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Goodreads Top 200 History Books - Page 4

Here are the 200 best rated history books of all time as voted by Goodreads members. How many have you read?
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
121
The Life of Elizabeth I (Alison Weir)
The Life of Elizabeth I
122
Alison Weir
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-1945 by Barbara W.
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-1945 by Barbara W.
123
The Stripping of the Altars (Eamon Duffy)
The Stripping of the Altars
124
Eamon Duffy
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
125
Malcolm X
The Last Days of the Incas (Kim Macquarrie)
The Last Days of the Incas
126
Kim Macquarrie
A Bridge Too Far (Cornelius Ryan)
A Bridge Too Far
127
Cornelius Ryan
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
128
Rebecca Skloot
The Third Reich in Power (Richard J. Evans)
The Third Reich in Power
129
Richard J. Evans
Over the Edge of the World
Over the Edge of the World
130
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
131
Young Stalin (Simon Sebag Montefiore)
Young Stalin
132
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Georgiana: The Duchess of Devonshire (Amanda Foreman)
Georgiana: The Duchess of Devonshire
133
Amanda Foreman
The Coldest Winter (David Halberstam)
The Coldest Winter
134
David Halberstam
Caesar: Life of a Colossus (Adrian Goldsworthy)
Caesar: Life of a Colossus
135
Adrian Goldsworthy
The Third Reich at War (Richard J. Evans)
The Third Reich at War
136
Richard J. Evans
Under the Banner of Heaven (Jon Krakauer)
Under the Banner of Heaven
137
Jon Krakauer
SPQR (Beard, Mary)
SPQR
138
Beard, Mary
A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age (William Manchester)
A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age
139
William Manchester
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey (Candice Millard)
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
140
Candice Millard
Churchill's Secret War (Madhusree Mukerjee)
Churchill's Secret War
141
Madhusree Mukerjee
The Johnstown Flood (David McCullough)
The Johnstown Flood
142
David McCullough
The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II (Fernand Braudel)
The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II
143
Fernand Braudel
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Simon Winchester)
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
144
Simon Winchester
Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
Twelve Years a Slave
145
Solomon Northup
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
146
Sun Tzu
Isaac's Storm (Erik Larson)
Isaac's Storm
147
Erik Larson
A Stillness at Appomattox (Bruce Catton)
A Stillness at Appomattox
148
Bruce Catton
1493 (Charles C. Mann)
1493
149
Charles C. Mann
The Age of Extremes a History of the World 1914 - 1991 (Eric Hobsbawm)
The Age of Extremes a History of the World 1914 - 1991
150
Eric Hobsbawm
Blood and Thunder (Hampton Sides)
Blood and Thunder
151
Hampton Sides
An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 (Robert Dallek)
An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
152
Robert Dallek
And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On
153
Randy Shilts
Albions Seed: Four British Folk Ways in America (David Hackett Fischer)
Albions Seed: Four British Folk Ways in America
154
David Hackett Fischer
The Great Influenza (John M. Barry)
The Great Influenza
155
John M. Barry
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (Daniel Walker Howe)
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848
156
Daniel Walker Howe
The First World War (John Keegan)
The First World War
157
John Keegan
Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England, Their Presence, Status and Origins (Onyeka)
Blackamoores: Africans in Tudor England, Their Presence, Status and Origins
158
Onyeka
Confederates in the Attic (Tony Horwitz)
Confederates in the Attic
159
Tony Horwitz
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
160
Tom Wolfe
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