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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 Cult of the Saints
The Cult of the Saints
by Peter Brown
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Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo
by Maria Hesse
From a Taller Tower
From a Taller Tower
by Seamus McGraw
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No Way, They Were Gay?
No Way, They Were Gay?
by Lee Wind
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
by Jieun Baek
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
A Woman on the Edge of Time
A Woman on the Edge of Time
by Jeremy Gavron
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Books Are Made Out of Books
Books Are Made Out of Books
by Michael Lynn Crews
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
by Ian Buruma, Ruth Benedict
Vitebsk
Vitebsk
by Otto Heidkamper, Linden Lyons
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8 Powerful Military Memoirs 
Crafty Crooks & Conmen
Crafty Crooks & Conmen
by Nigel Blundell, Sue Blackhall
The Nixon Tapes: 1973
The Nixon Tapes: 1973
by Douglas Brinkley, Luke A. Nichter
Welcome to the Jungle
Welcome to the Jungle
by Hilary A Smith
Anything Goes
Anything Goes
by Lucy Moore
Great Second Acts
Great Second Acts
by Marlene Wagman-Geller
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Bohemian Paris
Bohemian Paris
by Dan Franck
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
Lend Me Your Ears
Lend Me Your Ears
by William Safire
Votescam
Votescam
by Kenneth F. Collier, James M. Collier
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Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes
by Elizabeth Keckley
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
A Georgian Heroine
A Georgian Heroine
by Sarah Murden, Joanne Major
The Comedians
The Comedians
by Kliph Nesteroff
The Indestructible Jews
The Indestructible Jews
by Max I. Dimont
The Miracle of Dunkirk
The Miracle of Dunkirk
by Walter Lord
Israel, Palestine and Peace
Israel, Palestine and Peace
by Amos Oz
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Ms. Gloria Steinem
Ms. Gloria Steinem
by Winifred Conkling
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
by Euripides
What Her Body Thought
What Her Body Thought
by Susan Griffin
President Carter
President Carter
by Madeleine Albright, Stuart E. Eizenstat
This Golden Fleece
This Golden Fleece
by Esther Rutter
The Mother of the Brontës
The Mother of the Brontës
by Sharon Wright
The Go-Go Years
The Go-Go Years
by John Brooks, Michael Lewis
Rooster
Rooster
by Brett Cogburn
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Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie
by Laurie Lee
Essays in Science
Essays in Science
by Albert Einstein, Neil Berger
Jack and Rochelle
Jack and Rochelle
by Rochelle Sutin, Lawrence Sutin, Jack Sutin
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A Different Kind of Love Story
10 Women Who Changed Science and the World
10 Women Who Changed Science and the World
by Catherine Whitlock, Rhodri Evans
21 Days to Resilience
21 Days to Resilience
by Zelana Montminy
My Year with Eleanor
My Year with Eleanor
by Noelle Hancock
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Wounded Shepherd
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by Austen Ivereigh
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by Peter Gizzi
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Dear Santa
Dear Santa
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Not Free, Not for All
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by Cheryl Knott
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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.