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Goodreads: Readers Top Histories and Biographies of the Last 5 Years

Published by goodreads on Sept. 11, 2020, this list includes highly rated histories and biographies published during the last five years.
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The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
2
You Never Forget Your First (Alexis Coe)
You Never Forget Your First (Alexis Coe)
3
A Black Women's History of the United States (Daina Ramey Berry)
A Black Women's History of the United States (Daina Ramey Berry)
4
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson)
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Isabel Wilkerson)
5
The Address Book (Deidre Mask)
The Address Book (Deidre Mask)
6
Sweet Taste of Liberty (W. Caleb Mcdaniel)
Sweet Taste of Liberty (W. Caleb Mcdaniel)
7
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee (David Treuer)
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee (David Treuer)
8
Blood in the Water (Heather Ann Thompson)
Blood in the Water (Heather Ann Thompson)
9
Overground Railroad (Candacy Taylor)
Overground Railroad (Candacy Taylor)
10
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
11
Dead Wake (Erik Larson)
Dead Wake (Erik Larson)
12
21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Yuval Noah Harari)
21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Yuval Noah Harari)
13
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
14
The Radium Girls (Kate Moore)
The Radium Girls (Kate Moore)
15
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
The Library Book (Susan Orlean)
16
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" (Zora Neale Hurston)
17
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Tim Marshall)
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Tim Marshall)
18
The Lost City of the Monkey God (Douglas Preston)
The Lost City of the Monkey God (Douglas Preston)
19
On Tyranny (Timothy Snyder)
On Tyranny (Timothy Snyder)
20
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Mary Beard)
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Mary Beard)
21
Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots (MORGAN JERKINS)
Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots (MORGAN JERKINS)
22
Born Survivors (Wendy Holden)
Born Survivors (Wendy Holden)
23
The Spy and the Traitor (Ben Macintyre)
The Spy and the Traitor (Ben Macintyre)
24
Midnight in Chernobyl (Adam Higginbotham)
Midnight in Chernobyl (Adam Higginbotham)
25
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (David W. Blight)
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (David W. Blight)
26
The Five (Hallie Rubenhold)
The Five (Hallie Rubenhold)
27
The Silk Roads (Peter Frankopan)
The Silk Roads (Peter Frankopan)
28
White Trash (Isenberg)
White Trash (Isenberg)
29
The Witches (Stacy Schiff)
The Witches (Stacy Schiff)
30
ELON MUSK (Ashlee Vance)
ELON MUSK (Ashlee Vance)
31
Shoe Dog (Phil Knight)
Shoe Dog (Phil Knight)
32
The Wright Brothers (David McCullough)
The Wright Brothers (David McCullough)
33
Leonardo Da Vinci (Walter Isaacson)
Leonardo Da Vinci (Walter Isaacson)
34
The Stranger in the Woods (Michael Finkel)
The Stranger in the Woods (Michael Finkel)
35
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik)
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik)
36
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
37
The Good Neighbor (Maxwell King)
The Good Neighbor (Maxwell King)
38
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X. Kendi)
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X. Kendi)
39
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States (Sarah Vowell)
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States (Sarah Vowell)
40
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (Sonia Purnell)
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (Sonia Purnell)
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