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Editors' Picks: Best History books of February

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  1. Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue
    Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History's Greatest Arctic Rescue
    Buddy Levy
    Kindle Edition
    $15.99 $32.00
    50
  2. Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
    Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
    Imani Perry
    Kindle Edition
    $14.99 $28.99
    26
  3. Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
    Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
    Eve L. Ewing
    Kindle Edition
    $13.99 $32.00
    3
  4. The Killing Fields of East New York: The First Subprime Mortgage Scandal, a White-Collar Crime Spree, and the
    The Killing Fields of East New York: The First Subprime Mortgage Scandal, a White-Collar Crime Spree, and the Collapse of an American Neighborhood
    Stacy Horn
    Kindle Edition
    $14.99 $28.00
    21
  5. Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress—and How to Bring It Back
    Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress—and How to Bring It Back
    Marc J. Dunkelman
    Kindle Edition
    $19.99 $32.50
    5
  6. Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass
    Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass
    Sarah Jones
    Kindle Edition
    $14.99 $30.00
    1
  7. Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary
    Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary
    Victoria Amelina, Margaret Atwood
    Kindle Edition
    $14.99 $29.00
    12
  8. The Survivor: How I Made it Through Six Concentration Camps and Became a Nazi Hunter
    The Survivor: How I Made it Through Six Concentration Camps and Became a Nazi Hunter
    Josef Lewkowicz
    Kindle Edition
    $14.99 $29.99
    497
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Best History books of January

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  1. The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy—and Why It Failed
    The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy—and Why It Failed
    Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch
    Kindle Edition
    $14.99 $29.99
    606
  2. Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest Emancipation
    Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest Emancipation
    Bennett Parten
    Kindle Edition
    $14.99 $29.99
    47
  3. Wiseguys and the White House: Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made
    Wiseguys and the White House: Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made
    Eric Dezenhall
    Kindle Edition
    $14.99 $32.00
    48
  4. Y2K: A Witty and Poignant Reflection on Recent History Through a Contemporary Lens, Perfect for Winter 2025, S
    Y2K: A Witty and Poignant Reflection on Recent History Through a Contemporary Lens, Perfect for Winter 2025, See How Y2K Shaped Our Past, Present, and Future
    Colette Shade
    Kindle Edition
    $14.99 $29.99
    20
  5. Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King
    Before Elvis: The African American Musicians Who Made the King
    Preston Lauterbach
    Kindle Edition
    $15.99 $30.00
    16
  6. The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne
    The Sinners All Bow: Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne
    Kate Winkler Dawson
    Kindle Edition
    $14.99 $30.00
    58
  7. The Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow: The Dark History of American Orphanhood
    The Sun Won't Come Out Tomorrow: The Dark History of American Orphanhood
    Kristen Martin
    Kindle Edition
    $18.99 $32.00
    2
  8. I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free
    I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free
    Lee Hawkins
    Kindle Edition
    $14.99 $28.99
    29
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Best History books of December 2024

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  1. The Icon and the Idealist: Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought Birth Control to A
    The Icon and the Idealist: Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought Birth Control to America
    Stephanie Gorton
    Kindle Edition
    $12.99 $32.00
    13
  2. Freedom: Memoirs 1954 – 2021
    Freedom: Memoirs 1954 – 2021
    Angela Merkel
    Kindle Edition
    $19.99 $40.00
    207
  3. Martin Van Buren: America's First Politician
    Martin Van Buren: America's First Politician
    James Bradley
    Kindle Edition
    $23.99 $35.00
    24
  4. When We Sold God's Eye: Diamonds, Murder, and a Clash of Worlds in the Amazon
    When We Sold God's Eye: Diamonds, Murder, and a Clash of Worlds in the Amazon
    Alex Cuadros
    Kindle Edition
    $15.99 $32.00
    16
  5. Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe
    Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe
    Matthew Gabriele, David M. Perry
    Kindle Edition
    $15.99
    74
  6. Agent Zo: The Untold Story of a Fearless World War II Resistance Fighter
    Agent Zo: The Untold Story of a Fearless World War II Resistance Fighter
    Clare Mulley
    Kindle Edition
    $19.99 $29.95
    87
  7. The Roads to Rome: A History of Imperial Expansion
    The Roads to Rome: A History of Imperial Expansion
    Catherine Fletcher
    Kindle Edition
    $20.99 $32.00
    24
  8. Flamingo Estate: The Guide to Becoming Alive
    Flamingo Estate: The Guide to Becoming Alive
    Richard Christiansen
    Kindle Edition
    $24.99 $32.99
    18
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Best History books of November 2024

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  1. Ghosts of Panama: A Strongman Out of Control, A Murdered Marine, and the Special Agents Caught in the Middle o
    Ghosts of Panama: A Strongman Out of Control, A Murdered Marine, and the Special Agents Caught in the Middle of an Invasion
    Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll
    Kindle Edition
    $3.99 $29.99
    200
  2. Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's Messiah
    Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's Messiah
    Charles King
    Kindle Edition
    $14.99
    160
  3. Lincoln vs. Davis: The War of the Presidents
    Lincoln vs. Davis: The War of the Presidents
    Nigel Hamilton
    Kindle Edition
    $17.99 $38.00
    88
  4. Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome
    Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome
    James Holland
    Kindle Edition
    $24.79 $35.00
    113
  5. Naples 1343: The Unexpected Origins of the Mafia
    Naples 1343: The Unexpected Origins of the Mafia
    Amedeo Feniello, Antony Shugaar
    Kindle Edition
    $15.99
    4
  6. The Memory Palace: True Short Stories of the Past
    The Memory Palace: True Short Stories of the Past
    Nate DiMeo
    Kindle Edition
    $13.99
    72
  7. Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age
    Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age
    James Chappel
    Kindle Edition
    $18.99 $32.00
    27
  8. Washita Love Child: The Rise of Indigenous Rock Star Jesse Ed Davis
    Washita Love Child: The Rise of Indigenous Rock Star Jesse Ed Davis
    Douglas K. Miller, Joy Harjo
    Kindle Edition
    $16.99 $33.25
    25
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