History

Voices in Our Blood

Freedom’s Children: The Passage from Emancipation to the Great Migration

By Velma Maia Thomas

America’s Jubilee

By Andrew Burstein

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

By Martin Luther Bass

Revenge of the Pequots: How a Small Native American Tribe Created the World’s Most Profitable Casino

Valley of the Golden Mummies

Our Finest Hour: Voices of the World War II Generation

The Second World War: An Illustrated History of World War II, Volume I

By edited by Hammerton

Page One: The Front Page History of World War II as Presented in The New York Times

Beethoven’s Hair: An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and a Scientific Mystery Solved

By Russell Martin

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

By Joseph J. Ellis

NYPD: The Inside Story of New York’s Legendary Police Department

By James Lardner Reppetto

The Renaissance: A Short History

By Paul Johnson

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