History was the subject that no one liked in school. It was just ripping pages out of books and putting them on the test paper. But history books are a whole different story. They are full of information and very interesting to read. Some are made up based on real events, like historical fiction. Others are based on facts, like nonfiction. Some of these books tell stories from the past. That has been put away for too long, a kind of “archival violence.” Today, we will look at books on secrets of history that reveal shocking historical secrets and learn about history from them.
1. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown’s
Robert Langdon, a symbologist involved in a mystery, is the main character in Dan Brown’s best-selling work of speculative historical fiction. The plot of this book is about the search for the Holy Grail, which is part of Jesus Christ’s legacy. Many Christians criticized the book’s ending. The facts around the story are rare and true. As a result, this book shows us a lot about religious history that we didn’t know before.
2. The Rise and Victory of the Modern Self Carl Trueman
This novel looks at a subject that has been hidden since the beginning. It is a work of history and analyzes how the sexual revolution has changed man’s identity over time. His main point is that “the issues we face today in sexual politics are a sign or symptom of the deeper revolution in selfhood that the rise and triumph of expressive individualism represents.”
3. The Bone and Sinew of the Land by Anna-Lisa Cox
A lot of fiction and nonfiction has been written about enslaved Black people and the racism they faced. Yet, little has been written about the Black people who escaped slavery and helped build the United States, especially the Great Plains. This piece of nonfiction, carefully researched and told vividly, brings these stories to the forefront. Cox’s novel shows how laws changed over time and how racism was common in the North West.
