Saw a post on preddit about the Civil War and slavery etc… and seeing all the annoying responses screeching about we wuz kangz and completely ignoring the context of the time period has made me hungry for non-twisted historic content. I’d like to get more educated on all the nuance of historic events without it being coated in whiny progressive goo. Are there any good history content creators on Rumble, YouTube, whatever, that you all can recommend?
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Comanche Empire by Hemalainan. An incredibly well researched paper on an empire that existed without being noticed. The Comanche used western expansion to defeat their rivals and own most of the midwest.
Devil in the White City. I think this is one of the most popular history books out there.
Lord of the Rings. It's not history, but it's written by someone who knows how to write it. Even the names have meanings in old English. Frodo isn't actually named that, but his name means wise one, so Tolkien wrote it in old English.
The Columbus trials have several books and are a lot of fun to read. Especially true if you can read old Spanish and Latin.
Demonology by King James. Dry read, but a scientific look at how to dispel demons by the guy who paid for the Bible everyone reads.
Hungry Ghosts by Jasper Becker. It's about the man made famine by Mao's agricultural policy. It's not perfect, and you have to know there is a bit of sensationalism. The death count isn't high enough though. We now think 100 Million died from it.
The Great Courses series is perfect for anyone wanting an introduction into a series.
If the YouTube channel can talk about books like these, watch them.
I love Erik Larson's style of connecting large global phenomenons connected to tragic events.
I loved that book more than anything I read about the Seattle worlds fair, and I worked near the space needle. I can tell where a friend lives now based on the bend the monorail makes in videos.
There is a book connecting HH Holmes to Jack the Ripper, but I haven't read it yet.
Isn't Devil in the White City the H.H. Holmes/World's Fair one?
Yes, that's the one. His house of death is in contrast to the world's fair in the same city.