Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of the Johnstown Flood, America’s Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster

The celebrity weatherman revisits one of our country’s greatest catastrophes.

RFK: His Words for Our Times

Edited by Edwin O. Guthman and C. Richard Allen

RFK: His Words for Our Times

The fallen icon's speeches resonate amid today's turbulent politics.

Autumn of the Black Snake

By William Hogeland

Autumn of the Black Snake

The birth of America's military comes to life in this well-told, if little-known, tale.

When the Center Held: Gerald Ford and the Rescue of the American Presidency

A two-time secretary of defense makes a case for the 38th commander-in-chief.

Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance

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

Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire

The Fox News star's formula results in another winning historical read.

The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America’s Unknown Soldier and WWI’s Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home

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

1983: Reagan, Andropov, and a World on the Brink

A comprehensive (and terrifying) account of just how close we came...