Favorite Historical Books

1.
My Thoughts Be Bloody
My Thoughts Be Bloody 4.28 avg rating — 1,037 ratings
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U.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) (Books of American Wisdom)
U.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) (Books of American Wisdom) 4.52 avg rating — 27,060 ratings
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Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War 4.10 avg rating — 24,893 ratings
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II 4.20 avg rating — 46,353 ratings
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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President 4.22 avg rating — 81,280 ratings
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,300 ratings
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl 4.17 avg rating — 56,859 ratings
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Hiroshima
Hiroshima 4.04 avg rating — 86,445 ratings
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The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain
The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain 3.80 avg rating — 684 ratings
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Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941
Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941 4.07 avg rating — 1,412 ratings
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The Guns of August
The Guns of August 4.18 avg rating — 82,608 ratings
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Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse
Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse 3.85 avg rating — 3,873 ratings
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Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years
Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years 4.04 avg rating — 445,070 ratings
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Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty 4.23 avg rating — 29,465 ratings
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Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness 3.92 avg rating — 6,578 ratings
15.
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings 4.14 avg rating — 15,755 ratings
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The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan
The World of the Shining Prince: Court Life in Ancient Japan 4.04 avg rating — 935 ratings
18.
The Twelve Caesars
The Twelve Caesars
by: Suetonius
4.02 avg rating — 22,151 ratings
19.
Populuxe: The Look and Life of America in the '50s and '60s, from Tailfins and TV Dinners to Barbie Dolls and Fallout Shelters
Populuxe: The Look and Life of America in the '50s and '60s, from Tailfins and TV Dinners to Barbie Dolls and Fallout Shelters 4.18 avg rating — 227 ratings
20.
A Perfect Red
A Perfect Red 3.88 avg rating — 3,062 ratings
21.
Idols of Perversity: Fantasies of Feminine Evil in Fin-de-Siècle Culture
Idols of Perversity: Fantasies of Feminine Evil in Fin-de-Siècle Culture 4.30 avg rating — 586 ratings
22.
The Cult of Elizabeth: Elizabethan Portraiture and Pageantry
The Cult of Elizabeth: Elizabethan Portraiture and Pageantry 3.95 avg rating — 38 ratings
23.
The Lives of the Artists
The Lives of the Artists 3.77 avg rating — 32,500 ratings
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Advertising the American Dream: Making Way for Modernity, 1920-1940
Advertising the American Dream: Making Way for Modernity, 1920-1940 4.07 avg rating — 167 ratings
25.
The Devil's Cloth : A History of Stripes
The Devil's Cloth : A History of Stripes 3.68 avg rating — 439 ratings
26.
The Rise of Universities
The Rise of Universities 3.76 avg rating — 245 ratings
27.
Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History
Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History 3.82 avg rating — 121 ratings
28.
The Making of Modern Japan
The Making of Modern Japan 4.07 avg rating — 602 ratings
29.
The Return to Camelot: Chivalry and the English Gentleman
The Return to Camelot: Chivalry and the English Gentleman 3.82 avg rating — 77 ratings
30.
The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody: Great Figures of History Hilariously Humbled
The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody: Great Figures of History Hilariously Humbled 3.92 avg rating — 2,613 ratings
30.
Those Terrible Middle Ages!: Debunking the Myths
Those Terrible Middle Ages!: Debunking the Myths 3.98 avg rating — 531 ratings
30.
Debt: The First 5,000 Years
Debt: The First 5,000 Years 4.21 avg rating — 25,627 ratings
30.
India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy 4.39 avg rating — 18,030 ratings
30.
Pompeii : The Living City
Pompeii : The Living City 3.90 avg rating — 305 ratings
30.
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl―A National Book Award Winner
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl―A National Book Award Winner 4.06 avg rating — 60,128 ratings
36.
When Huai Flowers Bloom: Stories of the Cultural Revolution
When Huai Flowers Bloom: Stories of the Cultural Revolution 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
36.
Freedom at Midnight
Freedom at Midnight 4.33 avg rating — 10,985 ratings
36.
Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the Death That Changed the Monarchy
Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert and the Death That Changed the Monarchy 3.82 avg rating — 1,363 ratings
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Peach Blossom Spring
Peach Blossom Spring 4.18 avg rating — 19,429 ratings
40.
The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age 4.05 avg rating — 2,125 ratings
40.
Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens
Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens 3.90 avg rating — 575 ratings
40.
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World 4.03 avg rating — 16,187 ratings
40.
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
by: Dan Egan
4.34 avg rating — 11,017 ratings
44.
The American Home Front: 1941-1942
The American Home Front: 1941-1942 3.85 avg rating — 483 ratings
44.
The Greeks and the Irrational
The Greeks and the Irrational 4.20 avg rating — 1,030 ratings
44.
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember 4.09 avg rating — 27,693 ratings
44.
The Concubine
The Concubine 3.97 avg rating — 3,215 ratings
48.
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century 4.05 avg rating — 43,237 ratings
48.
One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw
One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw 3.68 avg rating — 761 ratings
48.
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World 3.90 avg rating — 30,150 ratings
48.
The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg
The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg 4.05 avg rating — 6,113 ratings
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Our Man in Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor
Our Man in Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor 4.37 avg rating — 671 ratings
53.
Race And Culture
Race And Culture 4.32 avg rating — 940 ratings
53.
Four Sisters:The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses
Four Sisters:The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses 3.88 avg rating — 24,078 ratings
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The Rise and Fall of Communism
The Rise and Fall of Communism 4.10 avg rating — 1,175 ratings
56.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,595 ratings
56.
The Great Crash 1929
The Great Crash 1929 3.92 avg rating — 6,104 ratings
56.
Waiting for the Weekend
Waiting for the Weekend 3.63 avg rating — 257 ratings
56.
The Fate of the Romanovs
The Fate of the Romanovs
by: Greg King
4.09 avg rating — 898 ratings
60.
Eros and Magic in the Renaissance
Eros and Magic in the Renaissance 4.38 avg rating — 406 ratings
60.
Cheese and Culture: A History of Cheese and its Place in Western Civilization
Cheese and Culture: A History of Cheese and its Place in Western Civilization 3.64 avg rating — 258 ratings
60.
Twilight of Empire: The Tragedy at Mayerling and the End of the Habsburgs
Twilight of Empire: The Tragedy at Mayerling and the End of the Habsburgs
by: Greg King
3.98 avg rating — 858 ratings
63.
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War 1890-1914
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War 1890-1914 4.12 avg rating — 9,481 ratings
63.
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
A History of the World in 6 Glasses 3.81 avg rating — 32,785 ratings
63.
Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age
Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age
by: Greg King
3.73 avg rating — 554 ratings
66.
Florence Kelley and the Nation's Work: The Rise of Women's Political Culture, 1830-1900
Florence Kelley and the Nation's Work: The Rise of Women's Political Culture, 1830-1900 3.74 avg rating — 27 ratings
66.
The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters
The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters 3.91 avg rating — 2,075 ratings
66.
The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance that Changed the World
The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance that Changed the World
by: Greg King
4.04 avg rating — 1,652 ratings
69.
The Censored War: American Visual Experience During World War Two
The Censored War: American Visual Experience During World War Two 3.96 avg rating — 79 ratings
69.
The Nobility of Failure: Tragic Heroes in the History of Japan
The Nobility of Failure: Tragic Heroes in the History of Japan 4.21 avg rating — 236 ratings
69.
Wilful Murder: The Sinking of the Lusitania
Wilful Murder: The Sinking of the Lusitania 4.03 avg rating — 872 ratings
72.
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45 4.16 avg rating — 3,678 ratings
72.
The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han (History of Imperial China, #1)
The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han (History of Imperial China, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 587 ratings
72.
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania 4.13 avg rating — 157,321 ratings
72.
The Paris Assignment
The Paris Assignment 4.32 avg rating — 21,320 ratings
76.
The March Of Folly: From Troy To Vietnam
The March Of Folly: From Troy To Vietnam 4.02 avg rating — 7,165 ratings
76.
Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen
Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen 4.03 avg rating — 3,102 ratings
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Cascadia's Fault: The Coming Earthquake and Tsunami that Could Devastate North America
Cascadia's Fault: The Coming Earthquake and Tsunami that Could Devastate North America 4.18 avg rating — 740 ratings
79.
Emily Dickinson and the Labor of Clothing
Emily Dickinson and the Labor of Clothing 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
79.
The Ties That Bound: Peasant Families in Medieval England
The Ties That Bound: Peasant Families in Medieval England 4.06 avg rating — 461 ratings
79.
The Resurrection of the Romanovs: Anastasia, Anna Anderson, and the World's Greatest Royal Mystery
The Resurrection of the Romanovs: Anastasia, Anna Anderson, and the World's Greatest Royal Mystery
by: Greg King
4.02 avg rating — 602 ratings
79.
The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating — 22,485 ratings
83.
A Second Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Food & Drink: Production & Distribution
A Second Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Food & Drink: Production & Distribution
by: Ann Hagen
4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings
83.
Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings
Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings 3.76 avg rating — 10,409 ratings
83.
The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits
The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits 3.63 avg rating — 3,846 ratings
86.
The Zimmermann Telegram
The Zimmermann Telegram 4.06 avg rating — 5,054 ratings
86.
The Knight, the Lady & the Priest: The Making of Modern Marriage in Medieval France
The Knight, the Lady & the Priest: The Making of Modern Marriage in Medieval France 3.92 avg rating — 287 ratings
86.
The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship
The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship
by: Greg King
3.95 avg rating — 522 ratings
86.
How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created our World & Everything in It
How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created our World & Everything in It 3.94 avg rating — 6,617 ratings
90.
The First Salute
The First Salute 3.94 avg rating — 2,883 ratings
90.
Forties Fashion: From Siren Suits to the New Look
Forties Fashion: From Siren Suits to the New Look 4.27 avg rating — 128 ratings
90.
Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance
Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance 3.98 avg rating — 420 ratings
93.
Spoken from the Heart Collector's Edition
Spoken from the Heart Collector's Edition really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,182 ratings
94.
Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour
Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour 3.80 avg rating — 1,275 ratings
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Cruel World: The Children of Europe in the Nazi Web
Cruel World: The Children of Europe in the Nazi Web 4.28 avg rating — 94 ratings
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The Wisdom of the Beguines: The Forgotten Story of a Medieval Women’s Movement
The Wisdom of the Beguines: The Forgotten Story of a Medieval Women’s Movement 3.71 avg rating — 217 ratings
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Early Netherlandish Painting at the Crossroads: A Critical Look at Current Methodologies
Early Netherlandish Painting at the Crossroads: A Critical Look at Current Methodologies 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
97.
The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers
The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers 3.95 avg rating — 3,526 ratings
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A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II
A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II 3.90 avg rating — 803 ratings
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The Cadwalader Family: Art and Style in Early Philadelphia
The Cadwalader Family: Art and Style in Early Philadelphia liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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