Browsing: United States

In The Fighting Bunch: The Battle of Athens and How World War II Veterans Won the Only Successful Armed Rebellion…

“A solemn reminder of America’s unreckoned and yet celebrated past” (Booklist): A political scholar explores how authoritarianism can take root in a democracy, highlighting 12 lessons from US history that “brilliantly complement those of Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny” (New York Times bestselling author Laurence Tribe).

What were the educational backgrounds of the Founding Fathers? A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist explores the Greek and Roman classics that shaped the nation in this New York Times bestseller. “Immersive and enlightening… A valuable take on American history” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

Invalid teenager Leroy Wiley Gresham left a seven-volume diary spanning the years of secession and the Civil War (1860-1865). He…

This “entertaining and thought-provoking… sociological portrait” (Kirkus Reviews) profiles the unique past and present of Natchez, Mississippi. “A timely overview of the source of many deep-seated misperceptions and struggles” (Booklist starred review).

A New York Times bestseller A William C. Morris Award Finalist “Should be required reading in every classroom.” –Nic Stone,…

A “marvelous…compelling” (The New York Times Book Review) biography of literary icon Henry Adams–one of America’s most prominent writers and…

Discover the unforgettable life of Eleanor Roosevelt — the longest-serving First Lady, whose activism made her into an American icon — in this unmissable read pronounced “the perfect biography for our times” by Walter Isaacson and praised as “absolutely spellbinding” by The Washington Post. “Reads like a can’t-put-down novel” (People).

From a USA Today bestselling author: Park ranger Ryan is shocked when Jenny, a one-night stand from years ago, moves to his Montana town with her troublesome daughter, Alison. But he can’t resist the pull he feels toward Jenny — especially once Alison goes missing and the truth about her real identity comes out…

The first book in twenty-five years from “one of our great comic minds” (The Washington Post) features Seinfeld’s best work…