Scary History

Dive into the darkest chapters of history with these chilling books. Explore terrifying true events, haunted pasts, and spine-tingling historical horrors in our curated list of scary history books.

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Wisconsin Death Trip

by Michael Lesy

A shocking portrait of a small town crumbling--socially, morally, physically and emotionally--under the impact of the great depression of the 1890s. This "cult classic" is …
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

by Dee Brown

Documents and personal narratives record the experiences of Native Americans during the nineteenth century.
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Survivors

 

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Safe Area Goražde

by Joe Sacco

A graphic novel based on the author's 1995-96 visits to Gorazde, one of the U.N.-created "safe areas" in Eastern Bosnia, showing the brutality and humanity …
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families

by Philip Gourevitch

In 1994 the Rwandan government implemented a policy for the Hutu majority to murder everyone in the Tutsi majority.
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Left to Tell

by Immaculée Ilibagiza

Presents the true story of a woman who endures the murder of her family as a result of genocide in Rwanda and turns to prayer …
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