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Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 by Gordon S. Wood

Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815

The Oxford History of the United States #2

Gordon S. Wood

778 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 by Robert Middlekauff

The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789

The Oxford History of the United States #1

Robert Middlekauff

736 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective slow-paced
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 by Daniel Walker Howe

What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848

The Oxford History of the United States #3

Daniel Walker Howe

904 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Barbara Demick

314 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history politics dark informative sad medium-paced
Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands by Dan Jones

Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands

Dan Jones

464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history religion informative slow-paced
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild

King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa

Adam Hochschild

356 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging dark informative medium-paced
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

608 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative tense medium-paced
The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World by Adrienne Mayor

The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World

Adrienne Mayor

536 pages • first pub 2014 (editions) user-added

nonfiction feminism history challenging informative medium-paced
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

Walter Rodney

416 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative reflective slow-paced
The Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor by Martin Meredith

The Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor

Martin Meredith

782 pages • first pub 2014 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history politics medium-paced