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World History Books That Illuminate History Around You

Our past can tell us so much about the present and the future. World history books help us to understand our world by providing context to how we arrived where we are today.

The best world history books are accessible and comprehensive, guiding readers through important events of the past and drawing connections to causes and effects throughout history.

Take a journey along the Silk Road, walk the streets of colonial America, or fight in the Wars of the Roses. History books give us the opportunity to experience another time and place through the power of reading. 

No matter what era or area you’re interested in, we’ve put together this collection of world history books to satisfy your curiosity and wanderlust. 

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The Gift of Black Folk
The Gift of Black Folk
by W. E. B. Du Bois
MLK: An American Legacy
MLK: An American Legacy
by David J. Garrow
The Secret of the Yellow Death
The Secret of the Yellow Death
by Suzanne Jurmain
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
by Laurie Lee
February House
February House
by Sherill Tippins
Battles of the Revolutionary War, 1775-1781
Battles of the Revolutionary War, 1775-1781
by William J. Wood, W. J. Wood, John S. D. Eisenhower
Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie
by Laurie Lee
Hannibal
Hannibal
by Ernle Bradford
Jane Austen's Best Friend
Jane Austen's Best Friend
by Zoe Wheddon
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
Survivors in Mexico
Survivors in Mexico
by Rebecca West
Lost Restaurant of Chicago
Lost Restaurant of Chicago
by Greg Borzo, Doug Sohn
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The Game They Played
The Game They Played
by Stanley Cohen
One of These Things First
One of These Things First
by Steven Gaines
The Step
The Step
by Martha Lemasters
The Indestructible Jews
The Indestructible Jews
by Max I. Dimont
Dear Santa
Dear Santa
by Chronicle Books
Thank You for Voting
Thank You for Voting
by Erin Geiger Smith
Act Natural
Act Natural
by Jennifer Traig
Medea
Medea
by Euripides
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
by Susan Goldman Rubin
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Diana of the Dunes
Diana of the Dunes
by Janet Zenke Edwards
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
Hidden History of Memphis
Hidden History of Memphis
by G. Wayne Dowdy
Five Strides on the Banked Track
Five Strides on the Banked Track
by Walter Iooss Jr., Frank Deford, Jerry Seltzer
Anne Frank in the Secret Annex
Anne Frank in the Secret Annex
by The Anne Frank House, Ronald Leopold
American Lynching
American Lynching
by Ashraf H. A. Rushdy
Ruler of the Sky
Ruler of the Sky
by Pamela Sargent
A Georgian Heroine
A Georgian Heroine
by Joanne Major, Sarah Murden
Shade It Black
Shade It Black
by Jess Goodell, John Hearn
Heist
Heist
by Howard Sounes
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
by Euripides
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Vintage Miami Beach Glamor
by Deborah C Pollack, Paul S. George
A Woman on the Edge of Time
A Woman on the Edge of Time
by Jeremy Gavron
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Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I
by Laura Brennan
A Question of Choice
A Question of Choice
by Sarah Weddington, Cecile Richards
The Burden of the Past
The Burden of the Past
by Anna Wylegala, Malgorzata Glowacka-Grajper
Before the Rain
Before the Rain
by Luisita Lopez Torregrosa
Houdini
Houdini
by Tom Lalicki
The Martin Duberman Reader
The Martin Duberman Reader
by Martin Duberman
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Guildford
Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Guildford
by Caroline Maxton
I Still Believe Anita Hill
I Still Believe Anita Hill
by Amy Richards, Cynthia Greenberg
Daughters of the Inquisition
Daughters of the Inquisition
by Christina Crawford
The Lady and Her Monsters
The Lady and Her Monsters
by Roseanne Montillo
Flying Couch
Flying Couch
by Amy Kurzweil
The Great Detective
The Great Detective
by Zach Dundas
Airman's Odyssey
Airman's Odyssey
by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Lewis Galantiere, Stuart Gilbert
Dish
Dish
by Jeannette Walls
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The best world history books are both informative and interesting, they tell stories from history using factual information as well as intriguing writing and world building. Some examples of great and captivating world history books include Marilyn French’s From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World and Terence McLaughlin’s Dirt

Which history books are considered “must-read” is completely dependent on your interests! If you’ve always found yourself interested in English history and monarchs, you must read Phil Carradice’s Bloody Mary or Rebellion Against Henry VII. If you’re fascinated by countercultural and secretive movements then you simply must read Mark Booth’s The Secret History of the World