History

American Sirens

After finishing Kevin Hazzard’s memorable account of America’s first paramedics, readers will never hear an ambulance siren the same way again.

American Rascal

By Greg Steinmetz

In American Rascal, Greg Steinmetz tells robber baron Jay Gould’s rags-to-riches story and gives a nuanced view of why he matters to American history.

In American Rascal, Greg Steinmetz tells robber baron Jay Gould’s rags-to-riches story and gives a nuanced view of why he matters to American history.

Picasso’s War

By Hugh Eakin

Hugh Eakin’s rapturous storytelling makes Picasso’s War a spellbinding, page-turning read about the fight to bring Picasso’s work to America.

Paths of Dissent

Edited by Andrew Bacevich, Edited by Daniel A. Sjursen

In 17 original essays, U.S. veterans share their reasons for deciding to serve, why they became disillusioned with the military and why they now feel the need to speak out against its misguided policies.

The Inheritors

By Eve Fairbanks

Humanity glimmers throughout Eve Fairbanks’ portrait of South Africa’s turbulent apartheid history.

The Man Who Could Move Clouds

By Ingrid Rojas Contreras

Ingrid Rojas Contreras makes the recent history of Columbia immediate, personal and magical, with prose that in itself is enchantingly poetic.

In the Houses of Their Dead

By Terry Alford

The history of Abraham Lincoln and his enthrallment with spiritualism has never been more surprising than in Terry Alford‘s In the Houses of Their Dead.

One Person, One Vote

By Nick Seabrook

Nick Seabrook’s One Person, One Vote should be read by every citizen who wants to understand what goes on behind the scenes as political parties seek power.

Nick Seabrook’s One Person, One Vote should be read by every citizen who wants to understand what goes on behind the scenes as political parties seek power.