Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music that Made a Nation

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

Smoketown

By Mark Whitaker

Smoketown

Recalling a time when African-American literati and glitterati called Pittsburgh home.

The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century

How a highly diverse group of fighters helped launch an unforgettable era in the U.S.

The Unknowns

By Patrick K. O’Donnell

The Unknowns

A visceral tale of the journey to bring our unnamed dead back to U.S. soil following the Great War.

Conspiracies of Conspiracies: How Delusions Have Overrun America

This exhaustive review of out-there theories may leave readers exhausted.

Remembering Emmett Till

Can efforts to memorialize a past tragedy be both educational and exploitative?

War on Peace

By Ronan Farrow

War on Peace

A sobering assessment of the United States' floundering reputation.

The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West

An inspiring tale of little-known patriots and the big-time impact they had on our country.