True History Books

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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,115,548 ratings — published 1947
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.00 — 746,802 ratings — published 2003
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George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as true-history)
avg rating 3.85 — 20,778 ratings — published 2013
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,344,252 ratings — published 1956
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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.05 — 108,079 ratings — published 2011
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1776 1776 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.10 — 245,211 ratings — published 2005
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John Adams John Adams (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 374,990 ratings — published 2001
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Killing Mohammed: The Story of a So Called Prophet Killing Mohammed: The Story of a So Called Prophet (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 3.20 — 5 ratings — published 2014
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Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 3.63 — 15,356 ratings — published 2023
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Salt: A World History Salt: A World History (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 3.75 — 75,755 ratings — published 2002
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The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.30 — 39,029 ratings — published 2021
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Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.03 — 22,883 ratings — published 2010
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.16 — 180,098 ratings — published 2016
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The Rough Riders The Rough Riders (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 3.78 — 3,532 ratings — published 1899
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Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.23 — 29,651 ratings — published 1967
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Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter (Frontier Lawmen) Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter (Frontier Lawmen)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,497 ratings — published 2019
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Valley Forge Valley Forge (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,155 ratings — published 2018
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Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West (Frontier Lawmen) Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West (Frontier Lawmen)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 4,287 ratings — published 2017
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The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,380 ratings — published 2013
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The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 4,569 ratings — published 2008
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Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 3.96 — 29,550 ratings — published 2017
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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.12 — 118,283 ratings — published 1997
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The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.17 — 48,781 ratings — published 1999
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Defiance: The Bielski Partisans Defiance: The Bielski Partisans (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,187 ratings — published 1993
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 108,338 ratings — published 2009
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 3.80 — 52,055 ratings — published 2009
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.39 — 994,991 ratings — published 2010
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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 3.89 — 45,635 ratings — published 2006
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.09 — 261,978 ratings — published 1980
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Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as true-history)
avg rating 4.23 — 66,923 ratings — published 1996
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India as known to Panini India as known to Panini (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 4.38 — 8 ratings — published
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The Banished The Banished (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.27 — 685 ratings — published
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American Mother: The True Story of a Troubled Family, Motherhood and the Cyanide Poisonings That Shook the World American Mother: The True Story of a Troubled Family, Motherhood and the Cyanide Poisonings That Shook the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 3.53 — 5,860 ratings — published 1993
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A Killing in Amish Country: Sex, Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Murder A Killing in Amish Country: Sex, Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 3.69 — 3,974 ratings — published 2016
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My Fair Lady: A Story of Eleanor of Provence, Henry III's Lost Queen My Fair Lady: A Story of Eleanor of Provence, Henry III's Lost Queen (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,211 ratings — published
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विश्वासघात [Vishwasghat] विश्वासघात [Vishwasghat] (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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A History of Central Banking and the Enslavement of Mankind A History of Central Banking and the Enslavement of Mankind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 4.12 — 665 ratings — published 2014
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Fifty Shades of Tudor Sex Scandals! (Two book bundle) Fifty Shades of Tudor Sex Scandals! (Two book bundle)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 3.25 — 12 ratings — published 2013
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Rush: Revolution, Madness, and the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father Rush: Revolution, Madness, and the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,229 ratings — published 2018
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Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,936 ratings — published 2022
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Ban Bas / بن باس Ban Bas / بن باس (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 18 ratings — published
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In the Dark Streets Shineth: A 1941 Christmas Eve Story In the Dark Streets Shineth: A 1941 Christmas Eve Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,251 ratings — published 2010
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Brothers of the Gun: Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and a Reckoning in Tombstone Brothers of the Gun: Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and a Reckoning in Tombstone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 4.33 — 12 ratings — published
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The Mayflower Pilgrims The Mayflower Pilgrims (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.31 — 13 ratings — published 2007
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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 3.82 — 27,093 ratings — published 2019
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Seven Miracles That Saved America: Why They Matter and Why We Should Have Hope Seven Miracles That Saved America: Why They Matter and Why We Should Have Hope (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,922 ratings — published 2009
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Fifty Shades of Royal Sex Scandals: Love, lust and debauchery inside the world's royal palaces Fifty Shades of Royal Sex Scandals: Love, lust and debauchery inside the world's royal palaces (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 3.28 — 50 ratings — published 2014
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Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 4,234 ratings — published 2021
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संभाजी [Sambhaji] संभाजी [Sambhaji] (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as true-history)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,698 ratings — published 2005
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Assam: The Accord, The Discord Assam: The Accord, The Discord (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 56 ratings — published
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Gloria Naylor
“There are no absolute truths, and the best historians know that. You strive to capture a moment of time, and if your work is done properly, history becomes a written photograph.”
Gloria Naylor

Carlos Ruiz Zafón
“Those places where sadness and misery abound are favoured settings for stories of ghosts and apparitions. Calcutta has countless such stories hidden in its darkness, stories that nobody wants to admit they believe but which nevertheless survive in the memory of generations as the only chronicle of the past. It is as if the people who inhabit the streets, inspired by some mysterious wisdom, relalise that the true history of Calcutta has always been written in the invisible tales of its spirits and unspoken curses.”
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Midnight Palace

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