Best Narrative History/Non-fiction with a historical focus

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De geschiedenis van de erotiek : van holbewoner tot markies De Sade
De geschiedenis van de erotiek : van holbewoner tot markies De Sade 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The Cartoon History of the Universe II, Vol. 8-13: From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome (The Cartoon History of the Universe, #2)
The Cartoon History of the Universe II, Vol. 8-13: From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome (The Cartoon History of the Universe, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 1,934 ratings
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Mailman of the Birdsville Track: The Story of Tom Kruse
Mailman of the Birdsville Track: The Story of Tom Kruse 3.90 avg rating — 230 ratings
103.
The Ungentlemanly Art: A History of American Political Cartoons,
The Ungentlemanly Art: A History of American Political Cartoons, 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
105.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity 3.98 avg rating — 114,827 ratings
105.
Between the Dances: World War II Women Tell Their Stories
Between the Dances: World War II Women Tell Their Stories 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
105.
Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love 3.75 avg rating — 30,047 ratings
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De geschiedenis van de VOC
De geschiedenis van de VOC 3.17 avg rating — 46 ratings
105.
Olive the Lionheart: Lost Love, Imperial Spies, and One Woman's Journey to the Heart of Africa
Olive the Lionheart: Lost Love, Imperial Spies, and One Woman's Journey to the Heart of Africa 3.25 avg rating — 890 ratings
105.
Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons
Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons 4.27 avg rating — 375 ratings
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 4.12 avg rating — 132,006 ratings
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Geschiedenis der Westerse Filosofie : in samenhang met politieke en sociale omstandigheden van de oudste tijden tot heden
Geschiedenis der Westerse Filosofie : in samenhang met politieke en sociale omstandigheden van de oudste tijden tot heden 4.13 avg rating — 40,910 ratings
111.
Vietnam: A History
Vietnam: A History 4.13 avg rating — 7,806 ratings
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Witness to the Revolution: Radicals, Resisters, Vets, Hippies, and the Year America Lost Its Mind and Found Its Soul
Witness to the Revolution: Radicals, Resisters, Vets, Hippies, and the Year America Lost Its Mind and Found Its Soul 4.33 avg rating — 412 ratings
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De Geschiedenis van Rusland
De Geschiedenis van Rusland 3.24 avg rating — 17 ratings
116.
The Animals' VC: For Gallantry or Devotion: The PDSA Dickin Medal - Inspiring stories of bravery and courage
The Animals' VC: For Gallantry or Devotion: The PDSA Dickin Medal - Inspiring stories of bravery and courage 3.38 avg rating — 21 ratings
116.
All the President's Men
All the President's Men 4.18 avg rating — 56,979 ratings
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The Life of Charlotte Brontë
The Life of Charlotte Brontë 3.85 avg rating — 8,902 ratings
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The Cartoon History of the Universe I, Vol. 1-7: From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great (The Cartoon History of the Universe, #1)
The Cartoon History of the Universe I, Vol. 1-7: From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great (The Cartoon History of the Universe, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 3,550 ratings
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The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II 3.73 avg rating — 31,441 ratings
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The Great Hunger : Ireland 1845-9
The Great Hunger : Ireland 1845-9 4.18 avg rating — 1,246 ratings
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A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School
A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School 4.12 avg rating — 1,905 ratings
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Archaeology of the Dreamtime : The story of prehistoric Australia and its people
Archaeology of the Dreamtime : The story of prehistoric Australia and its people 4.23 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta
Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta 4.22 avg rating — 1,994 ratings
125.
Where Poppies Blow: The British Soldier, Nature, the Great War
Where Poppies Blow: The British Soldier, Nature, the Great War 3.91 avg rating — 223 ratings
125.
Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation
Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation 3.77 avg rating — 1,699 ratings
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De macht van een maîtresse: Hoe passie en politiek de laatste prins fataal werden
De macht van een maîtresse: Hoe passie en politiek de laatste prins fataal werden 3.50 avg rating — 14 ratings
125.
The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 2: From the Bastille to Baghdad (The Cartoon History of the Modern World, #2)
The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 2: From the Bastille to Baghdad (The Cartoon History of the Modern World, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 714 ratings
129.
Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation
Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation 3.96 avg rating — 908 ratings
129.
The Singing Line
The Singing Line 3.71 avg rating — 103 ratings
129.
A History of Underground Comics
A History of Underground Comics 3.86 avg rating — 64 ratings
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Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond
Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond 4.05 avg rating — 3,685 ratings
132.
Someone's Daughter: In Search of Justice for Jane Doe
Someone's Daughter: In Search of Justice for Jane Doe 3.76 avg rating — 467 ratings
132.
Het pauperparadijs
Het pauperparadijs 3.77 avg rating — 3,117 ratings
132.
Comix: A History of Comic Books in America
Comix: A History of Comic Books in America 4.03 avg rating — 88 ratings
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Crown of Blood
Crown of Blood really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,509 ratings
136.
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg 4.18 avg rating — 63,004 ratings
136.
Erotic Faith: Being in Love from Jane Austen to D. H. Lawrence
Erotic Faith: Being in Love from Jane Austen to D. H. Lawrence 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America 4.14 avg rating — 9,251 ratings
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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
140.
Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch
Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch 4.36 avg rating — 1,397 ratings
140.
Het hemels vaderland: Hollanders in Siberië
Het hemels vaderland: Hollanders in Siberië
by: Bart Rijs
3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
140.
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 4.36 avg rating — 9,962 ratings
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De fatale kust : Het epos van Australië
De fatale kust : Het epos van Australië 4.09 avg rating — 10,199 ratings
144.
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement 4.60 avg rating — 3,777 ratings
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An Awkward Truth: The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942
An Awkward Truth: The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942 4.04 avg rating — 184 ratings
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Kings in Grass Castles
Kings in Grass Castles 3.78 avg rating — 534 ratings
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John Coltrane: His Life and Music (The Michigan American Music Series)
John Coltrane: His Life and Music (The Michigan American Music Series) 4.16 avg rating — 606 ratings
149.
Nagasaki: The Massacre of the Innocent and Unknowing
Nagasaki: The Massacre of the Innocent and Unknowing 4.25 avg rating — 138 ratings
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Mijn levensgeschiedenis
Mijn levensgeschiedenis 4.08 avg rating — 150,155 ratings
149.
Queen: The Life And Music of Dinah Washington
Queen: The Life And Music of Dinah Washington 3.85 avg rating — 73 ratings
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Cherry Ingram
Cherry Ingram
by: Naoko Abe
3.90 avg rating — 1,339 ratings
152.
Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture
Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture 3.66 avg rating — 526 ratings
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Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World
Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World 3.91 avg rating — 7,932 ratings
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Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll 3.99 avg rating — 1,088 ratings
156.
1956: the year Australia welcomed the world
1956: the year Australia welcomed the world 3.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
156.
Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke
Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke 4.08 avg rating — 1,054 ratings
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Carpathia
Carpathia 3.94 avg rating — 72 ratings
159.
Ship of Dreams
Ship of Dreams 4.02 avg rating — 1,745 ratings
159.
Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom 4.24 avg rating — 2,349 ratings
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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
161.
Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley
Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley 4.09 avg rating — 3,067 ratings
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Pandemic: The Spanish Flu in Australia 1918-20
Pandemic: The Spanish Flu in Australia 1918-20 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
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The Nearest Far Away Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the Southern California Experience
The Nearest Far Away Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the Southern California Experience 3.93 avg rating — 270 ratings
165.
Atomic Thunder: The Maralinga Story
Atomic Thunder: The Maralinga Story 4.08 avg rating — 76 ratings
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Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics
Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics 4.41 avg rating — 2,638 ratings
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The Forgotten Islands
The Forgotten Islands 3.90 avg rating — 147 ratings
167.
Fire in a Canebrake: The Last Mass Lynching in America
Fire in a Canebrake: The Last Mass Lynching in America 3.99 avg rating — 369 ratings
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Under Full Sail
Under Full Sail 4.19 avg rating — 108 ratings
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Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire
Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire 4.16 avg rating — 1,527 ratings
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Fire and Fury: The Allied Bombing of Germany, 1942-1945
Fire and Fury: The Allied Bombing of Germany, 1942-1945 3.96 avg rating — 293 ratings
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The Winecoff Fire: The Untold Story of America's Deadliest Hotel Fire
The Winecoff Fire: The Untold Story of America's Deadliest Hotel Fire
by: Sam Heys
4.29 avg rating — 153 ratings
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Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II 4.38 avg rating — 7,035 ratings
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The Zong: A Massacre, the Law and the End of Slavery
The Zong: A Massacre, the Law and the End of Slavery 4.26 avg rating — 114 ratings
175.
His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life
His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life 4.35 avg rating — 2,735 ratings
176.
Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor
Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor 3.97 avg rating — 1,638 ratings
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The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney
The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney 3.84 avg rating — 456 ratings
178.
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music
by: Ted Gioia
4.30 avg rating — 753 ratings
179.
The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron
The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron 4.15 avg rating — 1,897 ratings
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Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne
Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne 3.84 avg rating — 245 ratings
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Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday
Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday 3.84 avg rating — 365 ratings
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The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright
The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright 4.03 avg rating — 1,587 ratings
183.
Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times
Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times 4.11 avg rating — 325 ratings
184.
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon 4.02 avg rating — 3,527 ratings
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Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, And Redemption Of Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly's Blues: The Life, Music, And Redemption Of Jelly Roll Morton 4.18 avg rating — 83 ratings
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Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the Music - The Definitive Life
Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the Music - The Definitive Life
by: Tim Riley
3.89 avg rating — 478 ratings
187.
No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan
No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan 4.11 avg rating — 2,245 ratings
188.
Working Girl Blues: The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens
Working Girl Blues: The Life and Music of Hazel Dickens 4.28 avg rating — 40 ratings
189.
Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend
Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend 4.02 avg rating — 322 ratings
190.
Skippy and Percy Crosby: The Life and Work of a Great American Cartoonist
Skippy and Percy Crosby: The Life and Work of a Great American Cartoonist 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century
Gods of the Upper Air: How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists Reinvented Race, Sex, and Gender in the Twentieth Century 4.26 avg rating — 2,337 ratings
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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)
An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 22,179 ratings
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The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity
The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity 3.94 avg rating — 2,177 ratings
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My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom 4.38 avg rating — 12,161 ratings
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Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom 4.17 avg rating — 12,342 ratings
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The Accidental Slaveowner: Revisiting a Myth of Race and Finding an American Family
The Accidental Slaveowner: Revisiting a Myth of Race and Finding an American Family 3.74 avg rating — 31 ratings
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