An historian plumbs the depths for a candid look at America’s first president and his participation in its worst institution.

• Non-Fiction,
• History,
• United States,

A riveting exploration of race, democracy, and sexual experimentation in an early Mormon “beautiful place.”

• Non-Fiction,
• History,
• United States,
• Religion,

This inspiring tome deserves to be the go-to history textbook in schools everywhere.

• Non-Fiction,
• History,
• United States,
• Performing Arts & Entertainment,

A sobering account of America’s past fractures — and a reminder that they’re anything but healed.

• Non-Fiction,
• History,
• United States,

An ambitious but ultimately unsatisfying exploration into little-known governmental figures from the New Deal era.

• Non-Fiction,
• History,
• United States,

Recounting how the famed author tried — and failed — to turn a riveting courtroom drama into a second book.

• Non-Fiction,
• History,
• United States,
• Law,

Meet the courageous spouses who beat the odds to help their POW partners.

• Non-Fiction,
• History,
• United States,

A fascinating, visually rich look at the tawdry real-life crimes that inspired “Chicago.”

• Non-Fiction,
• History,
• United States,
• Law,
• Performing Arts & Entertainment,