Category: History

John Brown, Abolitionist

Few historical figures are as intriguing as John Brown, the controversial Abolitionist who used terrorist tactics against slavery and single-handedly

In The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany, Thomas Childers shows how the young Hitler became passionately political and anti-Semitic

The Holy Roman Empire lasted 1,000 years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable dominion never inspired the awe

May 1945. Hitler is dead, and the Third Reich is little more than smoking rubble. No GI wants to be

Based on exclusive and unrestricted access to more than 5,000 pages of personal writings and family photos, this definitive biography

The classic work of political, economic, and historical analysis, powerfully introduced by Angela Davis. In his short life, the Guyanese

Pulitzer Prize, General Nonfiction, 2012 National Book Award, Nonfiction, 2012 Renowned historian Stephen Greenblatt’s works shoot to the top of

Who wore the first pants? Who painted the first masterpiece? Who first rode the horse? Who invented soap? This madcap

Since its rise to the highest ranks of power in Renaissance Europe, the Borgia family has developed a scandalous reputation.