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Historical Nonfiction: 30 of the Best Books in the Genre

The following books are some of the best books in the genre. But I've divided them into categories to make it even easier to find your next favorite historical nonfiction read. Choose your poison: general historical nonfiction, historical biographies, historical memoirs, microhistories, historical graphic novels, or even historical true crime.
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Midnight in Chernobyl (Adam Higginbotham)
Midnight in Chernobyl (Adam Higginbotham)
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Black and British: A Forgotten History (David Olusoga)
Black and British: A Forgotten History (David Olusoga)
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American Rebels (Nina Sankovitch)
American Rebels (Nina Sankovitch)
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
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Square Haunting (Francesca Wade)
Square Haunting (Francesca Wade)
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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)
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For All Humankind (Tanya Harrison and Danny Bernard)
For All Humankind (Tanya Harrison and Danny Bernard)
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Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments (Saidiya Hartman)
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments (Saidiya Hartman)
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Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution (Helen Zia)
Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution (Helen Zia)
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Rivers of Power (Laurence C.Smith)
Rivers of Power (Laurence C.Smith)
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You Never Forget Your First (Alexis Coe)
You Never Forget Your First (Alexis Coe)
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Butch Cassidy: The True Story of an American Outlaw (Charles Leerhsen)
Butch Cassidy: The True Story of an American Outlaw (Charles Leerhsen)
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Lafayette in the Somewhat United States (Sarah Vowell)
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States (Sarah Vowell)
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Parting the Waters (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters (Taylor Branch)
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1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare (James Shapiro)
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare (James Shapiro)
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Driving While Black: African American Travel & the Road to Civil Rights (Gretchen Sorin)
Driving While Black: African American Travel & the Road to Civil Rights (Gretchen Sorin)
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My Vanishing Country: A Memoir (Bakari Sellers)
My Vanishing Country: A Memoir (Bakari Sellers)
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The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family (Bettye Kearse)
The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family (Bettye Kearse)
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The Woman Warrior
The Woman Warrior
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Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage (Stephanie Coontz)
Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage (Stephanie Coontz)
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Heaven and Hell : A History of the Afterlife (Bart D. Ehrman)
Heaven and Hell : A History of the Afterlife (Bart D. Ehrman)
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The Black Death: A Personal History (John Hatcher)
The Black Death: A Personal History (John Hatcher)
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Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. (John C. Jeffries Jr.)
Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. (John C. Jeffries Jr.)
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Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb (Jonathan Fetter-Vorm)
Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb (Jonathan Fetter-Vorm)
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The Golden Thread: the Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjoeldl (Ravi Somaiya)
The Golden Thread: the Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjoeldl (Ravi Somaiya)
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The Trial of Lizzie Borden (Cara Robertson)
The Trial of Lizzie Borden (Cara Robertson)
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Truevine (Beth Macy)
Truevine (Beth Macy)
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England's Other Countrymen: Blackness in Tudor Society (Onyeka Nubia)
England's Other Countrymen: Blackness in Tudor Society (Onyeka Nubia)
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American Sherlock (Kate Winkler Dawson)
American Sherlock (Kate Winkler Dawson)
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The Plaza (Julie Satow)
The Plaza (Julie Satow)
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