History Books

An authoritative, accessible guide to the figures who shaped a nationHow did upstart colonists solidify the ideas celebrated in the Declaration of ...

Critical acclaim for The Last Comanche Chief"Truly distinguished. Neeley re-creates the character and achievements of this most significant of all ...

How the Treaty of Versailles is still influencing current events—with a new Foreword by Sir Harold Evans and a new Introduction by the author For m...

Journey through the splendor and the excesses of the Gilded Age "Every aspect of life in the Gilded Age took on deeper, transcendent meaning inten...

With a thrilling narrative that sheds much light on recent events, this national bestseller brings to life the 1953 CIA coup in Iran that ousted th...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author, Harvard Law School professor, and tireless defender of civil liberties unearths a little-known letter by ...

A beautifully written history of high society in Newport, Rhode Island, from the acclaimed author of Party of the Century Newport is the legendary ...

  Cyrus the Great was a brilliant general who founded the Persian Empire, the greatest empire of its day. He was also the king who freed the Jews f...

Explore all of the murder, madness, and mayhem in Ancient Rome during the reign of the mad emperor, Caligula. In this book about Rome’s most infam...

"A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life, with wonderful details." --Publishers Weekly"Interesting and exciting . . . a thorou...

Winston Churchill: Hero Winston Churchill was one of the most extraordinary leaders of the twentieth century. What enabled him to stand so steadfas...

The Ultimate Warship Her keel measured 126 feet, and she stretched to 160 feet overall. Her 46.5-foot beam sacrificed speed for the sake of stabili...

As a survivor of the devastating civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia, Joseph Kaifala recounts the harrowing details of an early life punctuated ...

In 1966, everyone who was anyone wanted an invitation to Truman Capote's "Black and White Dance" in New York, and guests included Frank Sinatra,...

What made Winston Churchill one of the most extraordinary leaders of the twentieth century? What enabled him to inspire nations while those around ...

"A marvelous book. Constantine at the Bridge is an engaging and beautifully written study of a pivotal moment in Roman and European history." —Mar...

An in-depth look at a crucial, little-known World War II episode—the failed Allied policy in Yugoslavia and its ramifications in the Balkans and b...

In American Mojo: Lost and Found, Peter D. Kiernan, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author, focuses on America’s greatest challenge―an...

Theodore Roosevelt: Hero "Every great nation owes to the men whose lives have formed part of its greatness not merely the material effect of what t...

“I gained fifteen pounds reading this book, but it was worth it because ten of those went to my brain! A smart, encyclopedic, delightful read wort...