Here’s how we learned history when I was in school: a dead guy (Mr. X) did something important (action Y) a long time ago (year Z). Memorize X, Y and Z — it will be on the test. Did I like history? Nope. Find it interesting? Not until years later, when great tour guides and museums and even TV shows connected the dots for me and brought people and events alive. I’m sure many of you had similar experiences.

So much of history is context and details, and there are many ways to experience it. You can read some page-turning, action-packed narrative history, or historical fiction. Don’t want to read? Listen to audiobooks, or watch a documentary or movie based on historical events. If none of these methods appeal, or you just want to try something new to you, consider a graphic novel. Similar t

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