What books have helped you understand history?

[Karadeniz]

9. My parents were avid readers. As a child we had tons of adult history books, but with lots of

Photos. I didn't read them as much as look at the photos and that's what I would say sparked a deep interest in history. The set I remember most was called, I think, the Blue and the Gray. It was full of Matthew Brady Civil War photos, horrifying but real. One had to wonder how that could have happened.