Impeachment: An American History
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Exploring the only three impeachment cases from history, as well as its power and meaning for today.
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Sentinel by Francesca Lidia Viano
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The general public has embraced The Statute of Liberty like no other work of art in the American experience.
Read MoreChurchill: The Statesman as Artist
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This book address Churchill's place in the annals of art, mainly because Churchill doesn't have one – he was an ardent dabbler and nothing more.
Read MoreNobody Hates Trump More Than Trump by David Shields
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The author presents the idea that the President’s psychological makeup and insecurities are hiding behind the façade of a bully.
Read MoreBig Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II by James Holland
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An account of one of the turning-point engagements of World War II.
Read MoreFinding a New Midwestern History
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The cultures and histories of the Midwest assayed from dozens of different vantage points, displaying a huge region of the United States that's often written off.
Read MoreThomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life By Diarmaid MacCulloch
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A wonderfully eloquent and challenging massive new interpretation of Cromwell’s life and times.
Read MoreThe Library Book by Susan Orlean
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As it delves into the horrible day when the Central Library burned, it also explores the library’s past and its role as the heart and soul of our country.
Read MoreNapoleon: A Life by Adam Zamoyski
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Eloquent and accomplished historian Adam Zamoyski does little to debunk the Bonaparte myth.
Read MoreHitler's American Friends by Bradley W. Hart
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More than just a a thinly veiled historical warning about the present.
Read More1619: Jamestown and the Forging of American Democracy by James Horn
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The story of the remarkable juxtaposition of two events: the establishment of Virginia's first General Assembly and the arrival of its first African slaves.
Read MoreHarvey Milk: His Lives and Death by Lillian Faderman
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This biography provides both a novel and substantive introduction to an extraordinary figure.
Read MoreMy Darling Winston: The Letters Between Winston Churchill and His Mother
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A surprisingly dark addition to the nearly endless library of Winston Churchill biographies.
Read MoreFrederick Douglass, Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight
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A thoroughly human portrait that serves to clarify the greatness of the leading orator and writer of the era.
Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha
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This is the Gandhi with a sweeping, multifaceted intelligence hidden behind a faux-folksy facade.
Read MoreReagan: An American Journey by Bob Spitz
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An extensively researched biography of Reagan with solid scholarly underpinnings and very little mythologizing.
Read MoreSons of Freedom by Geoffrey Wawro
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A methodical and utterly convincing account of the role of America played in the outcome of World War I.
Read MoreThe Improbable Wendell Willkie by David Levering Lewis
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A portrait of the lawyer, businessman, and unconventional US presidential candidate Wendell Willkie who caught an unexpected wave of popular support in the lead-up to the 1940 election.
Read MoreFear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward
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Investigative journalist Bob Woodward documents the inside story of President Trump’s administration.
Read MoreThe Man in the Arena by Rodger McDaniel
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McDaniel follows McGee into the arena of his long public service, vividly dramatizing the debates, alliances, compromises.
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