15 Top history books like The Queen's Pirate: Sir Francis Drake by Kevin Jackson

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The Queen's Pirate: Sir Francis Drake

By: Kevin Jackson

4.00

Format: 84 pages, Kindle Edition

For more than four centuries, Sir Francis Drake has been world-famous for his feats as a master mar…

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Cover of A General History of the Pyrates by Daniel Defoe, Charles   Johnson, Manuel Schonhorn

1. A General History of the Pyrates

By: Daniel Defoe , Charles Johnson , Manuel Schonhorn

4.35

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

Immensely readable history by the author of Robinson Crusoeincorporates the author's celebrated fla… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • pirates
Cover of The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government by David Talbot

2. The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government

By: David Talbot

4.43

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the mo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Sinking of the Bismarck: The Deadly Hunt by William L. Shirer

3. The Sinking of the Bismarck: The Deadly Hunt

By: William L. Shirer

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The Bismarck was the greatest warship ever built. But the Allies had to sink it - or risk losing th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Wall: Rome's Greatest Frontier by Alistair Moffat

4. The Wall: Rome's Greatest Frontier

By: Alistair Moffat

3.94

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Hadrian's Wall is the largest, most spectacular and one of the most enigmatic historical monuments … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1) by Robert Louis Stevenson

5. Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

3.79

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Tricked by the uncle who has stolen his inheritance, young David Balfour is kidnapped and bound for… read more

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"And life is all a variorum, at the best."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

"To be feared of a thing and yet to do it, is what makes the prettiest kind of a man."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

"There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

"But besides that I was of an unforgiving disposition from my birth, slow to take offense, slower to forget it, and now incensed both against my companion and myself."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

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6. Our Man in Havana

By: Graham Greene

3.00

Format: 50 pages, Paperback

Mr. Wormold, a vacuum cleaner salesman in a city of powercuts, becomes a spy to earn extra income. read more

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7. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

By: David Grann

3.96

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the… read more

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8. Farther Than Any Man: The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook

By: Martin Dugard

3.50

Format: 519 pages, Paperback

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9. More Ketchup Than Salsa

By: Joe Cawley

4.04

Format: 156 pages,

British author and his girlfriend chuck their jobs in the freezing north of England, going into hoc… read more

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10. Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins

By: Susan Casey

3.81

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

From Susan Casey, the New York Timesbestselling author of The Waveand The Devil's Teeth, a breathta… read more

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11. The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific

By: Paul Theroux

3.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Possibly his best travel book...an observant and frequently hilarious account of a trip that took … read more

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12. Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone

By: Martin Dugard

4.07

Format: 71 pages,

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13. Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad

By: William Craig

4.25

Format: None pages,

Stalingrad, the bloodiest battle in the history of warfare, cost the lives of nearly two million me… read more

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14. Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe

By: Laurence Bergreen

4.67

Format: 523 pages, Paperback

Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year… read more

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15. The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance

By: Mensun Bound

4.12

Format: 409 pages, Kindle Edition

"As thrilling as any tale from the heroic age of exploration. ... Bound's account is a triumph. The… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1) by R.J.  Barker

16. The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)

By: R.J. Barker

4.04

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

A saga of honor, glory, and warfare, The Bone Ships is the launch of a new fantasy from R.J. Barker… read more

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  • pirates
"So you will take me to die with you?"

-R.J. Barker, The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)

"Are there any other well-guarded places I should not be that you would like me to get into, Shipwife?"

-R.J. Barker, The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)

Cover of Invader (Agricola #1) by Simon Turney

17. Invader (Agricola #1)

By: Simon Turney

4.56

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

The first volume in a thrilling new historical adventure series by Simon Turney, critically acclaim… read more

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Cover of Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins by Annie Jacobsen

18. Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History Of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, And Assassins

By: Annie Jacobsen

4.30

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, character-driven history of CIA covert operations and U.S. government-sponsored ass… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Cuentos de navidad by Charles Dickens

19. Cuentos de navidad

By: Charles Dickens

3.80

Format: 214 pages, Paperback

Junto a la célebre Canción de Navidad, este volumen reúne otros tres cuentos de Charles Dickens (18… read more

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"Best and happiest of all, the Time before him was his own, to make amends in!"

-Charles Dickens, Cuentos de navidad

"A la hermosa vida de un plácido crepúsculo otoñal, a la vida tranquila una habitación silenciosa, con un enorme ventanal abierto; más allá, una terraza donde se movían las hojas y las flores perfumab…"

-Charles Dickens, Cuentos de navidad

"She was very pretty: exceedingly pretty. With a dimpled, surprised-looking, capital face; a ripe little mouth, that seemed made to be kissed — as no doubt it was; all kinds of good little dots about …"

-Charles Dickens, Cuentos de navidad

"The Grocers'! oh the Grocers'! nearly closed, with perhaps two shutters down, or one; but through those gaps such glimpses! It was not alone that the scales descending on the counter made a merry sou…"

-Charles Dickens, Cuentos de navidad

Cover of Operation: Snare Drum: A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel by Scott W. Cook

20. Operation: Snare Drum: A WWII Submarine Adventure Novel

By: Scott W. Cook

4.30

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

December 7, 1941 - America is attacked by the Japanese and dragged into a worldwide struggle for po… read more

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21. Silk Road

By: Colin Falconer

4.27

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Silk Road weaves a spellbinding tale of courage, danger and human frailty onto the vast tapestry of… read more

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"They found him in the cloister, lying on his back with ice in his beard. He was half conscious, muttering about a Templar knight, a secret commission from the Pope, and a beautiful woman on a white p…"

-Colin Falconer, Silk Road

"His fellow monks carried him back to his cell and laid him on the hard cot that had been his bed for the last twenty years. He was an old man now and there was nothing to be done. His eyes had the co…"

-Colin Falconer, Silk Road

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22. The Outlaw Noble Salt

By: Amy Harmon

4.46

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Amy Harmon comes a sweepingly romantic tale of risk, redempt… read more

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Cover of Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Andrea Pitzer

23. Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World

By: Andrea Pitzer

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Long before Bering or Amundsen, long before Franklin or Shackleton, there was William Barents, in m… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Terence Robertson

24. Walker, R.N.: The Greatest U-Boat Hunter of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Terence Robertson

4.61

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

The astounding biography of the most successful anti-submarine commander of the Second World War.Pe… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Crisis Convoy: The Story of HX231, A Turning Point in the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Peter Gretton

25. Crisis Convoy: The Story of HX231, A Turning Point in the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Peter Gretton

4.21

Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition

An engrossing account by the Royal Navy commander who led the escort of convoy HX231 during the Bat… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two) by Peter Gretton

26. Convoy Escort Commander: A Memoir of the Battle of the Atlantic (Submarine Warfare in World War Two)

By: Peter Gretton

4.12

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Vice Admiral Sir Peter Gretton's book is a brilliant account of his career in the navy through Worl… read more

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  • history
Cover of Desert Oracle: Volume 1: Strange True Tales from the American Southwest by Ken  Layne

27. Desert Oracle: Volume 1: Strange True Tales from the American Southwest

By: Ken Layne

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The cult-y pocket-size field guide to the strange and intriguing secrets of the Mojave--its myths a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of The Devil's Mariner: A Life of William Dampier, Pirate and Explorer, 1651-1715 by Anton Gill

28. The Devil's Mariner: A Life of William Dampier, Pirate and Explorer, 1651-1715

By: Anton Gill

3.87

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

A man born with few advantages, William Dampier's single-minded determination to see the world bore… read more

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  • history
Cover of The Magnificent Adventures of Henry Hudson (The Age of Sail) by Noel B. Gerson

29. The Magnificent Adventures of Henry Hudson (The Age of Sail)

By: Noel B. Gerson

4.40

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping biography of one of the seventeenth century’s greatest sea captains. Courage, ambition a… read more

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  • history
Cover of The Queen's Pirate: Sir Francis Drake by Kevin Jackson

30. The Queen's Pirate: Sir Francis Drake

By: Kevin Jackson

4.00

Format: 84 pages, Kindle Edition

For more than four centuries, Sir Francis Drake has been world-famous for his feats as a master mar… read more

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  • history
  • maritime
  • pirates
  • nonfiction
  • 16th century
Cover of Lost to Time: Unforgettable Stories That History Forgot by Martin W. Sandler

31. Lost to Time: Unforgettable Stories That History Forgot

By: Martin W. Sandler

3.84

Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition

“A splendid book, full of fascinating, well-told tales . . . a diverse and bafflingly overlooked co… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history

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