By Fergus M. Bordewich

The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented t

In this detailed account, the author uses multiple sources to chronicle the achievements — and limitations — of America’s nascent political system.

London Fog: The Biography

By Christine L. Corton

London Fog: The Biography

Chronicling the rise and fall of Britain's iconic smog.

George Washington’s Journey: The President Forges a New Nation

A stirring account of the nation's first commander-in-chief and his attempt to understand (and unite) the American people.

This Gulf of Fire: The Destruction of Lisbon, or Apocalypse in the Age of Science and Reason

How a great earthquake laid waste to a city and challenged the very notion of God.

Once In a Great City: A Detroit Story

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author takes an elegiac look at the Motown of the 1960s.

Disciples: The World War II Missions of the CIA Directors Who Fought for Wild Bill Donovan

A well-researched, accessible account of America's foremost spymasters.

Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

A cartoonish romp through Revolutionary War-era America with an avenging aristocrat.

Nut Country: Right-Wing Dallas and the Birth of the Southern Strategy

Whither Texas in the Republican Party’s rise?