Explore the lessons of history with fiction and nonfiction books about yesteryear. Get your journey started with this guide to free historical books, maps, and articles.
Looking for interesting and educational books about history? Century Past provides an extensive directory of links to our pages of free online books, magazines, and collections of articles, maps & images. Explore the past with us and discover new stories you never knew existed.
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See our post on How to Search the Internet Archive for Books
History Non-Fiction Book Pages
American History — See United States, below
Ancient World
Asia
Canada
Europe
Military
United States
U.S. Great Lakes States Past and Present – Books, Articles, Maps
Women
World
Historical Fiction Books, Non-Book History Resources
History – Articles, Maps and Images
Historian Careers
Resources for Becoming an Historian