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The Pioneers
David McCullough
The #1 New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story that’s “ ...
Founding Myths
Ray Raphael
First published ten years ago, award-winning historian Ray Raphael's Founding Myths has since established itself as a landmark of historical myth-bust...
The Lost City of Z
David Grann
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager comes a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction “with all the p...
Normal Women
Philippa Gregory
“An amazing read.” —The Los Angeles Times The #1 New York Times bestselling historical novelist delivers her magnum opus—a landmark work of feminist n...
The Rise of the West
William H. McNeill
"The most stimulating and fascinating book that has ever set out to recount and explain the whole history of mankind." —H. R. Trevor-Roper, The ...
The Demon of Unrest
Erik Larson
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln ...
Vicksburg
Donald L. Miller
Winner of the Civil War Round Table of New York’s Fletcher Pratt Literary Award , the Austin Civil War Round Table’s Daniel M. & Marilyn W. Laney ...
Ten Caesars
Barry Strauss
Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss delivers “an exceptionally accessible history of the Roman Empire…much of Ten Caesars reads like a scrip...
Firestorm
Jacob Soboroff
New York Times Bestseller and #1 Los Angeles Times Bestseller A "gripping, unshakeable firsthand account" ( San Francisco Chronicle ) of the firestorm...
The Gales of November
John U. Bacon
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Smithsonian • 10 Best History Books of 2025 Bookpage • Best Books of 2025 "A work of spectral beauty destined to be a classi...
This Vast Enterprise
Craig Fehrman
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A major revisionist history of the Lewis and Clark expedition: For the first time in a generation, This Vast Enterprise of...
A Great Improvisation
Stacy Schiff
In this dazzling work of history, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author follows Benjamin Franklin to France for the crowning achievement of his career ● Mic...
A Rumor of War
Philip Caputo
The New York Times Bestseller Sidney Hillman Foundation Award Winner "Heartbreaking, terrifying, and enraging. It belongs to the literature of men at ...
The Second World War
Antony Beevor
A masterful and comprehensive chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor. Over the past two decades, Antony Bee...
Israel on Trial
Roy K. Altman
New York Times Bestseller USA Today Bestseller When the slogans are louder than the facts, evidence becomes a moral imperative. In Israel on Trial: Ex...
History Year by Year
DK
The entire course of history is revisited in this unique and unforgettable visual guide. The most memorable moments and significant events of each yea...
The Mirror of Great Britain
Clare Jackson
The Times [UK] • Best Books of 2025 [So Far] “Beautifully written and supported by a treasure trove of new material” (Amanda Foreman), The Mirror of G...
Rogue Heroes
Ben Macintyre
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible untold story of World War II’s greatest secret fighting force, as told by the modern master of wartime intr...
The Spy and the Traitor
Ben Macintyre
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the celebrated author of Operation Mincement and The Siege comes the thrilling Americans -era tale of Oleg Gordievsky...
Vengeance
Tom Clavin
A dramatic new look at Custer's Last Stand in time for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, by the #1 New York Time s bestsellin...