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This is a list of some of my favorite nonfiction books about historical events, people, and eras. The focus is on British and American history but with a smattering of other things.
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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Robert K. Massie)
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
41
Robert K. Massie
Nicholas and Alexandria (Richard Massie)
Nicholas and Alexandria
42
Richard Massie
The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg (Helen Rappaport)
The Last Days of the Romanovs: Tragedy at Ekaterinburg
43
Helen Rappaport
I Wish I'd Been There, Book 2: Europeans History (Byron Hollinshead)
I Wish I'd Been There, Book 2: Europeans History
44
Byron Hollinshead
Doomed Queens: Royal Women Who Met Bad Ends From Cleopatra to Princess Di (Kris Waldherr)
Doomed Queens: Royal Women Who Met Bad Ends From Cleopatra to Princess Di
45
Kris Waldherr
The Weaker Vessel (Antonia Fraser)
The Weaker Vessel
46
Antonia Fraser
Sex With the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics (Eleanor Herman)
Sex With the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics
47
Eleanor Herman
1776 (David McCullough)
1776
48
David McCullough
Signing Their Lives Away (Denise Kiernan)
Signing Their Lives Away
49
Denise Kiernan
Founding Brothers (Joseph Ellis)
Founding Brothers
50
Joseph Ellis
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
51
Ron Chernow
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
52
John Adams
John Adams
53
Jefferson's Vendetta (Joseph Wheelan)
Jefferson's Vendetta
54
Joseph Wheelan
American Sphinx (Joseph J Ellis)
American Sphinx
55
Joseph J Ellis
America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918 (Richard Brookhiser)
America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918
56
Richard Brookhiser
1812: The War That Forged a Nation (Walter R. Borneman)
1812: The War That Forged a Nation
57
Walter R. Borneman
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
58
Harriet Jacobs
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass/USA)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
59
Frederick Douglass/USA
Lady of Arlington (John Perry)
Lady of Arlington
60
John Perry
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
61
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant (Ulysses S. Grant)
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
62
Ulysses S. Grant
Killing Lincoln (Bill O'Reilly)
Killing Lincoln
63
Bill O'Reilly
Manhunt the 12 Day Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Manhunt the 12 Day Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
64
The Impeachers (Brenda Wineapple)
The Impeachers
65
Brenda Wineapple
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride (Daniel James Brown)
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
66
Daniel James Brown
Murdering McKinley (Eric Rauchway)
Murdering McKinley
67
Eric Rauchway
Theodore Rex (Edmund Morris)
Theodore Rex
68
Edmund Morris
Guest of Honor (Deborah Davis)
Guest of Honor
69
Deborah Davis
The Johnstown Flood - Book
The Johnstown Flood - Book
70
The Radium Girls (Kate Moore)
The Radium Girls
71
Kate Moore
Summer for the Gods: (Edward J. Larson)
Summer for the Gods:
72
Edward J. Larson
One Summer : America, 1927 (Bill Bryson)
One Summer : America, 1927
73
Bill Bryson
Public Enemies (Bryan Burroughs)
Public Enemies
74
Bryan Burroughs
Band of Brothers (2001)
Band of Brothers
75
2001
On American Soil: How Justice Became a Casualty of WWII (Jack Hamann)
On American Soil: How Justice Became a Casualty of WWII
76
Jack Hamann
A Good American Family (David Maraniss)
A Good American Family
77
David Maraniss
Reclaiming History (Vincent Bugliosi)
Reclaiming History
78
Vincent Bugliosi
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live (Steven M. Gillon)
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live
79
Steven M. Gillon
Bobby Kennedy (Matthews)
Bobby Kennedy
80
Matthews
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