Great Heroes and Heroines of Hawaiian Heritage
The image of Hawaii as a beautiful vacation destination obscures a long and complex history for the islands and their
Category: History
The Fall of Saigon: The Vietnam War 50 Years in Review
On April 30, 1975, the Communist capture of the city of Saigon brought an end to more than 20 years
Freedom Ship
A definitive, sweeping account of the Underground Railroad’s long-overlooked maritime origins, from a pre-eminent scholar of Atlantic history and the
Rising Sun, Falling Skies
Few events have ever shaken a country in the way that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor affected the United
The Afterlife of Malcolm X
Published to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of his birth, the first major study of Malcolm X’s influence in the
The Concise Untold History of the United States
A companion to Oliver Stone’s ten-part documentary series of the same name, this guide offers a people’s history of the
Uncivilised
Western civilisation is a powerful brand, full of accepted wisdoms like ‘knowledge is power’, ‘time is money’, and ‘justice is
Early True Believers
Early True Believers: The Untold Story of Silicon Alley is a 1990s saga of ambition and innovation set in Manhattan’s Silicon
The Celts
Before the Greeks and Romans, the Celts ruled the ancient world. They sacked Rome, invaded Greece, and conquered much of