Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonFounding Brothers by Joseph J. EllisAn Army at Dawn by Rick AtkinsonWhat Hath God Wrought by Daniel Walker HoweWashington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer
Pulitzer Winners: History
107 books — 112 voters
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerJohn Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best History Books
3,999 books — 4,385 voters

John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Best American History Books
2,249 books — 2,993 voters
The Book of Disquiet by Fernando PessoaBlood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthySiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Fall by Albert CamusHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Better Than Food Books
210 books — 41 voters