I'm on the look out for a good non-fiction historical book...

[TheRootedNomad]

Anyone got any suggestions???

I like older historical storylines like in the books

Nicholas and Alexandria (about Anastasia)
The Rape of NanKing (about the treatment of the citiczens of NanKing during the war)
The Tunnels of Cuchi(sp) about the tunnels of the VietCong

[AmyBoz]

I've got two words for you: John Adams

[Laurie in Bradenton]

Westward the Women By: Can't Remember
Woman of the Oregan Trail
Butter in the Well
Frontier Women
Women of the Gold Rush

Gee do I see a pattern here. lol

Laurie in Bradenton

[C@rol]

Do a search on ebay under non-fictional historical books you will find tons of them and some great deals.

[Ceashels]

A World Lit Only by Fire by William Manchester about how much the world changed during Magellan's circumnavigation around the world. It is a great read about a time of incredible upheaval.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...y_william.html

[krissyre]

I've got two words for you: John Adams

Yes, yes, yes!!!

[joyofsix]

I've got two words for you: John Adams

I'll third that recommendation. Really most anything by David McCullough. I liked 1776.

[Gabe]

Ah to bad its non fictional.
I would have recommended Neal Stephenson.
Love his books.

[hippytreehugger4ever]

The Canteen Spirit!!! It's about the North Platte Canteen that was run during World War 2 just a couple blocks down the street from where I live, and the over 6 million soldiers that passed through there. My grandmother volunteered when she was in Jr. High and my grandfather passed through it twice around 1945 when he was drafted into the army after high school. There's also a PBS show about it!

[MirandaK]

That Dark & Bloody River by Allan Eckert. It chronicles the history of the Ohio River Valley.

[Jeanna]

I agree with John Adams. Another one that is interesting is The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin.

[hippytreehugger4ever]

I agree with John Adams. Another one that is interesting is The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin.

Isn't The Children's Blizzard the one about the massive snowstorms in the 1880's?

[Russ]

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

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[dcompton]

With hurricane season upon us, have you read Isaac's Storm? I don't remember the author. It's about the terrible Galveston hurricane around the turn of the century.

[Jeanna]

Yes the Children's Blizzard is about the massive blizzard in 1880's. I t is a pretty good book.