Recs if you like 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus...

microhistory: the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research (such as an event, community, individual or a settlement); it aspires to "ask large questions in small places"

Nonfiction titles concerning events, people, and history from the Medieval/Early Modern periods! Many of these are suggestions from the PB community as shared in the Medieval Times quest forum.

Recommendations always welcome!

The history that didn’t make it into our textbooks. Stories centered on Indigenous, Black, and Global South voices. No whitewashed timelines. Just truth, context, and the receipts.

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Books that started my activism journey & books that I really want to read. Covering animal rights, capitalism, intersectional feminism, black liberation, workers rights, climate change, palestine and more! I will keep on adding books!

Non-fiction books about Native American history, culture, and perspectives. Comment if you have recs!

History repeats, and most of us need an education.

Includes classics on American history & contemporary looks at the many -ism’s that consume us. Some microhistories are also thrown in. See them as case studies.

This list is by no means exhaustive. Feel free to comment other titles!

non-fiction books about ancient civilisations and the famous/infamous people connected to them.

Books that look at world history (preferably) from the perspective of the societies that lived them just at least not from a European perspective we do our best okay

A lot of books on here have been recommended from @kistreadsbooks on Tiktok! As he describes it, "history books to educate yourself on different eras and topics". Also adding books from @editorsarahadir on IG

Nonfiction books on my TBR

They are not in my current brain path, but I need and want these books.