Historical Nonfiction

istewart · #1 03-08-2006, 04:22 PM

Hey,

Looking for some good history books to read, preferably post-1900 era stuff. There are too many crappy ones to filter through at the bookstore, but I think OOT will provide me with the creme de la creme.

amplify · #2 03-08-2006, 04:23 PM

The Frontiersmen

istewart · #3 03-08-2006, 04:27 PM

I specified a time period.

amplify · #4 03-08-2006, 04:31 PM

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I specified a time period.

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Ah, I thought you meant written in that time period. Sorry. I liked this very much

miajag · #5 03-08-2006, 04:43 PM

istewart,

Stephen Ambrose's WWII stuff is really good - Band of Brothers, Citizen Soldiers, D-Day, etc.

El Diablo · #6 03-08-2006, 04:58 PM

i,

The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson is one I read recently that just barely misses your cutoff.

http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/dev...city/home.html

dsw1977 · #7 03-08-2006, 05:04 PM

I doubt Into Thin Air is what OP had in mind, but it is a good book. I'm currently reading Lenin's Tomb, about the collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union, and it is excellent.

Superfluous Man · #8 03-08-2006, 05:06 PM

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i,

The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson is one I read recently that just barely misses your cutoff.

http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/dev...city/home.html

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I second this nomination. Who cares that it's not within the date range? It was an excellent read.

posnera · #9 03-08-2006, 05:07 PM

The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadlient Plague In History
John M. Barry

This is a must-read. Not only a history of the 1918 influenza, but also of WWI and the development of medicine in the US. The science is detailed enough without becoming too technical. After the introductory chapters, this is impossible to put down. A historical horror story. Stephen King never came up with anything this scary.

bisonbison · #10 03-08-2006, 05:29 PM

Ted Conover: Newjack