Books to fill in the gaps of the American education system, provide a more nuanced take, or broaden your world view.
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The Trail of Tears: The Story of the American Indian Removals 1813-1855
Gloria Jahoda
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Clint Smith
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
Adam Hochschild
Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires
David Chaffetz
The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam
Christopher E. Goscha
Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam
Lien-Hang T. Nguyen
Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire
Eckart Frahm
Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943
Antony Beevor
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Jung Chang
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Dee Brown
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe
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