Top History Book Picks for 2023

Well, I guess it’s a tradition. At year’s end, yours truly and my homie John Heckman, aka The Tattooed Historian (yes, he has more tattoos than I do) get together live on YouTube and discuss our three top book picks for the year. Check it out…

Of course you’ll want to order them all so here ya go:

Keith’s Picks

President Garfield: From Radical to Unifer by C. W. Goodyear

Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South by Elizabeth Varon

Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-Pop by Martin Puchner

Honorable Mention…

Half American: The Epic Story of African AmericansFighting World War II at Home and Abroad by Matthew F. Delmont

John’s Picks

The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe by Kate Strasdin

I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign by D. Scott Hartwig

Earning Their Wings: The WASPs of World War II and the Fight for Veteran Recognition by by Sarah Parry Meyers

Honorable Mentions…

Under the Skin: Tattoos, Scalps, and the Contested Language of Bodies in Early America by Marion Odle

Dominion: The Railway and the Rise of Canada by by Stephen Bown

So friends, there you have it - another successful year of reading. I love love to know your top picks for the year! So please let me know in the comments.

With compliments,

Keith