Literary essays

Two decades of commentary by the New York Times–bestselling author: “An electrifying political essayist .

From the state of our rivers and our justice system to a new way to fight obesity and how a farmer discovered our unknown warrior in a field in France, this collection of provocative, impassioned essays by smart thinkers will tune up your intellectual engine.

During the latter half of his life, David Hume (1711-1776) achieved international celebrity status as a great philosopher and historian.

A fascinating look at the private lives of prosperous landowners in antebellum South CarolinaOffering a richly textured picture of early national South Carolina, Richardson-Sinkler Connections includes more than 150 letters and documents left by the prominent Richardson and Sinkler families, who lived in the Santee region between Charleston and Columbia.