Dark Voyage: An American Privateer’s War on Britain’s African Slave Trade

The hunt for immoral yet lucrative cargo during the Revolutionary War.

Burning Man

By Frances Wilson

Burning Man

An unusual, challenging portrait of the once-canonical author.

Our Own Worst Enemy

By Tom Nichols

Our Own Worst Enemy

Burn it down or grow up and save it?

The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators

Whodunit fans should dive into this broad, if not deep, informative pool.

City on the Edge: Hong Kong under Chinese Rule

Does a profitable past augur a bountiful future?

Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire & Revolution in the Borderlands

An intelligent, valuable political history from south of the border.

Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality: 1920-2020

A dense, comprehensive look at an ongoing struggle.