Historical
Real people and pivotal moments come alive through meticulous research and compelling storytelling in these journeys through time. Whether following spies during the American Revolution or exploring the hidden lives of remarkable women, these books illuminate the fascinating truths and untold stories that shaped our world.
Historical Book Summaries
Winter Garden
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
All Quiet on the Western Front
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
Unbroken
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
History
Biography
World War II
The Age of Innocence
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Ghost Map
The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
History
Science
Medicine
At Home
A Short History of Private Life
History
Humor
Science
The Lost City of Z
A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
History
Adventure
Travel
The Dirt on Clean
An Unsanitized History
History
Science
Microhistory
Below Stairs
Memoir
History
Biography
Redeeming Love
Romance
Christian
Christian Fiction
A History of the Crusades, Volume 1
The First Crusade and the Foundations of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
History
Medieval
Medieval History
1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
History
American History
Anthropology
George Washington's Secret Six
The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution
History
American History
American Revolution
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created our World & Everything in It
History
Scotland
Philosophy
7 Tipping Points That Saved the World
History
Historical
Politics
The First Family Detail
Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents
History
Politics
Presidents
Killing Hitler
The Plots, the Assassins, and the Dictator Who Cheated Death
History
World War II
Germany
Girls Who Rocked The World
Heroines From Anne Frank to Natalie Portman
Biography
History
Feminism
The Girls of Atomic City
The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
History
World War II
Science
The Lost Art of Dress
The Women Who Once Made America Stylish
History
Fashion
Sewing
Daughters of the Samurai
A Journey from East to West and Back
History
Japan
Biography
Churchill
The Power of Words: His Remarkable Life Recounted Through His Writings and Speeches
History
Biography
Politics
Warsaw Boy
A Memoir of a Wartime Childhood
History
Biography
World War II
How the Irish Saved Civilization
The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
History
Ireland
Irish Literature
King John and the Road to Magna Carta
History
Biography
Medieval History
England's Mistress
The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton
Biography
History
British Literature
The Social Sex
A History of Female Friendship
History
Feminism
Womens
The Invention of Russia
From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War
History
Russia
Politics
The Radium Girls
The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
History
Science
Historical
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
History
Feminism
Womens
Forgiveness
Memoir
Canada
Biography
Viking Age Iceland
History
Medieval
Historical
The Boys in the Boat
Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
History
Sports
Biography
Warriors Don't Cry
A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
History
Memoir
School
Lost Islamic History
Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past
History
Islam
Religion
Origin Story
A Big History of Everything
History
Science
Anthropology
Appetite for America
How Visionary Businessman Fred Harvey Built a Railroad Hospitality Empire That Civilized the Wild West
History
Biography
American History
Destiny Disrupted
A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
History
Islam
Politics
A Little History of Science
Science
History
History Of Science
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
History
Asia
Biography
The Story of a Life
Holocaust
Memoir
Jewish
Fermat's Enigma
Science
Mathematics
History
The Silk Roads
A New History of the World
History
Politics
World History
The First Muslim
The Story of Muhammad
Religion
History
Islam
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
History
Education
Politics
A History of the World in 21 Women
A Personal Selection
History
Feminism
Biography
The 5000 Year Leap
History
Politics
Philosophy
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
History
Food
Historical
The Last Greatest Magician in the World
Howard Thurston versus Houdini & the Battles of the American Wizards
History
Magic
Biography
Half Broke Horses
Memoir
Biography
Book Club