History

This collection includes textbooks for history courses and readable accounts for anyone who enjoys learning about the past. Archaeology titles explain how we learn about ancient societies from the evidence they left behind.

Students should start with the survey textbook their course assigns, which gives the broad timeline and key themes. Focused books on a single period, such as World War II, add depth and are useful for essays and research papers. When choosing a history book, look at the author's background and sources, since good history is built on evidence. General readers will find narrative histories that read like stories while still being grounded in research. Archaeology titles explain how researchers date sites, analyze artifacts, and reconstruct daily life in past societies, which makes them a good complement to written history.

Every book is a digital download in PDF or EPUB format.