Browsing: History

A Pulitzer Prize finalist: In the wake of Pearl Harbor, daredevil pilot Jimmy Doolittle led 16 US Army bombers to Japan in a pivotal, retaliatory mission. “One of the most incredible accounts of American military valor I’ve ever read” (New York Times bestselling author Pat Conroy).

A “superb” national bestseller (Carl Sagan) with more than 3,500 five-star ratings on Goodreads: From black holes to wormholes, our universe is filled with bizarre and mind-bending mysteries! “Deeply satisfying… [An] engrossing blend of theory, history, and anecdote” (The Wall Street Journal).

Though Abraham Lincoln is regarded by many as one of the greatest US presidents, this provocative read argues he wasn’t a heroic martyr, but a cunning politician who used a bloody war to build an empire.

How did the United States come to abandon the Jeffersonian ideal of government in favor of the Hamiltonian model? This eye-opening book reveals the truth — and lasting consequences — of an infamous rivalry.

A provocative New York Times bestseller and NPR Best Book of 2016: Examining how class, race, and the politics of poverty have shaped America’s power structure, “this eye-opening investigation into our country’s entrenched social hierarchy is acutely relevant” (O, The Oprah Magazine).

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson played a pivotal role in shaping the future of the United States. This thought-provoking New York Times bestseller takes a fresh look at their turbulent relationship and its impact in a time of revolution.

“Original and provocative” (Booklist): In December 1777, discontent spread within George Washington’s troops — and the general was forced to exercise all his political skill to win back trust and rebuild his reputation. With over 600 five-star Goodreads ratings!

In 1862, Rob Finn rides into untamed territory in search of gold — only to find a country in turmoil… A gripping western adventure that brings the Civil War era to life!

From the award-winning historian and filmmakers of The Civil War, Baseball, The War, The Roosevelts, and others: a vivid, uniquely…

In October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting votes to begin the first Opium War against China. Bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps,…