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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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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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Anne Frank in the Secret Annex
Anne Frank in the Secret Annex
by The Anne Frank House, Ronald Leopold
The Frontier in American History
The Frontier in American History
by Frederick Jackson Turner
Ten-Gallon War
Ten-Gallon War
by John Eisenberg
Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecoming
by Randy Shilts
Goodbye Vietnam
Goodbye Vietnam
by William Broyles
Challenger: An American Tragedy
Challenger: An American Tragedy
by Hugh Harris
February House
February House
by Sherill Tippins
Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie
by Laurie Lee
The Nixon Tapes: 1971–1972
The Nixon Tapes: 1971–1972
by Douglas Brinkley, Luke A. Nichter
Hannibal
Hannibal
by Ernle Bradford
Israel, Palestine and Peace
Israel, Palestine and Peace
by Amos Oz
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Spinning and Weaving
Spinning and Weaving
by Lynn Huggins-Cooper
The Glory Gets
The Glory Gets
by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
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Jane Austen
Jane Austen
by Peter J. Leithart
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Dear Santa
Dear Santa
by Chronicle Books
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
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
by Susan Goldman Rubin
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Not Free, Not for All
Not Free, Not for All
by Cheryl Knott
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25
by Jesse Payne, Daniel Amen
The Language of Houses
The Language of Houses
by Alison Lurie
Diana of the Dunes
Diana of the Dunes
by Janet Zenke Edwards
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo
by Maria Hesse
How UFOs Conquered the World
How UFOs Conquered the World
by David Clarke
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
by Jieun Baek
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
by Gregory J. Gbur
The Happiness Makeover
The Happiness Makeover
by M. J. Ryan
A Woman on the Edge of Time
A Woman on the Edge of Time
by Jeremy Gavron
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The Game They Played
The Game They Played
by Stanley Cohen
Amazonia
Amazonia
by James Marcus
Five Strides on the Banked Track
Five Strides on the Banked Track
by Walter Iooss Jr., Frank Deford, Jerry Seltzer
Heist
Heist
by Howard Sounes
The Truth About Trump
The Truth About Trump
by Michael D'Antonio
The Indestructible Jews
The Indestructible Jews
by Max I. Dimont
Had She But Known
Had She But Known
by Charlotte MacLeod
Daughters of the Inquisition
Daughters of the Inquisition
by Christina Crawford
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
by Euripides
Jane Austen's Best Friend
Jane Austen's Best Friend
by Zoe Wheddon
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
5 Steps to Reducing Stress
by Genella Macintyre
They Have Their Exits
They Have Their Exits
by Airey Neave
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Thank You for Voting
Thank You for Voting
by Erin Geiger Smith
The Lady and Her Monsters
The Lady and Her Monsters
by Roseanne Montillo
The Pocket Stoic
The Pocket Stoic
by John Sellars
Survivors in Mexico
Survivors in Mexico
by Rebecca West
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
by Carl Sandburg
The Great Detective
The Great Detective
by Zach Dundas
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I
by Laura Brennan
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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.