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Cuba
by Ada Ferrer • 2021
Cuba was America's obsession long before Castro. The Cold War just froze a deeper fight.
4.46
6k+
Cuba Summary
Cuba 92%
Cuba was America's obsession long before Castro. The Cold War just froze a deeper fight.
by Ada Ferrer 2021
4.46
6k+ ratings
A Plague of Zombies
by Diana Gabaldon • 2011
Jamaica 1761: a British officer finds the governor devoured and the colony blaming the walking dead.
3.98
10k+
A Plague of Zombies Summary
A Plague of Zombies 91%
Jamaica 1761: a British officer finds the governor devoured and the colony blaming the walking dead.
by Diana Gabaldon 2011
3.98
10k+ ratings
Empire's Crossroads
by Carrie Gibson • 2014
Five centuries of sugar, slavery, and empire: how a handful of islands made the modern world.
3.83
592
Empire's Crossroads Summary
Empire's Crossroads 91%
Five centuries of sugar, slavery, and empire: how a handful of islands made the modern world.
by Carrie Gibson 2014
3.83
592 ratings
The Battle for Paradise
by Naomi Klein • 2018
After Maria, corporate profiteers and community visionaries race to shape Puerto Rico's future.
4.23
3k+
The Battle for Paradise Summary
The Battle for Paradise 91%
After Maria, corporate profiteers and community visionaries race to shape Puerto Rico's future.
by Naomi Klein 2018
4.23
3k+ ratings
The Black Jacobins
by C.L.R. James • 1938
The slaves who built France's wealth took the French Revolution's ideals and destroyed an empire.
4.39
8k+
The Black Jacobins Summary
The Black Jacobins 90%
The slaves who built France's wealth took the French Revolution's ideals and destroyed an empire.
by C.L.R. James 1938
4.39
8k+ ratings
Black Flags, Blue Waters
by Eric Jay Dolin • 2018
From welcomed economic partners to hanged outlaws: the real story of pirates in colonial America.
3.76
5k+
Black Flags, Blue Waters Summary
Black Flags, Blue Waters 90%
From welcomed economic partners to hanged outlaws: the real story of pirates in colonial America.
by Eric Jay Dolin 2018
3.76
5k+ ratings
Aftershocks of Disaster
by Yarimar Bonilla • 2019
After Maria, Puerto Ricans found the worst disaster wasn't the storm. It was colonial rule.
4.29
129
Aftershocks of Disaster Summary
Aftershocks of Disaster 90%
After Maria, Puerto Ricans found the worst disaster wasn't the storm. It was colonial rule.
by Yarimar Bonilla 2019
4.29
129 ratings
A House for Miss Pauline
by Diana McCaulay • 2025
At ninety-nine, a Jamaican woman hears her stone house groan. The ruin wants its secret back.
3.98
634
A House for Miss Pauline Summary
A House for Miss Pauline 90%
At ninety-nine, a Jamaican woman hears her stone house groan. The ruin wants its secret back.
by Diana McCaulay 2025
3.98
634 ratings
Confronting Black Jacobins
by Gerald Horne • 2015
Haunted by its slave revolt, the US fought a century-long war to destroy Haiti.
3.82
62
Confronting Black Jacobins Summary
Confronting Black Jacobins 90%
Haunted by its slave revolt, the US fought a century-long war to destroy Haiti.
by Gerald Horne 2015
3.82
62 ratings
The Golden Age of Piracy
by Benerson Little • 2016
No parrots, no plank, no buried treasure. The real pirates were slave-trading democrats.
3.40
366
The Golden Age of Piracy Summary
The Golden Age of Piracy 90%
No parrots, no plank, no buried treasure. The real pirates were slave-trading democrats.
by Benerson Little 2016
3.40
366 ratings
The Republic of Pirates
by Colin Woodard • 2007
Sailors broken by the navy built their own republic: democratic, armed, and flying the black flag.
3.89
12k+
The Republic of Pirates Summary
The Republic of Pirates 89%
Sailors broken by the navy built their own republic: democratic, armed, and flying the black flag.
by Colin Woodard 2007
3.89
12k+ ratings
Tar Baby
by Toni Morrison • 1981
A shipwrecked man draws a glamorous model into a love pitting her ambition against his roots.
4.00
25k+
Tar Baby Summary
Tar Baby 89%
A shipwrecked man draws a glamorous model into a love pitting her ambition against his roots.
by Toni Morrison 1981
4.00
25k+ ratings
American Slavery, American Freedom
by Edmund S. Morgan • 1975
American liberty and American slavery grew from the same soil, and each strengthened the other.
4.12
4k+
American Slavery, American Freedom Summary
American Slavery, American Freedom 89%
American liberty and American slavery grew from the same soil, and each strengthened the other.
by Edmund S. Morgan 1975
4.12
4k+ ratings
Seven Stones to Stand or Fall
by Diana Gabaldon • 2017
A dueling lord, a clever spy, a lost pilot: the Outlander world's untold turning points.
4.28
18k+
Seven Stones to Stand or Fall Summary
Seven Stones to Stand or Fall 89%
A dueling lord, a clever spy, a lost pilot: the Outlander world's untold turning points.
by Diana Gabaldon 2017
4.28
18k+ ratings
Sweetness and Power
by Sidney W. Mintz • 1985
Royal luxury to factory fuel: how sugar, slavery, and empire built the modern Western diet.
3.78
3k+
Sweetness and Power Summary
Sweetness and Power 89%
Royal luxury to factory fuel: how sugar, slavery, and empire built the modern Western diet.
by Sidney W. Mintz 1985
3.78
3k+ ratings
Blackbeard
by Angus Konstam • 2006
Blackbeard blockaded a city for medicine, then sank his flagship to cheat his crew.
3.55
445
Blackbeard Summary
Blackbeard 89%
Blackbeard blockaded a city for medicine, then sank his flagship to cheat his crew.
by Angus Konstam 2006
3.55
445 ratings
Slave Nation
by Alfred W. Blumrosen • 2005
The American Revolution was not about taxes. It began when a British judge ruled slavery illegal.
4.02
113
Slave Nation Summary
Slave Nation 89%
The American Revolution was not about taxes. It began when a British judge ruled slavery illegal.
by Alfred W. Blumrosen 2005
4.02
113 ratings
Albion's Seed
by David Hackett Fischer • 1989
Four British migrations planted rival cultures in America, each with its own definition of freedom.
4.38
4k+
Albion's Seed Summary
Albion's Seed 89%
Four British migrations planted rival cultures in America, each with its own definition of freedom.
by David Hackett Fischer 1989
4.38
4k+ ratings
The Counter-Revolution of 1776
by Gerald Horne • 2014
Britain was turning against slavery. The American Revolution was the slaveholders' answer.
4.20
693
The Counter-Revolution of 1776 Summary
The Counter-Revolution of 1776 89%
Britain was turning against slavery. The American Revolution was the slaveholders' answer.
by Gerald Horne 2014
4.20
693 ratings
A Land So Strange
by Andrés Reséndez • 2007
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
4.11
4k+
A Land So Strange Summary
A Land So Strange 89%
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
by Andrés Reséndez 2007
4.11
4k+ ratings
Black Shack Alley
by Joseph Zobel • 1980
In Martinique's cane fields, a grandmother bets everything on school to free her grandson.
4.06
656
Black Shack Alley Summary
Black Shack Alley 89%
In Martinique's cane fields, a grandmother bets everything on school to free her grandson.
by Joseph Zobel 1980
4.06
656 ratings
Mayflower
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2006
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
3.89
47k+
Mayflower Summary
Mayflower 88%
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2006
3.89
47k+ ratings
Conquistador
by Buddy Levy • 2008
An emperor greeted invaders as gods. A woman translated their words. A virus did the rest.
4.31
5k+
Conquistador Summary
Conquistador 88%
An emperor greeted invaders as gods. A woman translated their words. A virus did the rest.
by Buddy Levy 2008
4.31
5k+ ratings
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys • 1966
A Creole heiress marries an English stranger only to watch her name and her sanity dissolve.
3.59
108k+
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary
Wide Sargasso Sea 88%
A Creole heiress marries an English stranger only to watch her name and her sanity dissolve.
by Jean Rhys 1966
3.59
108k+ ratings
Our First Civil War
by H.W. Brands • 2021
Before fighting Britain, Americans fought each other. The Revolution as a civil war among neighbors.
3.90
1k+
Our First Civil War Summary
Our First Civil War 88%
Before fighting Britain, Americans fought each other. The Revolution as a civil war among neighbors.
by H.W. Brands 2021
3.90
1k+ ratings
The Zorg
by Siddharth Kara • 2025
132 Africans thrown overboard for insurance money, and the anonymous letter that ignited abolition.
4.16
6k+
The Zorg Summary
The Zorg 88%
132 Africans thrown overboard for insurance money, and the anonymous letter that ignited abolition.
by Siddharth Kara 2025
4.16
6k+ ratings
Four Hundred Souls
by Ibram X. Kendi • 2021
Eighty writers tell 400 years of African American history, starting where the textbooks go silent.
4.55
11k+
Four Hundred Souls Summary
Four Hundred Souls 88%
Eighty writers tell 400 years of African American history, starting where the textbooks go silent.
by Ibram X. Kendi 2021
4.55
11k+ ratings
The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism
by Gerald Horne • 2018
Slavery, white supremacy, and capitalism: fused in the 1600s, they still power the modern world.
4.26
189
The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism Summary
The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism 88%
Slavery, white supremacy, and capitalism: fused in the 1600s, they still power the modern world.
by Gerald Horne 2018
4.26
189 ratings
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens
by George Washington Williams • 2012
The 1883 history that began in African empires and ended with the Constitution enshrining slavery.
4.03
29
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Summary
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens 88%
The 1883 history that began in African empires and ended with the Constitution enshrining slavery.
by George Washington Williams 2012
4.03
29 ratings
Why We Love Pirates
by Rebecca Simon • 2020
How the execution of one privateer turned pirate created the outlaw myth we still sail with.
3.67
340
Why We Love Pirates Summary
Why We Love Pirates 88%
How the execution of one privateer turned pirate created the outlaw myth we still sail with.
by Rebecca Simon 2020
3.67
340 ratings
Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution
by Maxine Berg • 2023
Sugar, copper, cotton, and credit: how enslaved labor built the Industrial Revolution.
4.42
26
Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution Summary
Slavery, Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution 88%
Sugar, copper, cotton, and credit: how enslaved labor built the Industrial Revolution.
by Maxine Berg 2023
4.42
26 ratings
The Moor's Account
by Laila Lalami • 2014
A Moroccan slave on a doomed Spanish expedition to Florida survives to write the erased history.
4.04
13k+
The Moor's Account Summary
The Moor's Account 88%
A Moroccan slave on a doomed Spanish expedition to Florida survives to write the erased history.
by Laila Lalami 2014
4.04
13k+ ratings
The Christian Imagination
by Willie James Jennings • 2010
The modern idea of race was not a secular invention; it was born inside Christian theology.
4.51
713
The Christian Imagination Summary
The Christian Imagination 88%
The modern idea of race was not a secular invention; it was born inside Christian theology.
by Willie James Jennings 2010
4.51
713 ratings
Under the Black Flag
by David Cordingly • 1995
Real pirates raped, tortured, and died at the gallows. How fiction gave us the romance.
3.67
10k+
Under the Black Flag Summary
Under the Black Flag 88%
Real pirates raped, tortured, and died at the gallows. How fiction gave us the romance.
by David Cordingly 1995
3.67
10k+ ratings
Indians and English
by Karen Ordahl Kupperman • 2000
Before conquest came curiosity: both sides studied each other as mutual puzzles.
3.85
114
Indians and English Summary
Indians and English 88%
Before conquest came curiosity: both sides studied each other as mutual puzzles.
by Karen Ordahl Kupperman 2000
3.85
114 ratings
Tupaia
by Joan Druett • 2010
The navigator who made Cook's Pacific voyage possible spent two centuries erased from the story.
4.25
201
Tupaia Summary
Tupaia 88%
The navigator who made Cook's Pacific voyage possible spent two centuries erased from the story.
by Joan Druett 2010
4.25
201 ratings
1794
by Niklas Natt och Dag • 2019
Wolves are blamed for a bride's savage death. A broken one-armed ex-soldier doubts the story.
3.81
8k+
1794 Summary
1794 88%
Wolves are blamed for a bride's savage death. A broken one-armed ex-soldier doubts the story.
by Niklas Natt och Dag 2019
3.81
8k+ ratings
Lose Your Mother
by Saidiya Hartman • 2007
A historian goes to Ghana seeking roots. All anyone calls her is stranger.
4.29
3k+
Lose Your Mother Summary
Lose Your Mother 88%
A historian goes to Ghana seeking roots. All anyone calls her is stranger.
by Saidiya Hartman 2007
4.29
3k+ ratings
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876
by Nicholas Guyatt • 2007
God's plan for America was a British idea that justified slavery and empire.
3.93
14
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876 Summary
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876 88%
God's plan for America was a British idea that justified slavery and empire.
by Nicholas Guyatt 2007
3.93
14 ratings
Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust
by John Henrik Clarke • 1992
Columbus did not discover a new world. He launched a slave trade that built capitalism.
4.45
718
Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust Summary
Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust 88%
Columbus did not discover a new world. He launched a slave trade that built capitalism.
by John Henrik Clarke 1992
4.45
718 ratings
Love in the Time of Cholera
by Gabriel García Márquez • 1985
A penniless suitor waits a lifetime for his first love, who marries a celebrated doctor.
3.94
552k+
Love in the Time of Cholera Summary
Love in the Time of Cholera 88%
A penniless suitor waits a lifetime for his first love, who marries a celebrated doctor.
by Gabriel García Márquez 1985
3.94
552k+ ratings
Slave Country
by Adam Rothman • 2005
The founders thought slavery would die. Their policies built a slave empire from Georgia to Texas.
3.73
169
Slave Country Summary
Slave Country 87%
The founders thought slavery would die. Their policies built a slave empire from Georgia to Texas.
by Adam Rothman 2005
3.73
169 ratings
Raiders and Rebels
by Frank Sherry • 1986
How brutalized sailors built a floating republic and waged a thirty-year war against global empire.
4.24
282
Raiders and Rebels Summary
Raiders and Rebels 87%
How brutalized sailors built a floating republic and waged a thirty-year war against global empire.
by Frank Sherry 1986
4.24
282 ratings
Enemy of All Mankind
by Steven Johnson • 2020
His 1695 heist of a Mughal treasure ship nearly toppled an empire. Then Henry Every disappeared.
3.89
5k+
Enemy of All Mankind Summary
Enemy of All Mankind 87%
His 1695 heist of a Mughal treasure ship nearly toppled an empire. Then Henry Every disappeared.
by Steven Johnson 2020
3.89
5k+ ratings
LatinoLand
by Marie Arana • 2024
Thirty-three countries, five centuries of mixing: the real story inside the label 'Latino.'
4.31
610
LatinoLand Summary
LatinoLand 87%
Thirty-three countries, five centuries of mixing: the real story inside the label 'Latino.'
by Marie Arana 2024
4.31
610 ratings
Uncommon Wealth
by Kojo Koram • 2022
Offshore finance and debt traps: empire's playbook, tested abroad, now returned to reshape Britain.
4.29
508
Uncommon Wealth Summary
Uncommon Wealth 87%
Offshore finance and debt traps: empire's playbook, tested abroad, now returned to reshape Britain.
by Kojo Koram 2022
4.29
508 ratings
Blackbeard
by Samuel Marquis • 2018
An educated gentleman builds a radical pirate democracy, daring the British Empire to crush it.
4.12
974
Blackbeard Summary
Blackbeard 87%
An educated gentleman builds a radical pirate democracy, daring the British Empire to crush it.
by Samuel Marquis 2018
4.12
974 ratings
The Wretched of the Earth
by Frantz Fanon • 1961
Colonialism can only be overthrown by violence that destroys oppressor and oppressed self at once.
4.35
33k+
The Wretched of the Earth Summary
The Wretched of the Earth 87%
Colonialism can only be overthrown by violence that destroys oppressor and oppressed self at once.
by Frantz Fanon 1961
4.35
33k+ ratings
Decolonial Daughter
by Lesley-Ann Brown • 2018
Letters from a Black mother to her European son about the colonial past they carry together.
4.13
86
Decolonial Daughter Summary
Decolonial Daughter 87%
Letters from a Black mother to her European son about the colonial past they carry together.
by Lesley-Ann Brown 2018
4.13
86 ratings
The Two Faces of American Freedom
by Aziz Rana • 2010
American freedom depends on subjugation: a hidden bargain that shaped the republic from the start.
4.03
90
The Two Faces of American Freedom Summary
The Two Faces of American Freedom 87%
American freedom depends on subjugation: a hidden bargain that shaped the republic from the start.
by Aziz Rana 2010
4.03
90 ratings
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