History of the Americas

[Freeman is] an excellent storyteller.

In this engrossing and informative companion to her New York Times bestsellers Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty, Cokie Roberts marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War by offering a riveting look at Washington, D.

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZEA TIMES BEST PAPERBACK 2022, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 2021, OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK AND BARACK OBAMA SELECTION'A fine, lyrical novel, impressive in its complex interweaving of the grand and the intimate, of the personal and political' ObserverLandry and Prentiss are two brothers born into slavery, finally freed as the American Civil War draws to its bitter close.

Douglas Brinkley presents the definitive, revealing biography of an American legend: renowned news anchor Walter Cronkite.

Their kisses write headlines and their fights break the internet.

The definitive biography of the Jewish girl from New York who won the heart of frontier lawman Wyatt Earp: "e;Splendid.

Una patria amurallada intenta arrojar luz sobre las modalidades discursivas a través de las cuales ciertos principios medulares que habían fundado la Argentina moderna en 1853 comenzarían, hacia fines de la década de 1860, a ser sometidos a una dura requisitoria.

In this thoughtful mix of history and politics, the New York Times bestselling author and editor of National Review-the conservative bible founded by William F.

In Unflinching Courage, former United States Senator and New York Times bestselling author Kay Bailey Hutchison brings to life the incredible stories of the resourceful and brave women who shaped the state of Texas and influenced American history.

America Afire is the powerful story of the election of 1800, arguably the most important election in America's history and certainly one of the most hotly disputed.

In Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E.

A history of the Dakota War of 1862, an Episcopal bishop, and his campaign to protect the lives of the Dakota Sioux.

Provocative and amusingly heretical, "e;I Love Paul Revere, Whether He Rode or Not"e; (a quote attributed to Warren Harding) offers eye-opening revelations debunking long-held American legends.

The definitive oral history of heavy metal,LouderThan Hellby renowned music journalists Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman includeshundreds of interviews with the giants of the movement, conducted over the past 25 years.

Winner of the Pulitzer PrizeA must-read, cannot-put-down history.

The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadways Smash Hit Musical Come from Away, Featuring All New Material from the AuthorWhen 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.

Karen Abbott, the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and pioneer of sizzle history (USA Today), tells the spellbinding true story of four women who risked everything to become spies during the Civil War.

"e;Noone raises provocative questions about Christianity more kindly than PhilipGulley.

"e;An illuminating biography .

After the sexual revolution came the sexual explosionThe six years between 1968 and 1973 saw more sexual taboos challenged than ever before.

American Eden moves luminously through landscapes of history, literature, biography, and design theory.

Cultural commentator John Strausbaugh's The Village is the first complete history of Greenwich Village, the prodigiously influential and infamous New York City neighborhood.

"e;The story .

A New York Times bestseller, this is the ';outstanding' (The Atlantic), insightful, and authoritative account of Dwight Eisenhower's presidency.

The ';lively and engrossing' (The Wall Street Journal) story of how OSS spymaster Allen Dulles built an underground network determined to take down Hitler and destroy the Third Reich.

The full, little-known story of how President Dwight Eisenhower masterminded the downfall of the anti-Communist demagogue Senator Joseph McCarthy is ';a gripping, detailed account of how the executive branch subtly but decisively defeated one of America's most dangerous demagogues' (The Washington Post).

Douglas Brinkley has written a sweeping, blow-by-blow account of the struggle to preserve the last great remnants of American wilderness.

The American Reader is a stirring and memorable anthology that captures the many facets of American culture and history in prose and verse.

The Mighty Fallen is a beautiful, evocative presentation of more than 150 never-before-seen photographs of the nation's greatest monuments and war memorials, along with text that describes the memorials and tells their stories.

"e;The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the New York Times or the college campuses.

In this comforting,inspirational companion to the No.

"e;Hecht gleefully invites readers on a lively stroll through three millennia of clashes between believers and nonbelievers"e; (Detroit Free Press).

A fascinating history of the daily lives of Americans in the first fifty years of the new republic, told often in their own words.

Let the ancient power of milagros work miracles for you!

"e;Exciting accounts of the major campaigns [of the American Revolution] .

#1 New York Times Bestseller"e;A delightful look at all the little things that make major league baseball a subtle spectacle.

'A compelling tale.

From journalists Agnes Hooper Gottlieb and Henry Gottlieb, and Brent Bowers and Barbara Bowers, the acclaimed co-authors of 1,000 Years, 1,000 People, comes a new book that celebrates the reasons were proud to call America homefrom jazz and the Gettysburg Address to baseball and the White Castle hamburger.

A unique and riveting exploration of one of America's largest and fastest-growing industries-the business of poverty.

"e;Peter Beinart has written a vivid, empathetic, and convincing history of the men and ideas that have shaped the ambitions of American foreign policy during the last century-a story in which human fallibility and idealism flow together.

* Winner of the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Award * National Book Award Finalist * Time magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of the Year * New York Times Notable Book * Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2017 This ';epic history' (The Boston Globe) from Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Frances FitzGerald is the first to tell the powerful, dramatic story of the Evangelical movement in Americafrom the Puritan era to the 2016 election.

In Bloody Crimes, James L.

Offering a unique approach to history, this series of individual, popular encyclopedias will delineate and explain the people, places, events, chronology, and ramifications of pivotal days in history.

The first biography in any language of one of the most celebrated Italian writers of the twentieth century.

New York TimesbestsellerFrom celebrated sports writer Jeff Pearlman, author of The Bad Guys Won, a rollicking, completely unabashed account of the glory days of the legendary Dallas CowboysThey were called America's Team.

From a National Book Award winner: "e;A Short History of the United States may be brief, but it is wise, eloquent, and authoritative.

One of every seven people in the United States can trace their family back to Brooklyn, New York-all seventy-one square miles of it; home to millions of people from every corner of the globe over the last 150 years.

[A] remarkably revealing history.

A complete tour guide to the Volunteer State from the highlands of the Smoky Mountains to the banks of the Mississippi River.

An illustrated compendium of obscure facts and little-known wonders from the Civil War Era, a perfect gift for history buffs and Civil war enthusiasts.