Books About Forgotten History - People and Events That Don't Get Taught in History Class

1.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating β€” 779,768 ratings
2.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating β€” 1,681,650 ratings
3.
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2)
Females of Valor (The Viking's Kurdish Love, #2) 4.74 avg rating β€” 106 ratings
6.
Obsidian Puma (The Aztec Chronicles #1)
Obsidian Puma (The Aztec Chronicles #1) 4.46 avg rating β€” 54 ratings
7.
The Highlander (The Rise of the Aztecs, #1)
The Highlander (The Rise of the Aztecs, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 985 ratings
8.
Two Rivers (The Peacemaker, #1)
Two Rivers (The Peacemaker, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 1,046 ratings
10.
Shadow on the Sun (The Mound Builders Book 1)
Shadow on the Sun (The Mound Builders Book 1) 4.22 avg rating β€” 59 ratings
11.
Beyond the Great River (People of the Longhouse #1)
Beyond the Great River (People of the Longhouse #1) 4.08 avg rating β€” 438 ratings
13.
The Kitchen God's Wife
The Kitchen God's Wife
by: Amy Tan
4.04 avg rating β€” 87,068 ratings
14.
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
by: Lisa See
3.92 avg rating β€” 160,770 ratings
15.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 4.05 avg rating β€” 311,638 ratings
17.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating β€” 737,183 ratings
17.
They Called Us Enemy
They Called Us Enemy 4.42 avg rating β€” 50,172 ratings
20.
Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass 4.12 avg rating β€” 131,992 ratings
21.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating β€” 176,450 ratings
22.
Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery 4.11 avg rating β€” 35,601 ratings
24.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating β€” 703,406 ratings
25.
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2)
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2) 4.31 avg rating β€” 57,465 ratings
26.
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1)
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 138,224 ratings
27.
The Last Runaway
The Last Runaway 3.85 avg rating β€” 38,622 ratings
27.
The Silver Touch
The Silver Touch 3.96 avg rating β€” 505 ratings
29.
The Orenda
The Orenda 4.22 avg rating β€” 18,892 ratings
30.
Equal of the Sun
Equal of the Sun 3.75 avg rating β€” 2,569 ratings
31.
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance 4.38 avg rating β€” 156,850 ratings
33.
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures 3.96 avg rating β€” 112,013 ratings
34.
Obasan
Obasan 3.70 avg rating β€” 8,228 ratings
35.
The Last Secret Agent
The Last Secret Agent 4.45 avg rating β€” 2,044 ratings
39.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating β€” 288,094 ratings
40.
The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes 4.47 avg rating β€” 90,243 ratings
42.
The Hundred Secret Senses
The Hundred Secret Senses
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 46,174 ratings
43.
Lakota Woman
Lakota Woman 3.97 avg rating β€” 8,729 ratings
44.
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter
by: Amy Tan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 131,941 ratings
45.
Royal Blood (The Mound Builders Book 2)
Royal Blood (The Mound Builders Book 2) 4.41 avg rating β€” 41 ratings
46.
Hawaii's Story
Hawaii's Story 3.92 avg rating β€” 1,953 ratings
46.
Whirlwind (Asian Saga, #6)
Whirlwind (Asian Saga, #6) 3.87 avg rating β€” 8,511 ratings
48.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 476,943 ratings
50.
Princess Kaiulani Of Hawaii
Princess Kaiulani Of Hawaii 4.16 avg rating β€” 45 ratings
51.
Grey Lady
Grey Lady 4.28 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
52.
Singled Out
Singled Out 3.77 avg rating β€” 892 ratings
54.
Granuaile: Grace O'Malley, Ireland's Pirate Queen
Granuaile: Grace O'Malley, Ireland's Pirate Queen 3.48 avg rating β€” 1,079 ratings
55.
The Long Song
The Long Song 3.79 avg rating β€” 11,126 ratings
56.
My Beloved World
My Beloved World 4.09 avg rating β€” 33,500 ratings
58.
The Given Day (Coughlin #1)
The Given Day (Coughlin #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 28,125 ratings
59.
The Other Einstein
The Other Einstein 3.86 avg rating β€” 82,863 ratings
60.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating β€” 258,310 ratings
63.
Jeremiah Hacker: Journalist, Anarchist, Abolitionist
Jeremiah Hacker: Journalist, Anarchist, Abolitionist it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
63.
Europe and the People Without History
Europe and the People Without History 4.13 avg rating β€” 1,277 ratings
70.
The Weight of Ink
The Weight of Ink 4.15 avg rating β€” 39,839 ratings
70.
The Diplomat's Daughter
The Diplomat's Daughter 3.88 avg rating β€” 3,637 ratings
70.
Flushed: How the Plumber Saved Civilization
Flushed: How the Plumber Saved Civilization 3.60 avg rating β€” 404 ratings
70.
Students for a Democratic Society: A Graphic History
Students for a Democratic Society: A Graphic History 3.30 avg rating β€” 326 ratings
70.
12 Years a Slave and Other Slave Narratives
12 Years a Slave and Other Slave Narratives 4.20 avg rating β€” 3,264 ratings
83.
When the Emperor Was Divine
When the Emperor Was Divine 3.81 avg rating β€” 29,658 ratings
83.
Annihilation of Caste
Annihilation of Caste 4.61 avg rating β€” 8,310 ratings
83.
In the Shadow of the Banyan
In the Shadow of the Banyan 4.07 avg rating β€” 21,737 ratings
83.
The Classic Slave Narratives
The Classic Slave Narratives 4.33 avg rating β€” 3,197 ratings
92.
Honolulu
Honolulu 4.08 avg rating β€” 25,158 ratings
92.
Children of the Jacaranda Tree
Children of the Jacaranda Tree 3.49 avg rating β€” 3,731 ratings
92.
Sugar
Sugar 4.07 avg rating β€” 2,814 ratings
99.
Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story
Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story 4.16 avg rating β€” 1,565 ratings