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The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Landmark Books)
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Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America
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The Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant
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Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877
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Slave: My True Story
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Conversations with Myself
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L'an V de la révolution algérienne
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A Slave No More
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Diamonds, Gold, and War: The Making of South Africa
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Red, White, and Black: The Peoples of Early North America
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The Zanzibar Chest
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The Darker Nations
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Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt (Penguin History)
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Black History For Beginners
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Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm
Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm
Lauren St. John

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Wonders of the African World
Wonders of the African World
Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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African American Odyssey
African American Odyssey
Stanley C. Harrold

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Sufferings in Africa: The Incredible True Story of a Shipwreck, Enslavement, and Survival on the Sahara
Sufferings in Africa: The Incredible True Story of a Shipwreck, Enslavement, and Survival on the Sahara
James Riley

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White Gold
White Gold
Giles Milton

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The Black Holocaust for Beginners
The Black Holocaust for Beginners
S.E. Anderson

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Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
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World History Books

Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone
Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone
Martin Dugard

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The Boer War
The Boer War
Thomas Pakenham

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The Scramble for Africa
The Scramble for Africa
Thomas Pakenham

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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (Oxford Illustrated Histories)
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (Oxford Illustrated Histories)
Ian Shaw

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The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines and the Secret Mission of 1805
The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines and the Secret Mission of 1805
Richard Zacks

from $4.19

The Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage
The Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage
Susan Altman

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The Slave Ship: A Human History
The Slave Ship: A Human History
Marcus Rediker

from $9.99

I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America
I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America
Brian Lanker

from $4.99

The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade 1440 - 1870
The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade 1440 - 1870
Hugh Thomas

from $7.39

Egypt, Greece and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean
Egypt, Greece and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean
Charles Freeman

from $6.89

The White Nile
The White Nile
Alan Moorehead

from $3.89

A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962
A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962
Alistair Horne

from $12.29

Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
Tim Butcher

from $3.99

Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route
Saidiya Hartman

from $16.48

Silencing the Past
Silencing the Past
Michel-Rolph Trouillot

from $25.53

Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh
Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh
Joyce A. Tyldesley

from $3.99

Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya
Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya
Caroline Elkins

from $11.39

The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak and High Society Scandal in Kenya
The Bolter: Edwardian Heartbreak and High Society Scandal in Kenya
Frances Osborne

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Exterminem Todas as Bestas
Exterminem Todas as Bestas
Sven Lindqvist

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The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South
The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South
Kenneth M. Stampp

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The common theme among the books is African history, covering a variety of topics including ancient Egypt, colonization, slavery, civil rights movements, and personal stories of individuals impacted by historical events. Many of the books also explore themes of race, identity, and social justice.

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