The Scientist and the Serial Killer by Lise Olsen
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The quest to identify the last victims of one of America’s worst serial killers
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The Franklin Stove by Joyce E. Chaplin
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A history of the broader context of Benjamin Franklin’s famous invention
Read MoreTaking Manhattan by Russell Shorto
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From the author of “The Island at the Center of the World,” a history of the beginnings of New York
Read MoreDen of Spies by Craig Unger
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A new history of the negotiations that put Ronald Reagan in power
Read MoreDear Unknown Friend by Alexis Peri
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What a Cold War pen-pal program reveals about its era
Read MoreKeeping the Faith by Brenda Wineapple
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A new narrative account of the famous Scopes "Monkey" Trial
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A Day in September by Stephen Budiansky
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Stephen Budiansky's new book about the Battle of Antietam and its long aftermath
Read MoreKent State by Brian VanDeMark
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A vivid new history of the infamous Kent State massacre of 1970
Read MoreThe Mysterious Mrs. Nixon by Heath Hardage Lee
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A new biography of Richard Nixon’s First Lady
Read MoreAudubon as Artist by Roberta Olson
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A gorgeous new book about the artistic influences on John James Audubon
Read MoreAmerican Vikings by Martyn Whittock
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A new book looks at Viking echoes in American history and culture.
Read MoreInto the Bright Sunshine by Samuel G. Freedman
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A new history of Hubert Humphrey’s social crusading.
Read MoreAmerican Breakdown by Jennifer Lunden
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The author’s struggle with chronic illness prompts her to search for examples buried in history.
Read MoreTravels with Tocqueville Beyond America by Jeremy Jennings
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As a new book wonderfully shows, long after “Democracy in America,” Alexis de Tocqueville still restlessly roamed the world.
Read MoreContinental Reckoning by Elliott West
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A complex and winningly comprehensive history of the American West.
Read MoreDivided We Fall by Alice Rivlin
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A posthumous call for bi-partisanism from a long-time economic policymaker.
Read MoreSlouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford DeLong
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A sprawling economic history in which we’ve met the enemy, and they ain’t us.
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The Man Who Understood Democracy by Olivier Zunz
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A new biography of the author of “Democracy in America”.
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