The black experience in America--starting from its origins in western Africa up to 1961--is examined in this seminal study from a prominent African American figure. The entire...
The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure To Antarctica
“The Stowaway tells one of the most engaging, but forgotten, stories from the Age of Exploration. A fascinating and charming book—I highly recommend it!” —...
The Longest Line On The Map: The United States, The Pan-american Highway, And The Quest To Link The Americas
From the award-winning author of American Canopy, a dazzling account of the world’s longest road, the Pan-American Highway, and the epic quest to link North and South...
Walls: A History Of Civilization In Blood And Brick
“A lively popular history of an oft-overlooked element in the development of human society” (Library Journal)—walls—and a haunting and eye-opening saga...
Barons Of The Sea: And Their Race To Build The World's Fastest Clipper Ship
“This crisply told story of the race to build the fastest ship in the world reads like a thriller, reminiscent of the best of Nathanial Philbrick’s sea...
Good And Mad: The Revolutionary Power Of Women's Anger
Rebecca Traister’s New York Times bestselling exploration of the transformative power of female anger and its ability to transcend into a political movement is “a...
Valley Forge
The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Heart of Everything That Is return with “a thorough, nuanced, and enthralling account” (The Wall Street Journal) about...
The Century Girls: The Final Word From The Women Who've Lived The Past Hundred Years Of British History
'Tessa Dunlop has found a uniquely personal touch… Dunlop has pulled off an impressive feat of oral history, weaving the women’s memories of their long lives into...
They Came For Freedom: The Forgotten, Epic Adventure Of The Pilgrims
A page-turning story of the Pilgrims, the courageous band of freedom-seekers who set out for a new life for themselves and forever changed the course of history.
Wordy
‘Wordy is about the intoxication of writing; my sense of playful versatility; different voices for different matters: the polemical voice for political columns; the...
