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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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Toy Monster
Toy Monster
by Jerry Oppenheimer
No Way, They Were Gay?
No Way, They Were Gay?
by Lee Wind
North Korea
North Korea
by Paul L. Moorcraft
Third Girl from the Left
Third Girl from the Left
by Christine Barker
The Hotel on Place Vendôme
The Hotel on Place Vendôme
by Tilar J. Mazzeo
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
by Gregory J. Gbur
Royal Family Life
Royal Family Life
by Ruth Binney
Books Are Made Out of Books
Books Are Made Out of Books
by Michael Lynn Crews
Lost Restaurant of Chicago
Lost Restaurant of Chicago
by Greg Borzo, Doug Sohn
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The Stones of Florence
The Stones of Florence
by Mary McCarthy
Hidden History of Memphis
Hidden History of Memphis
by G. Wayne Dowdy
The Purple Diaries
The Purple Diaries
by Joseph Egan
Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen
Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen
by Marshall Trimble
The Barque of Saviors
The Barque of Saviors
by Russell Drumm
Dallas '63
Dallas '63
by Peter Dale Scott
Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle
by Hilary A Smith
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
by Frederick Douglass
The Soong Sisters
The Soong Sisters
by Emily Hahn
Lakota Woman
Lakota Woman
by Mary Crow Dog, Richard Erdoes
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned
by Max Morgan-Witts, Gordon Thomas
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11 Books Behind Great War Movies
Votescam
Votescam
by Kenneth F. Collier, James M. Collier
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11 Top-Notch Works of Journalism
Guests of the Ayatollah
Guests of the Ayatollah
by Mark Bowden
The Frontier in American History
The Frontier in American History
by Frederick Jackson Turner
The Battle for Tinian
The Battle for Tinian
by Nathan N. Prefer
This Close to Happy
This Close to Happy
by Daphne Merkin
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
by Ulysses S. Grant
The Go-Go Years
The Go-Go Years
by John Brooks, Michael Lewis
Rooster
Rooster
by Brett Cogburn
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16 Best Western Books of All Time
Among Schoolchildren
Among Schoolchildren
by Tracy Kidder
A Chorus of Stones
A Chorus of Stones
by Susan Griffin
A Bridge for Passing
A Bridge for Passing
by Pearl S. Buck
Miami
Miami
by Joan Didion
The Canon
The Canon
by Natalie Angier
Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement
Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement
by Henry C. Clausen, Bruce Lee
Goodbye Vietnam
Goodbye Vietnam
by William Broyles
Daughters of the Inquisition
Daughters of the Inquisition
by Christina Crawford
Israel, Palestine and Peace
Israel, Palestine and Peace
by Amos Oz
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Remembering Amos Oz, 1939-2018
10 Women Who Changed Science and the World
10 Women Who Changed Science and the World
by Rhodri Evans, Catherine Whitlock
21 Days to Resilience
21 Days to Resilience
by Zelana Montminy
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
by Euripides
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
by Peter J. Leithart
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Spectacle
Spectacle
by Pamela Newkirk
They Have Their Exits
They Have Their Exits
by Airey Neave
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Diana of the Dunes
Diana of the Dunes
by Janet Zenke Edwards
Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky
Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky
by Foster Ockerman
The Happiness Makeover
The Happiness Makeover
by M. J. Ryan
Jack and Rochelle
Jack and Rochelle
by Lawrence Sutin, Rochelle Sutin, Jack Sutin
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Dear Santa
Dear Santa
by Chronicle Books
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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.