26 must-read history books like The Border Outlaws: An Authentic and Thrilling History of the Most Noted Bandits of Ancient Or Modern Times: The Younger Brothers, Jesse and Frank James, and Their Comrades In Crime by James William Buel

Cover of The Border Outlaws: An Authentic and Thrilling History of the Most Noted Bandits of Ancient Or Modern Times: The Younger Brothers, Jesse and Frank James, and Their Comrades In Crime by James William Buel

The Border Outlaws: An Authentic and Thrilling History of the Most Noted Bandits of Ancient Or Modern Times: The Younger Brothers, Jesse and Frank James, and Their Comrades In Crime

By: James William Buel

3.95

Format: 172 pages, Kindle Edition

Jesse James, Frank James and the Younger brothers were some of the most notorious outlaws of ninete…

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Cover of Six Years With the Texas Rangers: 1875-1881 by James B. Gillett

1. Six Years With the Texas Rangers: 1875-1881

By: James B. Gillett

4.14

Format: 171 pages, Kindle Edition

Texas in the nineteenth century was a dangerous place. The Texas Rangers were there to keep people … read more

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Cover of Hardtack and Coffee or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life by John Davis Billings, William L. Shea

2. Hardtack and Coffee or, The Unwritten Story of Army Life

By: John Davis Billings , William L. Shea

4.04

Format: 413 pages, Paperback

Most histories of the Civil War focus on battles and top brass. Hardtack and Coffee is one of the f… read more

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Cover of The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby by None, John Singleton Mosby

3. The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby

By: None , John Singleton Mosby

3.91

Format: None pages,

Of all the images associated with the Civil War era, there is none more captivating than that of th… read more

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Cover of The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth: Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians by James P. Beckwourth

4. The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth: Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians

By: James P. Beckwourth

4.16

Format: 347 pages,

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5. The Evolution of a State or Recollections of Old Texas Days

By: Noah Smithwick , Charles Shaw , None , Charles Shawl

3.16

Format: 315 pages, Paperback

"I was but a boy in my nineteenth year, and in for adventure when I started out from Hopkinsville, … read more

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6. Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813

By: None

3.43

Format: 64 pages,

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7. Three Years in the Klondike (1904)

By: Jeremiah Lynch

3.00

Format: 282 pages,

Jeremiah Lynch was a businessman (and former San Francisco politician) who went to the Klondike in … read more

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8. The Diary of a Forty-Niner

By: Chauncey L. Canfield

4.00

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

1849, California. The Gold Rush had begun. 300,000 gold-seekers left their homes, grabbed what they… read more

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Cover of Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell by John Crittenden Duval

9. Early Times in Texas; or, The Adventures of Jack Dobell

By: John Crittenden Duval

4.00

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1835 the Republic of Mexico rebelled against the Mexican Republic. Young men, like John C. Duva… read more

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Cover of Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians by Herman Lehmann

10. Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians

By: Herman Lehmann

4.17

Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition

"Lehmann's memoir is quite fantastic-sounding at times, but is regarded as one of the best of that … read more

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Cover of The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace: The Texas Ranger and Hunter by John Crittenden Duval

11. The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace: The Texas Ranger and Hunter

By: John Crittenden Duval

3.85

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

At six foot two inches and two hundred and forty pounds, Big-Foot Wallace cut a formidable figure a… read more

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Cover of Fifty Years On The Trail: The True Story of John Y. Nelson, Frontiersman, Scout, and Guide by John Nelson

12. Fifty Years On The Trail: The True Story of John Y. Nelson, Frontiersman, Scout, and Guide

By: John Nelson

4.34

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

Frontiersman, military scout, interpreter, guide, police chief, and saloon owner; John Young Nelson… read more

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Cover of My Sixty Years on the Plains: Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting by William Thomas  Hamilton

13. My Sixty Years on the Plains: Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting

By: William Thomas Hamilton

4.17

Format: 98 pages, Kindle Edition

Of course I knew how to scalp, and soon accomplished the feat, much to his satisfaction, for he sai… read more

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Cover of Adventures of a Mountain Man: The Narrative of Zenas Leonard by Zenas Leonard

14. Adventures of a Mountain Man: The Narrative of Zenas Leonard

By: Zenas Leonard

3.95

Format: 98 pages, Kindle Edition

In the spring of 1830, Leonard, a native of Clearfield, Pennsylvania embarked on an expedition acro… read more

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Cover of By Ox Team to California: Crossing the Plains in 1860 by Lavinia Honeyman Porter

15. By Ox Team to California: Crossing the Plains in 1860

By: Lavinia Honeyman Porter

4.21

Format: 107 pages, Kindle Edition

“We then determined to use the small remnant of our fortune to provide a suitable outfit for a leng… read more

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Cover of The Life of John Wesley Hardin by John Wesley Hardin

16. The Life of John Wesley Hardin

By: John Wesley Hardin

3.79

Format: 94 pages, Kindle Edition

Born to a Methodist preacher in 1853, near Bonham, Texas, Wes Hardin killed his first man, a former… read more

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Cover of Bushwhacker: Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand by Samuel S. Hildebrand

17. Bushwhacker: Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand

By: Samuel S. Hildebrand

4.08

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

Bushwhackers in the American Civil War operated as guerrillas, outside the normal chain of military… read more

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18. Twelve Years in the Saddle for Law and Order on the Frontiers of Texas

By: William John L. Sullivan

3.98

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

Life as a Texas Ranger was never easy. But to survive twelve years confronting vicious murderers, … read more

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Cover of Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas by A.J. Sowell

19. Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas

By: A.J. Sowell

4.30

Format: 660 pages, Kindle Edition

Life as an early settler in Texas was tough. Cattle rustlers stole people’s livelihoods, Native Am… read more

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Cover of The White Indian Boy: The Story of Uncle Nick Among the Shoshones by Elijah Nicholas Wilson

20. The White Indian Boy: The Story of Uncle Nick Among the Shoshones

By: Elijah Nicholas Wilson

4.17

Format: 134 pages, Kindle Edition

What was life like to live among the Native Americans in the nineteenth century? At twelve years o… read more

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Cover of Life of Tom Horn: Government Scout and Interpreter by Tom Horn

21. Life of Tom Horn: Government Scout and Interpreter

By: Tom Horn

4.20

Format: 219 pages, Kindle Edition

1903. Tom Horn awaits execution for the murder of fourteen-year-old boy. He writes this memoir. Tom… read more

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Cover of America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two) by Charles Whiting

22. America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History (Forgotten Aspects of World War Two)

By: Charles Whiting

4.25

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

An enthralling account of the World War Two exploits of the U.S. Seventh Army, from Sicily to Franc… read more

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Cover of Escape From Arnhem: A Canadian Among the Lost Paratroops (Memoirs from World War Two) by Leo Heaps

23. Escape From Arnhem: A Canadian Among the Lost Paratroops (Memoirs from World War Two)

By: Leo Heaps

4.25

Format: 145 pages, Kindle Edition

The remarkable true story of a Canadian paratrooper’s escape from behind enemy lines following the … read more

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Cover of That Devil Forrest: Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest by John Allan Wyeth

24. That Devil Forrest: Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest

By: John Allan Wyeth

4.14

Format: 586 pages, Kindle Edition

Nathan Bedford Forrest was one of twelve children, born to a poor blacksmith and his wife in Bedfor… read more

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Cover of The Border Outlaws: An Authentic and Thrilling History of the Most Noted Bandits of Ancient Or Modern Times: The Younger Brothers, Jesse and Frank James, and Their Comrades In Crime by James William Buel

25. The Border Outlaws: An Authentic and Thrilling History of the Most Noted Bandits of Ancient Or Modern Times: The Younger Brothers, Jesse and Frank James, and Their Comrades In Crime

By: James William Buel

3.95

Format: 172 pages, Kindle Edition

Jesse James, Frank James and the Younger brothers were some of the most notorious outlaws of ninete… read more

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Cover of Forty Years a Fur Trader On the Upper Missouri: The Personal Narrative of Charles Larpenteur, 1833-1872 by Charles Larpenteur

26. Forty Years a Fur Trader On the Upper Missouri: The Personal Narrative of Charles Larpenteur, 1833-1872

By: Charles Larpenteur

3.98

Format: 169 pages, Kindle Edition

"The life-record kept by Charles Larpenteur is one of our most important sources of information con… read more

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Cover of Missouri Wilderness 1829 by Daniel Ogren

27. Missouri Wilderness 1829

By: Daniel Ogren

4.39

Format: 515 pages, Kindle Edition

Missouri Wilderness 1829 tells the story of Jack Frankland as he spends the winter surviving the wi… read more

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Cover of Interesting Facts For Curious Minds: 1572 Random But Mind-Blowing Facts About History, Science, Pop Culture And Everything In Between by Jordan Moore

28. Interesting Facts For Curious Minds: 1572 Random But Mind-Blowing Facts About History, Science, Pop Culture And Everything In Between

By: Jordan Moore

3.87

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

Want to impress your friends and family with both useful, worthless but undeniably interesting fact… read more

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Cover of The Spirit Lake Massacre and the Captivity of Abbie Gardner (Expanded, Annotated) by Abbie Gardner-Sharp

29. The Spirit Lake Massacre and the Captivity of Abbie Gardner (Expanded, Annotated)

By: Abbie Gardner-Sharp

3.91

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

Long considered one of the best of the captive narratives from the 19th century, Abbie Gardner's th… read more

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Cover of Bloody Bill Anderson: The Short, Savage Life of a Civil War Guerrilla by Thomas Goodrich

30. Bloody Bill Anderson: The Short, Savage Life of a Civil War Guerrilla

By: Thomas Goodrich

4.15

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

The first-ever biography of the perpetrator of the Centralia and Baxter Springs Massacres, as well … read more

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Cover of A Texas Ranger by N.A. Jennings

31. A Texas Ranger

By: N.A. Jennings

4.06

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1874, Napoleon Augustus Jennings moved to Texas to become a prominent member of the Texas Ranger… read more

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24 best-selling nonfiction books like The Border Outlaws: An Authentic and Thrilling History of the Most Noted Bandits of Ancient Or Modern Times: The Younger Brothers, Jesse and Frank James, and Their Comrades In Crime by James William Buel

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Six Years With the Texas Rangers: 1875-1881

James B. Gillett

4.14

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4.04

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The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby

None , John Singleton Mosby

3.91

Transform Your Habits

The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth: Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians

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4.16

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Six Years With the Texas Rangers: 1875-1881

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James P. Beckwourth

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James Willard Schultz

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American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon

Steven Rinella

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