Came here to see if everyone was familiar with Tim Egan. He's probably pretty entry-level and popular for historical non-fiction, but I just want to make sure. I hope I'm not all like "you like 20th century literature, have you heard of this guy Kurt Vonnegut" but whatever.

"The Worst Hard Time" is a must-read. I know how cliche that is, but seriously, if you live in America you should read that book. Ditto "The Big Burn." I haven't read "Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher" but I have it on Audible, and I saw him give a talk in promotion, and I am thrilled he covered the subject matter, so I'll just go ahead and rec that one too.