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Better History Books - Page 2

Books they didn't teach you in school. World history, ancient history, and then a focus on American history.
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Undaunted Courage (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Undaunted Courage
Stephen E. Ambrose
42
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War (Drew Gilpin Faust)
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
Drew Gilpin Faust
43
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
44
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant
ron chernow
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The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South (Bruce Levine)
The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South
Bruce Levine
46
Capitol Men (Philip Dray)
Capitol Men
Philip Dray
47
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (David W. Blight)
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
David W. Blight
48
Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877 (Eric Foner)
Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877
Eric Foner
49
A Terrible Glory (James Donovan)
A Terrible Glory
James Donovan
50
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
51
Nothing Like It in the World (Stephen Ambrose)
Nothing Like It in the World
Stephen Ambrose
52
American Colossus (H.W. Brands)
American Colossus
H.W. Brands
53
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (Daniel Walker Howe)
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848
Daniel Walker Howe
54
Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation (John Ehle)
Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
John Ehle
55
Devil in the White City
Devil in the White City
56
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Edmund Morris)
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
Edmund Morris
57
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson
58
Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent (Priyamvada Gopal)
Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent
Priyamvada Gopal
59
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto
60
Queer Identities and Politics in Germany: A History, 1880-1945 (Clayton J. Whisnant)
Queer Identities and Politics in Germany: A History, 1880-1945
Clayton J. Whisnant
61
The Great Influenza
The Great Influenza
62
Triangle (David Von Drehle)
Triangle
David Von Drehle
63
The War That Ended Peace
The War That Ended Peace
64
The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
65
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
66
Last Call (Daniel Okrent)
Last Call
Daniel Okrent
67
A Renaissance in Harlem: Lost Voices of an American Community (Lionel C. Bascom)
A Renaissance in Harlem: Lost Voices of an American Community
Lionel C. Bascom
68
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
Grann
69
The Second Coming of the KKK (Linda Gordon)
The Second Coming of the KKK
Linda Gordon
70
Arc of Justice (Kevin Boyle)
Arc of Justice
Kevin Boyle
71
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
72
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
Elie Wiesel
73
The Great Crash (J.K. Galbraith)
The Great Crash
J.K. Galbraith
74
The Worst Hard Time (Timothy Egan)
The Worst Hard Time
Timothy Egan
75
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
76
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers
Stephen Ambrose
77
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
David Benioff
78
The Cold War: A New History (John Lewis Gaddis)
The Cold War: A New History
John Lewis Gaddis
79
The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap (Stephanie Coontz)
The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap
Stephanie Coontz
80
J Edgar Hoover (Curt Gentry)
J Edgar Hoover
Curt Gentry
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