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Some Microhistory Books for You to Read

Like the title says.... Microhistories study a small, specific subject to reveal broader historical patterns and impacts. Here are a few for your consideration. Happy reading!
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1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War (Charles Emmerson)
1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War
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Charles Emmerson
1929 (Andrew Ross Sorkin)
1929
2
Andrew Ross Sorkin
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
3
Barbara Tuchman
A History of the World in 12 Maps (Jerry Brotton)
A History of the World in 12 Maps
4
Jerry Brotton
A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Tom Standage)
A History of the World in 6 Glasses
5
Tom Standage
A Million Years in a Day (Greg Jenner)
A Million Years in a Day
6
Greg Jenner
A Short History of Drunkeness (Mark Forsyth)
A Short History of Drunkeness
7
Mark Forsyth
Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe (Carl Zimmer)
Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe
8
Carl Zimmer
Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel (Shahnaz Habib)
Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel
9
Shahnaz Habib
America Walks Into a Bar (Christine Sismondo)
America Walks Into a Bar
10
Christine Sismondo
At Home (Bill Bryson)
At Home
11
Bill Bryson
Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stori (Simon Winchester)
Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stori
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Simon Winchester
Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World (Dan Koeppel)
Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
13
Dan Koeppel
Bellevue (David Oshinsky)
Bellevue
14
David Oshinsky
Bicycle: The History (David V. Herlihy)
Bicycle: The History
15
David V. Herlihy
Bite (Bill Schutt)
Bite
16
Bill Schutt
Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons (Kris Newby)
Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons
17
Kris Newby
Boom and Bust (William Quinn)
Boom and Bust
18
William Quinn
Boom Town (Sam Anderson)
Boom Town
19
Sam Anderson
Butts: A Backstory (Heather Radke)
Butts: A Backstory
20
Heather Radke
Buzz: A Stimulating History of the Sex Toy (Hallie Lieberman)
Buzz: A Stimulating History of the Sex Toy
21
Hallie Lieberman
Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History (Bill Schutt)
Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History
22
Bill Schutt
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human (Richard Wrangham)
Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
23
Richard Wrangham
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World (Mark Kurlansky)
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
24
Mark Kurlansky
Color: A Natural History of the Palette (Victoria Finlay)
Color: A Natural History of the Palette
25
Victoria Finlay
Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat (Bee Wilson)
Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat
26
Bee Wilson
Empire of the Scalpel (Ira Rutkow)
Empire of the Scalpel
27
Ira Rutkow
Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator (Keith Houston)
Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket Calculator
28
Keith Houston
Eve (Cat Bohannon)
Eve
29
Cat Bohannon
Father Time: A Natural History of Men and Babies (Sarah Blaffer Hrdy)
Father Time: A Natural History of Men and Babies
30
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
Foreign Fruit (Katie Goh)
Foreign Fruit
31
Katie Goh
Four Points of the Compass (Jerry Brotton)
Four Points of the Compass
32
Jerry Brotton
Fowl Play: A History of the Chicken From Dinosaur to Dinner Plate (Sally Coulthard)
Fowl Play: A History of the Chicken From Dinosaur to Dinner Plate
33
Sally Coulthard
Gotham (Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace)
Gotham
34
Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace
Heal the Beasts (Philipp Schott)
Heal the Beasts
35
Philipp Schott
Holy Sh*T: A Brief History of Swearing (Melissa Mohr)
Holy Sh*T: A Brief History of Swearing
36
Melissa Mohr
In Small Things Forgotten (James Deetz)
In Small Things Forgotten
37
James Deetz
Isaac's Storm (Erik Larson)
Isaac's Storm
38
Erik Larson
It's All a Game (Tristan Donovan)
It's All a Game
39
Tristan Donovan
Just My Type (Simon Garfield)
Just My Type
40
Simon Garfield
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