Search for books by geographic place, history, time period. Depending on the topics covered by a book, subject headings can be very broad or very specific. Examples:
You may find subjects for more specific topics:
You might also like to browse the "Daily Life In.." series from Greenwood Press.
Below are lists of history topics by call number. D, E, and F call numbers are on level 3 of Mullins Library. Here's a map.