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Mark's Top 50 History Books

These are my favorite history books from a lifetime of reading. I rate them all "Five Stars." I taught history for 31 years.
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Washington's Crossing (David Hackett Fischer)
Washington's Crossing
1
David Hackett Fischer
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
2
Nathaniel Philbrick
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
3
Isabel Wilkerson
Ecstatic Nation
Ecstatic Nation
4
Eden's Outcasts (Matteson, John)
Eden's Outcasts
5
Matteson, John
No Ordinary Time (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
No Ordinary Time
6
Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
7
Erik Larson
What Hath God Wrought (Daniel Walker Howe)
What Hath God Wrought
8
Daniel Walker Howe
Mr. Adams's Last Crusade (Joseph Wheelan)
Mr. Adams's Last Crusade
9
Joseph Wheelan
Revolution Song (Russell Shorto)
Revolution Song
10
Russell Shorto
The Great War and Modern Memory (Paul Fussell)
The Great War and Modern Memory
11
Paul Fussell
Judge Sewall's Apology (Richard Francis)
Judge Sewall's Apology
12
Richard Francis
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
13
Laura Hillenbrand
1776 (David McCullough)
1776
14
David McCullough
On Desperate Ground (Hampton Sides)
On Desperate Ground
15
Hampton Sides
The Great Upheaval (Jay Winik)
The Great Upheaval
16
Jay Winik
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin)
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
17
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
18
Anne Frank
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (James L. Swanson)
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
19
James L. Swanson
The Blood of Emmitt Till (Timothy B. Tyson)
The Blood of Emmitt Till
20
Timothy B. Tyson
Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend (James Robertson)
Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend
21
James Robertson
Parting the Waters (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters
22
Taylor Branch
The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
23
Alexander
Empire of the Summer Moon (S.C. Gwynne)
Empire of the Summer Moon
24
S.C. Gwynne
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
25
William L. Shirer
The Worst Hard Time (Timothy Egan)
The Worst Hard Time
26
Timothy Egan
Hue 1968 (Bowden)
Hue 1968
27
Bowden
The Earth Is Weeping (Peter Cozzens)
The Earth Is Weeping
28
Peter Cozzens
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
29
Barbara Tuchman
The Perfect Summer (Juliet Nicolson)
The Perfect Summer
30
Juliet Nicolson
The Guns of August (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The Guns of August
31
Barbara W. Tuchman
Founding Brothers
Founding Brothers
32
An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America (Wiencek, Henry)
An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America
33
Wiencek, Henry
Landscape Turned Red (Stephen Sears)
Landscape Turned Red
34
Stephen Sears
Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
35
Candace Millard
Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural (Ronald C. White, Jr.)
Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural
36
Ronald C. White, Jr.
To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 (Adam Hochschild)
To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918
37
Adam Hochschild
The Witches (Stacy Schiff)
The Witches
38
Stacy Schiff
Five Points (Tyler Anbinder)
Five Points
39
Tyler Anbinder
The Heart of Everything That Is (Bob Drury & Tom Clavin)
The Heart of Everything That Is
40
Bob Drury & Tom Clavin
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