I got a History degree from a community college, and unfortunately the syllabus was awful for most subjects. Issues were not explored deeply - or sometimes the material didn’t even touch the surface. I’d like to become a better historian. Which books do you recommend me to read? Which books are essential to historians?
Hi! What books are and are not essential to a historian is subjective and is going to depend a lot on what area you study. For specific subjects, please refer to our excellent book list that contains several books on the craft of the historian (see, for example, the Historiography section).