fact and fiction in the making of history
Explore the blend of fact and fiction in historical storytelling with our curated list of history books. Discover captivating reads that bring the past to life through imaginative narratives and meticulous research.
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A People's History of the United States
by Howard Zinn
Presents the history of the United States from the point of view of those who were exploited in the name of American progress
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American Holocaust
by David E. Stannard
This controversial treatise focuses on the social and cultural issues involved in the invasion of the Americas by European nations. It describes the suppression or …
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Nineteen Eighty-four
by George Orwell
Eternal warfare is the price of bleak prosperity in this satire of totalitarian barbarism.
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Lies My Teacher Told Me
by James W. Loewen
Examines the reasons why wrong information has been provided in American history textbooks.
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The Culture of Make Believe
by Derrick Jensen
Derrick Jensen takes no prisoners in The Culture of Make Believe, his brilliant and eagerly awaited follow-up to his powerful and lyrical A Language Older …
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The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair
The uncut version of Upton Sinclair's classic 1906 novel about the shocking working conditions endured by immigrants in early twentieth-century Chicago stockyards and packinghouses.
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Discipline and Punish
by Michel Foucault
A brilliant work from the most influential philosopher since Sartre. In this indispensable work, a brilliant thinker suggests that such vaunted reforms as the abolition …
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Blood Meridian
by Cormac McCarthy
25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road: an epic novel of the violence and …
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On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life
by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
(Part II of Thoughts Out of Season)
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Germinal
by Émile Zola
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove …
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Oral Tradition as History
by Jan M. Vansina
Jan Vansina’s 1961 book, Oral Tradition, was hailed internationally as a pioneering work in the field of ethno-history. Originally published in French, it was translated …
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Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
Portrays the adventures of poor orphan Oliver Twist in the criminal underworld of mid-nineteenth-century London.
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A Short History of Decay
by Emile M. Cioran
The author confronts the place of today's world in the context of human history. He focuses on such major issues of the twentieth century as …