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Better History Books

Books they didn't teach you in school. World history, ancient history, and then a focus on American history.
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The History of the Ancient World (2007)
The History of the Ancient World
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2007
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
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Hermann Hesse
The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels (Thomas Cahill)
The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels
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Thomas Cahill
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Mary Beard)
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
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Mary Beard
Alexander the Great (Robin Lane Fox)
Alexander the Great
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Robin Lane Fox
The Silk Roads (Peter Frankopan)
The Silk Roads
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Peter Frankopan
Salt (Mark Kurlansky)
Salt
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Mark Kurlansky
Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924 (Phillip Mansel)
Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924
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Phillip Mansel
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt (Toby Wilkinson)
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
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Toby Wilkinson
The Ascent of Money
The Ascent of Money
10
A History of Christianity (Paul Johnson)
A History of Christianity
11
Paul Johnson
The Vikings (Ferguson)
The Vikings
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Ferguson
Britain AD: A Quest for Arthur, England and the Anglo-Saxons (Francis Pryor)
Britain AD: A Quest for Arthur, England and the Anglo-Saxons
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Francis Pryor
Boudicca: The Warrior Queen (M J Trow)
Boudicca: The Warrior Queen
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M J Trow
1066: The Year of the Conquest (Howarth)
1066: The Year of the Conquest
15
Howarth
The Crusades: A Very Short Introduction (Christopher Tyerman)
The Crusades: A Very Short Introduction
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Christopher Tyerman
The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam
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Barbara W. Tuchman
The Black Death (Philip Zeigler)
The Black Death
18
Philip Zeigler
The Anglo-Saxons (James Campbell)
The Anglo-Saxons
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James Campbell
The Civilization of the Middle Ages (Norman Cantor)
The Civilization of the Middle Ages
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Norman Cantor
The Wars of the Roses (Alison Weir)
The Wars of the Roses
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Alison Weir
Richard III (Kendall)
Richard III
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Kendall
The Princes in the Tower (Alison Weir)
The Princes in the Tower
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Alison Weir
Precolonial Black Africa (Cheikh Anta Diop)
Precolonial Black Africa
24
Cheikh Anta Diop
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Alison Weir)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
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Alison Weir
The Life of Elizabeth I (Alison Weir)
The Life of Elizabeth I
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Alison Weir
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
27
Hilary Mantel
The Sun King (Nancy Mitford)
The Sun King
28
Nancy Mitford
Women in World History (Bonnie G. Smith)
Women in World History
29
Bonnie G. Smith
Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel
30
Jared Diamond
1491 (Charles C. Mann)
1491
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Charles C. Mann
The Last Days of the Incas (Kim Macquarrie)
The Last Days of the Incas
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Kim Macquarrie
Cotton: The Fabric That Made the Modern World (Giorgio Riello)
Cotton: The Fabric That Made the Modern World
33
Giorgio Riello
The Ottoman Centuries (Lord Kinross)
The Ottoman Centuries
34
Lord Kinross
The Last Tsar (Edvard Radzinsky)
The Last Tsar
35
Edvard Radzinsky
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
36
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The Mayflower (Rebecca Fraser)
The Mayflower
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Rebecca Fraser
A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present
A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present
38
Washington: A Life (Ron Chernow)
Washington: A Life
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Ron Chernow
Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America (Ira Berlin)
Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North America
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Ira Berlin
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