Suggest me a nonfiction history book that I won't be able to put down

I love historical books (particularly US history, but open to anything) that make me feel like I've learned something about a different time or major event, but I frankly don't have the patience for dry historical tomes. As much as I love nonfiction authors like Jon Krakauer, the books I've read by him have focused more on events that, while captivating, don't enhance my understanding of history too much. I loved One Summer: America 1927 by Bill Bryson, and am looking for a new recommendation.