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Books That Make History Come Alive

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The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
The Day the Universe Changed
1
Burke
Connections (Burke)
Connections
2
Burke
How We Got to Now (Steven Johnson)
How We Got to Now
3
Steven Johnson
1776 (David McCullough)
1776
4
David McCullough
American Bloomsbury (Susan Cheever)
American Bloomsbury
5
Susan Cheever
The Civil War (Ken and Rick Burns)
The Civil War
6
Ken and Rick Burns
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
7
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
8
Ron Chernow
Founding Brothers
Founding Brothers
9
The Last Gunfight (Jeff Guinn)
The Last Gunfight
10
Jeff Guinn
Sea of Glory (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Sea of Glory
11
Nathaniel Philbrick
The Metaphysical Club (Louis Menand)
The Metaphysical Club
12
Louis Menand
One Summer : America, 1927 (Bill Bryson)
One Summer : America, 1927
13
Bill Bryson
1968: The Year That Rocked the World (Mark Kurlansky)
1968: The Year That Rocked the World
14
Mark Kurlansky
Washington Goes to War (David Brinkley)
Washington Goes to War
15
David Brinkley
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers
16
Stephen Ambrose
The Year Without a Summer (William K. Klingaman)
The Year Without a Summer
17
William K. Klingaman
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
18
Nathaniel Philbrick
Circles (James Burke)
Circles
19
James Burke
The Knowledge Web (James Burke)
The Knowledge Web
20
James Burke
Strapless (Deborah Davis)
Strapless
21
Deborah Davis
Skinner's Box
Skinner's Box
22
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew (Bart D. Ehrman)
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew
23
Bart D. Ehrman
Kepler's Witch (James A. Connor)
Kepler's Witch
24
James A. Connor
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World (Simon Garfield)
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
25
Simon Garfield
The Map That Changed the World
The Map That Changed the World
26
How the States Got Their Shapes (Mark Stein)
How the States Got Their Shapes
27
Mark Stein
Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone (Martin Dugard)
Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone
28
Martin Dugard
Christmas: A Candid History (Bruce David Forbes)
Christmas: A Candid History
29
Bruce David Forbes
The Year 1000 (Robert Lacey)
The Year 1000
30
Robert Lacey
Descartes' Bones (Russell Shorto)
Descartes' Bones
31
Russell Shorto
Undaunted Courage (History)
Undaunted Courage
32
History
The Trial of Lizzie Borden (Cara Robertson)
The Trial of Lizzie Borden
33
Cara Robertson
The Pinball Effect (James Burke)
The Pinball Effect
34
James Burke
Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World (Steven Johnson)
Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World
35
Steven Johnson
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