Fall Reading List, Part II
If you’ve read part one of our fall reading list and are looking for even more great new reads in history, then this list is for you!
Bradford Pearson, The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America
The Eagles of Heart Mountain tells the story of the Eagles football team—a high school football team formed within a Japanese incarceration camp in Wyoming during World War II. When members of the team, alongside other men from the camp, were drafted into the US army, the teammates faced the agonizing decision to either join the army or resist the draft and face possible imprisonment.
Marie Favereau, The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World
Explore a history of the Mongols that goes far beyond warfare. Instead, Favereau shows how the Mongol Empire influenced politics, trade, economics, city planning, and diplomacy across Europe, Russia, Asia, and the Middle East.
Mary Beard, Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern
This book by the famous historian of ancient Rome traces how long-lasting images of the Caesars have been. These men who ruled ancient Rome thousands of years ago continue to form the foundation for political portraiture today. But rather than just repeating these images for two thousands years, Beard shows how the tropes of ancient Rome have been repurposed and reshaped to meet changing political goals.
Maureen Quilligan, When Women Ruled the World: Making the Renaissance in Europe
In this book, Quilligan shows how four powerful women reshaped the world of the 16th century and redefined what is meant to be a European monarch. She explores how Mary Tudor, Elizabeth I, Mary (Queen of Scots), and Catherine de’ Medici collectively worked together to ensure the safety of their realms and the security of their monarchies.
Thomas C. Holt, The Movement: The African American Struggle for Civil Rights
This book provides a brief but powerful overview of the Civil Rights Movement, one of the most important developments of the 20th century. It traces its origins, goals, and character. Especially, Holt prioritizes the stories of grassroot members of the movement, beyond the more famous Civil Rights leaders.
Discover the Skills that Historians Use to Study the Past
The Circa Project teaches critical thinking skills to high school students so that they can work on their own history projects.