Browsing: History

Skinny House-A Memoir of Family is a granddaughter’s story about the grandfather she never met and the famous house he…

A wagon train of mail-order brides heading to Oregon brings together headstrong Hannah Granger, whose sister is one of the brides, and Joe Stanton, the man hired to protect them. When danger threatens, can Joe and Hannah join forces and save the day?

A Serial Killer —Your Neighbor, Friend, Even Your Spouse?Serial killers: Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and Jeffrey Dahmer are often…

This “illuminating history” (Publishers Weekly) examines the politics and personalities behind the 1846 US invasion of Mexico. “If one can read only a single book about the Mexican-American War, this is the one” (Pulitzer Prize–winning author James M. McPherson).

WHO BETTER TO FACE THE GREATEST EVIL OF THE 20TH CENTURY THAN A HUMBLE MAN OF FAITH? As Adolf Hitler…

From a New York Times bestselling author: This dramatic biography of Queen Eleanor, who was married to two 12th-century kings and boldly claimed her own power, is “exhilarating in its color, ambition, and human warmth” (Publishers Weekly). With over 4,200 five-star Goodreads ratings!

The founding of the Navy was fiercely debated in the young United States. This “fluent, intelligent history” (The New York Times Book Review) is “a lucid guide through the stormy seas of politics and commercial intrigue surrounding the birth of the US naval fleet” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

This international bestseller uncovers the details of a tyrant’s dreadful rule — from his shocking rise to power to his political maneuvering. “The best single volume available on the torturous life and savage reign of Adolf Hitler” (Time).

Posing as a trapper, patriot spy Joshua heads into the colonial wilderness to gather intelligence for General George Washington — and meets Juliet, an indentured servant who softens his hardened heart. But can Joshua open himself to romance as he fights for the future of the country he loves?

In this moving true story, an acclaimed poet chronicles his life as a young undocumented immigrant‚ and his family’s devastating clash with the US immigration system. “Courageous… Castillo lays bare his emotional truths with remarkable intimacy and insight” (Los Angeles Times).