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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

The Last Jew Summary
The Last Jew
by Noah Gordon 1999 348 pages
4.15
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Spain
Historical
The Habsburgs Summary
The Habsburgs
To Rule the World
by Martyn Rady 2020 416 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
History
European History
Biography
Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters Summary
Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters
Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever
by Jared Knott 2020 457 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
History
Historical
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies Summary
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
by Natasha Tidd 2023 288 pages
3.60
1k+ ratings
History
Historical
World History
Shivaji Summary
Shivaji
The Grand Rebel
by Dennis Kincaid 1937 346 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
History
Biography
India
The Things They Carried Summary
The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien 1990 246 pages
4.14
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
War
Follow the Money Summary
Follow the Money
The Shocking Deep State Connections of the Anti-Trump Cabal
by Dan Bongino 2020 210 pages
4.37
500+ ratings
Politics
History
Historical
The Scarlet Pimpernel Summary
The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Emmuska Orczy 1905 182 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
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
Remember Love Summary
Remember Love
by Mary Balogh 2022 400 pages
3.94
5k+ ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
September 11 Summary
September 11
An Oral History
by Dean E. Murphy 2002 272 pages
4.33
100+ ratings
History
American History
Terrorism
Four Lost Cities Summary
Four Lost Cities
A Secret History of the Urban Age
by Annalee Newitz 2021 320 pages
3.78
6k+ ratings
History
Science
Anthropology
Theodora Summary
Theodora
Actress, Empress, Whore
by Stella Duffy 2010 339 pages
3.53
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
The Ragged Edge of Night Summary
The Ragged Edge of Night
by Olivia Hawker 2018 340 pages
4.16
46k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
Anne Frank Summary
Anne Frank
The Biography
by Melissa Müller 1998 330 pages
4.34
25k+ ratings
Biography
History
Holocaust
Birdsong Summary
Birdsong
by Sebastian Faulks 1993 483 pages
4.11
81k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
History of Modern India Summary
History of Modern India
by Bipan Chandra 2009 352 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
History
India
Politics
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity Summary
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
by Robin Stevens 2022 387 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Historical Fiction
The Wednesday Wars Summary
The Wednesday Wars
by Gary D. Schmidt 2007 264 pages
4.12
45k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Writings of Abraham Lincoln Summary
Writings of Abraham Lincoln
by Abraham Lincoln 1953
4.12
100+ ratings
History
Biography
Civil War
A Great and Terrible Beauty Summary
A Great and Terrible Beauty
by Libba Bray 2003 403 pages
3.80
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Angel of Greenwood Summary
Angel of Greenwood
by Randi Pink 2021 304 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Hidden Places Summary
Hidden Places
by Lynn Austin 2001 429 pages
4.40
11k+ ratings
Christian Fiction
Historical Fiction
Christian
Riders of the Purple Sage Summary
Riders of the Purple Sage
by Zane Grey 1912 320 pages
3.75
13k+ ratings
Westerns
Classics
Historical Fiction
Rebel Angels Summary
Rebel Angels
by Libba Bray 2004 548 pages
3.95
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
The Stonewall Riots Summary
The Stonewall Riots
Coming Out in the Streets
by Gayle E. Pitman 2019 224 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
LGBT
History
Middle Grade
Soldier Boys Summary
Soldier Boys
by Dean Hughes 2001 240 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
War
The Luxe Summary
The Luxe
by Anna Godbersen 2007 433 pages
3.65
73k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
Mirror Girls Summary
Mirror Girls
by Kelly McWilliams 2022 320 pages
3.95
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
Timelines from Black History Summary
Timelines from Black History
Leaders, Legends, Legacies
by D.K. Publishing 2021 96 pages
4.43
100+ ratings
History
Race
Historical
In the Shadow of Blackbirds Summary
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
by Cat Winters 2013 387 pages
3.85
13k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Paranormal
Doomsday Book Summary
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis 1992 578 pages
4.03
62k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Historical Fiction
The First Conspiracy Summary
The First Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
by Brad Meltzer 2019 413 pages
3.82
13k+ ratings
History
American History
Biography
The JFK Conspiracy Summary
The JFK Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy―and Why It Failed
by Brad Meltzer 2025 304 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Biography
A Brilliant Life Summary
A Brilliant Life
My Mother's Inspiring True Story of Surviving the Holocaust
by Rachelle Unreich 2023 304 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Holocaust
Biography
History
Mare's War Summary
Mare's War
by Tanita S. Davis 2009 352 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Code Talker Summary
Code Talker
A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
by Joseph Bruchac 2005 231 pages
3.92
17k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Medieval India Summary
Medieval India
From Sultanat To The Mughals 1526-1748
by Satish Chandra 1997 550 pages
3.97
100+ ratings
History
India
Asia
World History 101 Summary
World History 101
From ancient Mesopotamia and the Viking conquests to NATO and WikiLeaks, an essential primer on world history
by Tom Head 2017 257 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
History
Historical
Reference
Fellow Travelers Summary
Fellow Travelers
by Thomas Mallon 2007 356 pages
3.60
4k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Queer
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou Summary
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou
by Eleni Kyriacou 2023 404 pages
4.14
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Crime
Forge Summary
Forge
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2010 297 pages
4.16
17k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Ash Summary
Ash
A Secret History
by Mary Gentle 2000 1113 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Captive Prince Summary
Captive Prince
by C.S. Pacat 2013 240 pages
3.79
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
LGBT
M M Romance
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain Summary
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
by John Boyne 2015 224 pages
4.05
24k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Elephant Run Summary
Elephant Run
by Roland Smith 2007 318 pages
4.09
6k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Adventure
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun Summary
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun
A Memoir of the Holocaust
by Michael Gruenbaum 2015 384 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Holocaust
Memoir
History
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