We Have Not a Government: The Articles of Confederation and the Road to the Constitution

Recalling a time when Washington, DC, was somehow more inept.

Our Year of War: Two Brothers, Vietnam, and a Nation Divided

The story of the only siblings to serve side-by-side in the controversial conflict.

100 Amazing Facts about the Negro

By Henry Louis Gates Jr.

100 Amazing Facts about the Negro

An easy-to-read essay collection that’s far more than a trivia compendium.

The Strategy of Victory: How George Washington Won the American Revolution

An idiosyncratic look at the future first president's genius in holding his army together.

Arthur Vandenberg: The Man in the Middle of the American Century

One of the most influential politicians you've never heard of.

The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home

Edith Vanderbilt shines in this history of North Carolina’s famed Biltmore Estate.

The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur

One of America’s lesser-known commanders-in-chief finally gets his due.

The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: An Untold Story of the American Revolution

A riveting account of a hellish prison set afloat during the War of Independence.