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The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur
By Scott S. Greenberger
One of America’s lesser-known commanders-in-chief finally gets his due.
American Girls in Red Russia: Chasing the Soviet Dream
By Julia L. Mickenberg
When women crossed the ocean to enjoy freedoms not found at home.
The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: An Untold Story of the American Revolution
By Robert P. Watson
A riveting account of a hellish prison set afloat during the War of Independence.
Steam Titans: Cunard, Collins, and the Epic Battle for Commerce on the North Atlantic
By William M. Fowler Jr.
The decades-long fight for supremacy between two mammoth freighter lines.
Stanton: Lincoln’s War Secretary
By Walter Stahr
A comprehensive look at a lesser-known player who helped preserve the Union.
Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty
By Jon Kukla
A chronicle of the lesser-known Founding Father who famously said, “Give me liberty or give me death!”
American Sanctuary: Mutiny, Martyrdom, and National Identity in the Age of Revolution
By A. Roger Ekirch
A "vivid and elegant" account of the once-brutal politics on the high seas.
