hahn
Washington
Washington
by James Thomas Flexner
The Miracle of Dunkirk
The Miracle of Dunkirk
by Walter Lord
A People's History of Sports in the United States
A People's History of Sports in the United States
by David Zirin
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Why Homer Matters
Why Homer Matters
by Adam Nicolson
A Cat's Tale
A Cat's Tale
by Baba the Cat, Paul Koudounaris
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Wounded Shepherd
Wounded Shepherd
by Austen Ivereigh
The Will To Live On
The Will To Live On
by Herman Wouk
What Becomes a Legend Most
What Becomes a Legend Most
by Philip Gefter
The Pocket Stoic
The Pocket Stoic
by John Sellars
Survivors in Mexico
Survivors in Mexico
by Rebecca West
Third Girl from the Left
Third Girl from the Left
by Christine Barker
Lost Kingdom
Lost Kingdom
by Julia Flynn Siler
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned
by Max Morgan-Witts, Gordon Thomas
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Serpentine
Serpentine
by Thomas Thompson
I Call Him "Mr. President"
I Call Him "Mr. President"
by Ken Raynor, Michael Patrick Shiels, Barbara Bush
The Cult of the Saints
The Cult of the Saints
by Peter Brown
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Never Say Die
Never Say Die
by James C. Nicholson, Pete Best
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
by Jieun Baek
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
by Ian Buruma, Ruth Benedict
To Believe in Women
To Believe in Women
by Lillian Faderman
In the Wake of Madness
In the Wake of Madness
by Joan Druett
Five Strides on the Banked Track
Five Strides on the Banked Track
by Frank Deford, Jerry Seltzer, Frank Deford, Walter Iooss
Ten-Gallon War
Ten-Gallon War
by John Eisenberg
Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin
by Brenda Maddox
Essays in Science
Essays in Science
by Albert Einstein, Neil Berger
Jane Austen's Best Friend
Jane Austen's Best Friend
by Zoe Wheddon
Find Me Unafraid
Find Me Unafraid
by Kennedy Odede, Jessica Posner
They Have Their Exits
They Have Their Exits
by Airey Neave
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Pain, Parties, Work
Pain, Parties, Work
by Elizabeth Winder
New York in the '50s
New York in the '50s
by Dan Wakefield
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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.