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Hidden History
Fiction and nonfiction books that take place during a lesser known time period or feature uncommon historical topics.

A Ballad of Love and Glory by Reyna Grande
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A Ballad of Love and Glory

by Reyna Grande


As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner
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As Bright as Heaven

by Susan Meissner


Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
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Girl Waits with Gun

by Amy Stewart


Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Half of a Yellow Sun

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
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Lady Tan’s Circle of Women

by Lisa See


Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue
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Learned by Heart

by Emma Donoghue


Little by Edward Carey
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Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
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Mornings in Jenin

by Susan Abulhawa


Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegel
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Solomon's Crown

by Natasha Siegel


The Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles
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The Air You Breathe

by Frances de Pontes Peebles


The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

by Stephen Graham Jones


The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
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The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
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The Fraud by Zadie Smith
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The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
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The Marriage of Opposites

by Alice Hoffman


The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
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The Mercies

by Kiran Millwood Hargrave


The Mermaid from Jeju by Sumi Hahn
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The Mermaid from Jeju

by Sumi Hahn


The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
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The Name of the Rose

by Umberto Eco


The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
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The Pillars of the Earth

by Ken Follett


Victory City by Salman Rushdie
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Victory City

by Salman Rushdie


1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

by Charles C. Mann


A Short History of Drunkenness by Mark Forsyth
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A Short History of Drunkenness

by Mark Forsyth


Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet by Claire L. Evans
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Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet

by Claire L. Evans


Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America by Nicole Eustace
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Covered with Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America

by Nicole Eustace


Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal
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Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan

by Ruby Lal


Ghosts Of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad by Gordon H. Chang
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Ghosts Of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad

by Gordon H. Chang


In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

by Nathaniel Philbrick


In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette by Hampton Sides
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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

by Hampton Sides


The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

by Erik Larson


The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

by Steven Johnson


The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars by Dava Sobel
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The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars

by Dava Sobel


The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
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The Johnstown Flood

by David McCullough


The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women

by Kate Moore


The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking by Brendan I. Koerner
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The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking

by Brendan I. Koerner


When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain: History's Unknown Chapters by Giles Milton
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When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain: History's Unknown Chapters

by Giles Milton