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A groundbreaking history of the rise and decline of the vast and imposing Native American empire.  In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, a Native American empire rose to dominate the fiercely contested lands of the American Southwest, the southern Great...
"[A] smoothly written biography" of the misunderstood eighteenth-century French queen executed during the revolution (Publishers Weekly)."An extraordinary life. . . . Ms. Erickson gives us a likable, empathetic women and broadens our understanding of her." —The New...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Two lifelong peace activists and guides to Israel/Palestine, both of whom have lost family in the conflict, take readers on a revealing life-changing journey across this holy, bloodstained land and discover the mythic, political, and...
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “Do we need still another Watergate book? The answer turns out to be yes—this one.” —The Washington Post * “Dazzling.” —The New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling author of...
A main selection of the Military Book Club and a selection of the History Book Club With his parting words, "I shall return," General Douglas MacArthur sealed the fate of the last American forces on Bataan. Yet one young Army Captain named Russell Volckmann refused to...
"Forceful and inspired, this is a rousing praise song for strong Black women."—Publishers Weekly"An impassioned celebration of Black women and their roles in transforming the nation."—Kirkus ReviewsIn this long-overdue social justice book and celebration of Black...
"This book has a miraculous quality.... As a memoir this is hard to put down; if you are seeking a better American future you should pick it up.”—Timothy Snyder, New York Times best-selling author of On TyrannyINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A celebrated foreign...
The definitive account of Hitler's rise to power and the collapse of civilization in Nazi Germany, from the author of The Third Reich in Power, The Third Reich at War, and Hitler's People"The clearest and most gripping account I've read of German life before and...
Discover the extraordinary story of the United States of America – from its fight for independence to its 250th anniversary.This captivating and richly illustrated book takes you on a year-by-year journey through US history, starting with the signing of the...
Authentic Patriotism presents a provocative, inspiring account of our neglected American ideals and the people who are living them today.Patriotism has become a loaded word: one that is wielded against people with whom we might disagree, or whose cultural origins...
