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Discover your next favorite history book. Browse our selection of history books from around the world to help you learn more about the past, ancient civilizations, war times, and more. We have an extensive collection of history books from all over the world - from Ancient Egypt to the Renaissance and beyond. Learn about the world with world history books, ancient history books, modern history books, and United States history books. Choose your favorite historical period to find your next favorite read, or search for a specific book by Title, Author, or ISBN.

Best-selling History titles

The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth The Making of Biblical...

Beth Allison Barr
Buy from $10.23

Brain Games - Picture Puzzles: '50s Remember When? Brain Games - Picture Puzzles...

Publications International Ltd, Brain Games
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Great Battles for Boys World War I Great Battles for Boys World...

Joe Giorello
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America How the Word Is Passed: A...

Clint Smith
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Meditations: The Annotated Edition Meditations: The Annotated...

Marcus Aurelius, Robin Waterfield (Translator)
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How Not to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy Sounding Parts of Scripture How Not to Read the Bible:...

Dan Kimball
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The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories The Landmark Herodotus: The...

Herodotus, Robert B Strassler (Editor)
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The Age of Reconstruction: How Lincoln's New Birth of Freedom Remade the World The Age of Reconstruction:...

Don H Doyle
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Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic Rubicon: The Last Years of...

Tom Holland
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What Is America? What Is America?

Michelle Medlock Adams, Amy Wummer (Illustrator)
Buy from $6.61

Lessons of History Lessons of History

Will Durant
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The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History The Rediscovery of America:...

Ned Blackhawk
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The City of God The City of God

Augustine
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A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America A Great Improvisation:...

Stacy Schiff
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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West The Pioneers: The Heroic...

David McCullough
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Follow the Money: The Shocking Deep State Connections of the Anti-Trump Cabal Follow the Money: The...

Dan Bongino
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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914 The Path Between the Seas:...

David McCullough
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D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II D-Day: June 6, 1944: The...

Stephen E Ambrose
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Black Elk Speaks Black Elk Speaks

John G Neihardt, Philip J Deloria (Introduction by)
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Little Places: America Is... Little Places: America Is...

Editors of Silver Dolphin Books
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Pop Art Pop Art

Klaus Honnef
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Unstoppable Us, Volume 2: Why the World Isn't Fair Unstoppable Us, Volume 2: Why...

Yuval Noah Harari, Ricard Zaplana Ruiz (Illustrator)
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The Official U.S. Army Survival Manual Updated The Official U.S. Army...

U S Department of the Army, Peter T Underwood
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"Chorus Line" "Chorus Line"

Richard Attenborough
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Alibris offers the best history books for each period, including:

  • 1776: America and Britain at War by David McCullough
    David McCullough is a historian who tells the story of the beginning of the United States of America in this history book, telling the stories of the colonies and the war against the British Empire. Read about the start of the nation with historical figures including King George III and George Washington, along with soldiers and their families.
  • Meditations: A New Translation by Marcus Aurelius
    This ancient work is written by a philosopher of Stoicism and emperor of Rome with a series of spiritual exercises, including pieces of wisdom, advice, and insights into human behavior.
  • The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
    The best history books are those that follow people through their lives during a certain time period. Follow the story of Anne Frank and her family in Nazi Germany when her diary begins on her 13th birthday and takes us through her struggles, from hiding in Amsterdam until the diary's sudden end.
  • The Art Of War by Sun Tzu
    Some of the best books about history focus on a certain subject, like warfare. This military treatise from the 5th century BCE is a warfare strategy book that teaches different aspects of warfare, including preparing commanders to mobilize, attack, and defend.

If you want to start as far back as possible, consider reading history books from ancient civilizations, including ancient Greece, Rome, and Middle Eastern and Asian civilizations. However, you don't have to start with the beginning of history. Instead, choose an aspect of history that you're interested in. For example, if you're interested in war, you can choose books focusing on World War I or World War II.

We have the best history books for each period. You can browse Alibris' selection of history books based on location, time period, and genre. For example, we offer history books from ancient civilizations to modern events, or you can browse our selection of biographies and autobiographies from any time period.

Yes, Alibris sells new and used books. Find the best history books from around the world and through history by clicking on a book to find sellers. If the book is available through our independent sellers, you'll see whether it's new or used and what condition it's in. Alibris guarantees your history book will arrive in the condition stated on the website.