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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

Year of Wonders Summary
Year of Wonders
by Geraldine Brooks 2001 304 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
British Literature
Finding Dorothy Summary
Finding Dorothy
by Elizabeth Letts 2019 351 pages
4.18
32k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Adult
The Moor's Account Summary
The Moor's Account
by Laila Lalami 2014 321 pages
4.04
12k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Africa
Certain Women Summary
Certain Women
by Madeleine L'Engle 1992 368 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Religion
Literature
Women in the Valley of the Kings Summary
Women in the Valley of the Kings
The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age
by Kathleen Sheppard 2024 320 pages
3.55
500+ ratings
History
Egypt
Biography
The Boy on the Wooden Box Summary
The Boy on the Wooden Box
by Leon Leyson 2013 240 pages
4.38
28k+ ratings
Holocaust
History
Memoir
Killing Kennedy Summary
Killing Kennedy
The End of Camelot
by Bill O'Reilly 2012 325 pages
4.10
60k+ ratings
History
Biography
Politics
Mapping the Bones Summary
Mapping the Bones
by Jane Yolen 2018 421 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Last Jew Summary
The Last Jew
by Noah Gordon 1999 348 pages
4.15
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Spain
Historical
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Summary
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation
Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 1
by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2016 395 pages
4.55
26k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
Beekeeping for Beginners Summary
Beekeeping for Beginners
by Laurie R. King 2011 77 pages
4.13
4k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Short Stories
El Filibusterismo Comics Summary
El Filibusterismo Comics
by José Rizal 2017 53 pages
3.75
100+ ratings
Graphic Novels
History
Historical
Daughters of the Sun Summary
Daughters of the Sun
Empresses, Queens and Begums of the Mughal Empire
by Ira Mukhoty 2018 276 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
History
India
Indian Literature
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