2026 Reading Challenge
Genres

Colonial History


Colonial History Books

Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England
The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity
John Adams
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
1776
Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754 - 1766
American Colonies: The Settling of North America
The Witches: Salem, 1692
Orientalism
The Wretched of the Earth
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life
The Unredeemed Captive: A Family Story from Early America
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Lists

John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTruman by David McCulloughThe Path Between the Seas by David McCulloughThe Great Bridge by David McCullough
David McCullough Titles
11 books — 34 voters
Capture and Rescue of Mrs. Rebecca J. Fisher by Rebecca J. Gilleland FisherIndian Raids in Lincoln County, Kansas, 1864 and 1869 by Christian Frederik BernhardtLife and Adventures of the Original and Genuine Cowboys by John H. SullivanThe Hamite by Harvey JohnsonPioneer History of Indiana by William Monroe Cockrum
Best 99 cent historical e-books
166 books — 3 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
3,707 books — 3,738 voters
Set the Night on Fire by Mike DavisConspiracy in the Streets by Jon WienerEmpire of Mud by Jeff D. DickeyDamnation Island by Stacy HornBeacon Hill, Back Bay and the Building of Boston's Golden Age by Ted Clarke
Histories of United States Cities II (nonfiction list)
178 books — 17 voters

Thanks to Life by Ericka Kim VerbaMestiza by Patricia Cerda PincheiraInés of My Soul by Isabel AllendeSalvador Allende Reader by Salvador AllendeMemoirs by Pablo Neruda
Chilean History. Historia de Chile
36 books — 12 voters
A Devil of a Whipping by Lawrence E. BabitsThe Cowpens-Guilford Courthouse Campaign by Burke DavisThe Road to Guilford Courthouse by John BuchananPartisans and Redcoats by Walter B. EdgarWashington's General by Terry Golway
The Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution (nonfiction)
53 books — 9 voters

Quotes Tagged “Colonial History”

Abhijit Naskar
“ White history sells the West as the free world, but dig into earth history, and you'll realize, West is the biggest threat to life and freedom. ...more ”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sonnets From The Mountaintop
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The danger is going back with this colonial attitude and disseminating information like the Inuit
“ The danger is going back with this colonial attitude and disseminating information like the Inuit don't have history there. ...more ”
― Gayle Kabloona
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Videos Tagged “Colonial History”

"Le Point de non Retour"
"Le Point de non Retour"
How to Fold an Origami Mayflower
How to Fold an Origami Mayflower
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Groups Tagged "Colonial History"

Sanjay Bahadur hosts a Q&A ...October 19, 2013 to October 20, 2013...
9 members, last active 12 years ago
This is the zone for discussions related to the big theme of colonial histories and colonial leg…more
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