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History books

Historical events and figures

83 books in this category

Cover of Perdido Street Station

Perdido Street Station

China Miéville

Cover of Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck

Brian Selznick

Cover of Auschwitz

Auschwitz

Laurence Rees

Cover of Borderlands/La Frontera

Borderlands/La Frontera

Gloria Anzaldúa

Cover of The radium girls

The radium girls

Kate Moore

Cover of The Bastard Brigade

The Bastard Brigade

Sam Kean

Cover of The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz

The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz

Jeremy Dronfield

Cover of The Elements

The Elements

Theodore W. Gray

Cover of Refuge

Refuge

Terry Tempest Williams

Cover of A Sand County Almanac

A Sand County Almanac

Aldo Leopold

Cover of Guns, Germs, and Steel

Guns, Germs, and Steel

Jared Diamond

Cover of Origin Story

Origin Story

David Christian

Cover of Scars of independence

Scars of independence

Holger Hoock

Cover of American scripture

American scripture

Pauline Maier

Cover of Tiny beautiful things

Tiny beautiful things

Cheryl Strayed

Cover of George Washington's secret six

George Washington's secret six

Brian Kilmeade

Cover of The British Are Coming

The British Are Coming

Rick Atkinson

Cover of Paul Revere's Ride

Paul Revere's Ride

David Hackett Fischer

Cover of Washington's crossing

Washington's crossing

David Hackett Fischer

Cover of Echo

Echo

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Cover of Resistance

Resistance

Jennifer A. Nielsen

Cover of A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods

Bill Bryson

Cover of Into Thin Air

Into Thin Air

Jon Krakauer

Cover of The Great Influenza

The Great Influenza

John M. Barry