Best Historical Books
Best Free Historical Books of 2024
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The Peerless Dulcinea Book Reviews
Susanna Godoy LohseDiamond earrings from Tiffany’s, her own personal nanny, a generous godmother, jaunts to New York, a chrome and hand carved wooden swing set, riding in her father’s 1950 M.G. touri...
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Albrecht, The Helpful Skeleton Book Reviews
N.J. SmithAlbrecht is a very helpful skeleton. He helped the Emperor get his crown off his head. He helped the Ploughman work his field. He loves playing with his friends in the Skeleton Ban...
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A Rainbow After the Storm Book Reviews
Eva NeidichIn this enchanting collection of poems, the author speaks of love, loss, and the power of understanding to connect us through generations. Spanning heartwarming family moments and ...
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Somali Story Book Book Reviews
Paul BeardThe Somali Story Book is a collection of tales from the African Horn. Illustrated with vibrant pictures; the story book tells the tales from the Somali community in the words of th...
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The Adventures of the Vitruvian Man Book Reviews
Ian WoodWho was The Vitruvian Man? Was he a figment of Leonardo da Vinci's mind, or was it the other way around? How could one man come up with so many brilliant inventions and marvel...
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The Trail Book Book Reviews
Mary AustinMary Austin’s 1918 children’s book describes the adventures of two youths who, while exploring a museum, learn about America’s past from exhibits that come to life. The publication...
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The Boy Allies with Pershing in France Book Reviews
Clair W. HayesIn this installment of The Boy Allies with the Army Series, the boys, Americans who fight against the Axis powers, are tasked with protecting France against impending siege.
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Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service Book Reviews
H. Irving HancockIn this 1919 novel for boys by American writer H(arrie) Irving Hancock, U.S. Navy officer Dave Darrin faces danger and hardships during World War I.
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Cedric, The Forester Book Reviews
Bernard Gay MarshallThis acclaimed children’s historical novel by American writer Bernard Gay Marshall, published in 1921, is about the friendship of a Norman nobleman and a Saxon yeoman during the ti...
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A Little Country Girl Book Reviews
Susan CoolidgeThis charming tale of a girl’s life in late 19thcentury New England, written by a former Civil War nurse, talks about growing up, female friendship, and the challenges and pleasure...
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Terror at the Lighthouse Book Reviews
Terence O'GradyTwelveyear old William and tenyear old Rebecca have come to live with their family at a lighthouse on the edge of Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin in the 1920s.The lighthous...
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Army Boys in The French Trenches Book Reviews
Homer RandallThis collection of stories is the second book in a series that centers on the experience of American soldiers in World War 1. The courageous and witty characters created by author ...
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The Boy Pioneer Book Reviews
Abbie Johnston GrosvenorHeartracing tales from the life of frontier boy Doby Holman, whose adventures include tagging along with Johnny Appleseed, witnessing the founding of Cincinnati, and much more.
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Raspberry Red Book Reviews
Tuula PereLate one autumn, Aino’s father sets off on the road with the other village men. Little Aino doesn’t quite understand why. During the cold winter days, scary noises start to echo fr...
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Fighting with French Book Reviews
Herbert Strang & Cyrus CuneoThis 1915 children’s novel is set during the early days of World War I.
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Vadelmanpunainen Book Reviews
Tuula PereAinon isä lähtee myöhään syksyllä muiden kylänmiesten kanssa matkalle, jonka merkitystä PikkuAino ei oikein ymmärrä. Talvipakkasten paukkuessa lähimetsistä alkaa kantautua pelottav...
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Soldier Rigdale Book Reviews
Beulah Marie Dix & Reginald B. BirchBeulah Marie Dix’s 1899 novel tells the story of a soldier commanded by Miles Standish during the Pilgrims’ early colonization. The book contains blackandwhite illustrations.
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One April in Boston Book Reviews
Ben L. EdwardsOne April in Boston is the story of a real American family and a gift that was passed down from generation to generation. It teaches American history, the power of imagination, and...
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Boys and Girls of Colonial Days Book Reviews
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey & Uldene ShriverIn this historical novel for children, American writer Carolyn Sherwin Bailey tells the story of a tenyearold girl from England who joins the Pilgrim colonists in colonial America,...
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Suutarin hieno lamppu Book Reviews
Tuula PereThe shoemaker lives in a small cottage with his large family. Every day he toils away, making boots so his family can eat. The shoemaker's sickly youngest son, Aron, often sit...
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The First Capture Book Reviews
Harry CastlemonZeke Lewis joins the fight against the British during the American Revolution in this 1900 novel for boys by Harry Castlemon, pseudonym of American writer Charles Austin Fosdick.
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Alive in the Jungle Book Reviews
Eleanor StredderBritish writer Eleanor Stredder tells an adventure story of an English child in colonial India carried off by a wolf in this illustrated book for young readers, published in 1892.
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Code-Cracking for Beginners Book Reviews
Twinkl OriginalsIt’s 1941. When cousins Sam and Lily are evacuated north to a sleepy seaside hamlet, they hope that they’ll find safety. Instead, the two children encounter local hostility, a shif...
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Dancing Della and the Empty Gin Bottles Book Reviews
Maxwell GrantlyDella loves to dance at the Smugglers’ Arms for free loose change, to supplement her income as a match girl. This is why the regulars call her ‘Dancing Della – the Match Girl.’ One...
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The Fight for Constantinople Book Reviews
Percy F. Westerman & W. Edward WigfullPercy F. Westerman’s novel for boys is set during the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I.
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The Illustrated Adventures of Jolyon The Unfortunate Medieval Knight Book Reviews
Malcolm FaulkA tale for 7 to 10yr olds, richly illustrated, of a Knight’s Adventures on his Quest to Provence, It is February, 1250 AD.  Jolyon, newly appointed knight, is persuaded by...
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Facing the German Foe Book Reviews
Coloner James FiskeFirst published in 1915, this thrilling tale follows American and British brothers in arms as they face the dreaded Central Powers on World War I battlefields across Europe.
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Stumbling On A Tale Book Reviews
Suzanne RocheIt turns out that trips back in time haven’t ended for Peri, Henry, and Max. In the second book in the TIME TO TIME Series, the children find themselves right in the middlethe Midd...
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Snowflakes and Sunbeams Book Reviews
R. M. BallantyneIn this 1856 novel for juveniles, Scottish writer Robert Michael Ballantyne tells an adventure tale of fur traders in the far north of Canada, with illustrations by the author.
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Samir And The High King Book Reviews
John PeaceLong, long ago in a land at the edge of a desert that howls against the walls of the village, a poor young boy named Samir is sent to work for a strange old man who stays up all ni...
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The Disputed V.C. Book Reviews
Frederick P. Gibbon & Stanley Llewellyn WoodWritten by Englishman Frederick P. Gibbon around the beginning of the 20th century, this novel takes place in Punjab during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The military adventures of...
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The Boy Allies Book Reviews
Clair W. HayesClaire W. Hayes’ 1918 children’s novel follows the actions of Allied forces as they combat the Central Powers in the Balkans during World War I.
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Making It Home Book Reviews
Suzanne RocheAuthentic photos, documents, projects, and games let the reader experience history in a new way. It starts with one new (older, nerdy, bossy) stepsister, one mysterious book in an ...
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With Beatty off Jutland Book Reviews
Percy F. Westerman & Frank GillettThe Battle of Jutland, World War I’s largest naval battle, is the focus of this 1920 boys’ novel.
Best Paid Historical Books of 2024
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The Peerless Dulcinea Book Reviews
Susanna Godoy LohseDiamond earrings from Tiffany’s, her own personal nanny, a generous godmother, jaunts to New York, a chrome and hand carved wooden swing set, riding in her father’s 1950 M.G. touri...
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Albrecht, The Helpful Skeleton Book Reviews
N.J. SmithAlbrecht is a very helpful skeleton. He helped the Emperor get his crown off his head. He helped the Ploughman work his field. He loves playing with his friends in the Skeleton Ban...
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A Rainbow After the Storm Book Reviews
Eva NeidichIn this enchanting collection of poems, the author speaks of love, loss, and the power of understanding to connect us through generations. Spanning heartwarming family moments and ...
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Somali Story Book Book Reviews
Paul BeardThe Somali Story Book is a collection of tales from the African Horn. Illustrated with vibrant pictures; the story book tells the tales from the Somali community in the words of th...
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The Adventures of the Vitruvian Man Book Reviews
Ian WoodWho was The Vitruvian Man? Was he a figment of Leonardo da Vinci's mind, or was it the other way around? How could one man come up with so many brilliant inventions and marvel...
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The Trail Book Book Reviews
Mary AustinMary Austin’s 1918 children’s book describes the adventures of two youths who, while exploring a museum, learn about America’s past from exhibits that come to life. The publication...
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The Boy Allies with Pershing in France Book Reviews
Clair W. HayesIn this installment of The Boy Allies with the Army Series, the boys, Americans who fight against the Axis powers, are tasked with protecting France against impending siege.
-
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service Book Reviews
H. Irving HancockIn this 1919 novel for boys by American writer H(arrie) Irving Hancock, U.S. Navy officer Dave Darrin faces danger and hardships during World War I.
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Cedric, The Forester Book Reviews
Bernard Gay MarshallThis acclaimed children’s historical novel by American writer Bernard Gay Marshall, published in 1921, is about the friendship of a Norman nobleman and a Saxon yeoman during the ti...
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A Little Country Girl Book Reviews
Susan CoolidgeThis charming tale of a girl’s life in late 19thcentury New England, written by a former Civil War nurse, talks about growing up, female friendship, and the challenges and pleasure...
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Terror at the Lighthouse Book Reviews
Terence O'GradyTwelveyear old William and tenyear old Rebecca have come to live with their family at a lighthouse on the edge of Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin in the 1920s.The lighthous...
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Army Boys in The French Trenches Book Reviews
Homer RandallThis collection of stories is the second book in a series that centers on the experience of American soldiers in World War 1. The courageous and witty characters created by author ...
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The Boy Pioneer Book Reviews
Abbie Johnston GrosvenorHeartracing tales from the life of frontier boy Doby Holman, whose adventures include tagging along with Johnny Appleseed, witnessing the founding of Cincinnati, and much more.
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Raspberry Red Book Reviews
Tuula PereLate one autumn, Aino’s father sets off on the road with the other village men. Little Aino doesn’t quite understand why. During the cold winter days, scary noises start to echo fr...
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Fighting with French Book Reviews
Herbert Strang & Cyrus CuneoThis 1915 children’s novel is set during the early days of World War I.
-
Vadelmanpunainen Book Reviews
Tuula PereAinon isä lähtee myöhään syksyllä muiden kylänmiesten kanssa matkalle, jonka merkitystä PikkuAino ei oikein ymmärrä. Talvipakkasten paukkuessa lähimetsistä alkaa kantautua pelottav...
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Soldier Rigdale Book Reviews
Beulah Marie Dix & Reginald B. BirchBeulah Marie Dix’s 1899 novel tells the story of a soldier commanded by Miles Standish during the Pilgrims’ early colonization. The book contains blackandwhite illustrations.
-
One April in Boston Book Reviews
Ben L. EdwardsOne April in Boston is the story of a real American family and a gift that was passed down from generation to generation. It teaches American history, the power of imagination, and...
-
Boys and Girls of Colonial Days Book Reviews
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey & Uldene ShriverIn this historical novel for children, American writer Carolyn Sherwin Bailey tells the story of a tenyearold girl from England who joins the Pilgrim colonists in colonial America,...
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Suutarin hieno lamppu Book Reviews
Tuula PereThe shoemaker lives in a small cottage with his large family. Every day he toils away, making boots so his family can eat. The shoemaker's sickly youngest son, Aron, often sit...
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The First Capture Book Reviews
Harry CastlemonZeke Lewis joins the fight against the British during the American Revolution in this 1900 novel for boys by Harry Castlemon, pseudonym of American writer Charles Austin Fosdick.
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Alive in the Jungle Book Reviews
Eleanor StredderBritish writer Eleanor Stredder tells an adventure story of an English child in colonial India carried off by a wolf in this illustrated book for young readers, published in 1892.
-
Code-Cracking for Beginners Book Reviews
Twinkl OriginalsIt’s 1941. When cousins Sam and Lily are evacuated north to a sleepy seaside hamlet, they hope that they’ll find safety. Instead, the two children encounter local hostility, a shif...
-
Dancing Della and the Empty Gin Bottles Book Reviews
Maxwell GrantlyDella loves to dance at the Smugglers’ Arms for free loose change, to supplement her income as a match girl. This is why the regulars call her ‘Dancing Della – the Match Girl.’ One...
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The Fight for Constantinople Book Reviews
Percy F. Westerman & W. Edward WigfullPercy F. Westerman’s novel for boys is set during the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I.
-
The Illustrated Adventures of Jolyon The Unfortunate Medieval Knight Book Reviews
Malcolm FaulkA tale for 7 to 10yr olds, richly illustrated, of a Knight’s Adventures on his Quest to Provence, It is February, 1250 AD.  Jolyon, newly appointed knight, is persuaded by...
-
Facing the German Foe Book Reviews
Coloner James FiskeFirst published in 1915, this thrilling tale follows American and British brothers in arms as they face the dreaded Central Powers on World War I battlefields across Europe.
-
Stumbling On A Tale Book Reviews
Suzanne RocheIt turns out that trips back in time haven’t ended for Peri, Henry, and Max. In the second book in the TIME TO TIME Series, the children find themselves right in the middlethe Midd...
-
Snowflakes and Sunbeams Book Reviews
R. M. BallantyneIn this 1856 novel for juveniles, Scottish writer Robert Michael Ballantyne tells an adventure tale of fur traders in the far north of Canada, with illustrations by the author.
-
Samir And The High King Book Reviews
John PeaceLong, long ago in a land at the edge of a desert that howls against the walls of the village, a poor young boy named Samir is sent to work for a strange old man who stays up all ni...
-
The Disputed V.C. Book Reviews
Frederick P. Gibbon & Stanley Llewellyn WoodWritten by Englishman Frederick P. Gibbon around the beginning of the 20th century, this novel takes place in Punjab during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The military adventures of...
-
The Boy Allies Book Reviews
Clair W. HayesClaire W. Hayes’ 1918 children’s novel follows the actions of Allied forces as they combat the Central Powers in the Balkans during World War I.
-
Making It Home Book Reviews
Suzanne RocheAuthentic photos, documents, projects, and games let the reader experience history in a new way. It starts with one new (older, nerdy, bossy) stepsister, one mysterious book in an ...
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With Beatty off Jutland Book Reviews
Percy F. Westerman & Frank GillettThe Battle of Jutland, World War I’s largest naval battle, is the focus of this 1920 boys’ novel.
