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 HoweNo Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Pulitzer Winners: History
106 books — 110 voters
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Best History Books
3,712 books — 3,753 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
2,131 books — 2,501 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