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Recounting how the famed author tried — and failed — to turn a riveting courtroom drama into a second book.
Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad
By Gordon H. Chang
Giving a voice to the nameless men who toiled on the tracks.
Freedom’s Detective: The Secret Service, the Ku Klux Klan and the Man Who Masterminded America’s First War on Terror
By Charles Lane
Battling white supremacy — by any means necessary — in the post-Civil War South.
Dinner in Camelot
By Joseph A. Esposito
A detail-rich account of the evening the country's best and brightest dined with JFK.
The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home
By Heath Hardage Lee
Meet the courageous spouses who beat the odds to help their POW partners.
Kings and Presidents
By Bruce Riedel
Untangling one of geopolitics' most fraught relationships.
Building the Great Society
By Joshua Zeitz
A timely reminder of what a disciplined, motivated West Wing can do to make lasting changes for the greater good.
The Marshall Plan
By Benn Steil
A scholarly look at the behind-the-scenes machinations that went into crafting the seminal aid program.
