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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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Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes
by Elizabeth Keckley
The Battle for Tinian
The Battle for Tinian
by Nathan N. Prefer
Ruler of the Sky
Ruler of the Sky
by Pamela Sargent
The Go-Go Years
The Go-Go Years
by John Brooks, Michael Lewis
Rooster
Rooster
by Brett Cogburn
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Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Franklin
by Brenda Maddox
The Comedians
The Comedians
by Kliph Nesteroff
The Canon
The Canon
by Natalie Angier
The Summer Game
The Summer Game
by Roger Angell
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
by Euripides
Thank You for Voting
Thank You for Voting
by Erin Geiger Smith
What Becomes a Legend Most
What Becomes a Legend Most
by Philip Gefter
Toy Monster
Toy Monster
by Jerry Oppenheimer
Lost Kingdom
Lost Kingdom
by Julia Flynn Siler
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
The Nixon Tapes: 1973
The Nixon Tapes: 1973
by Douglas Brinkley, Luke A. Nichter
On the Wealth of Nations
On the Wealth of Nations
by P. J. O'Rourke
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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Lend Me Your Ears
Lend Me Your Ears
by William Safire
A Death in White Bear Lake
A Death in White Bear Lake
by Barry Siegel
A Chorus of Stones
A Chorus of Stones
by Susan Griffin
Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement
Pearl Harbor: Final Judgement
by Henry C. Clausen, Bruce Lee
My Year with Eleanor
My Year with Eleanor
by Noelle Hancock
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Wounded Shepherd
Wounded Shepherd
by Austen Ivereigh
Spinning and Weaving
Spinning and Weaving
by Lynn Huggins-Cooper
Spectacle
Spectacle
by Pamela Newkirk
From a Taller Tower
From a Taller Tower
by Seamus McGraw
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A Woman on the Edge of Time
A Woman on the Edge of Time
by Jeremy Gavron
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Of a Feather
Of a Feather
by Scott Weidensaul
Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen
Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen
by Marshall Trimble
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
by Frederick Douglass
The Brass Check
The Brass Check
by Upton Sinclair
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21 Days to Resilience
21 Days to Resilience
by Zelana Montminy
Jane Austen's Best Friend
Jane Austen's Best Friend
by Zoe Wheddon
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
by Peter J. Leithart
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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
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
Survivors in Mexico
Survivors in Mexico
by Rebecca West
Never Say Die
Never Say Die
by James C. Nicholson, Pete Best
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
by Gregory J. Gbur
The Mother of the Brontes
The Mother of the Brontes
by Sharon Wright
Five Strides on the Banked Track
Five Strides on the Banked Track
by Walter Iooss Jr., Frank Deford, Jerry Seltzer
The Frontier in American History
The Frontier in American History
by Frederick Jackson Turner
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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.