by Nathaniel Philbrick
The epic story, at once tragic and heroic, of the voyage of the first Pilgrims and of King Philip’s War, nearly 56 years later, which nearly wiped out the colonists and natives alike.
February 27th, 2009
by Winston Groom
This is an historical account of the pivotal battle of the War of 1812. How did a motley crew of American soldiers led by Andrew Jackson defeat the militarily superior English?
February 16th, 2009
by Robin P. Williams
Could William Shakespeare, with his meager education and his limited background, possibly have written the breadth and depth of work attributed to him? You decide.
February 13th, 2009
by Erik Larson
Larson combines historical fact with masterful storytelling. With the Edwardian Age as the backdrop, the author weaves the lives of Guglielmo Marconi in his quest to perfect a wireless device with Scotland Yard’s pursuit of the murderous Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippin.
February 10th, 2009
by Thomas Cahill
How could conversations in a Greek marketplace over two thousand years ago still be influencing the way we media-savvy westerners view the world today?
February 10th, 2009
by E. H. Gombich
Read the amusing and fascinating story of mankind from the Stone Age to World War II in forty illustrated chapters.
February 10th, 2009
by Diane Ackerman
When the Nazis invaded Poland, everyone’s lives were endangered, even those of the animals and their keepers at the zoo.
February 9th, 2009
by Irene Nevmirovsky
Written in the months before Nemirovsky’s own capture by the Nazis, this recently discovered and translated novel relays the stories of four French families facing the invasion and subsequent occupation of Paris during the World War II.
February 9th, 2009
by Joanne Oppenheim
Many young Japanese-Americans received letters and care packages from their friend Miss Breed, the children’s librarian at the San Diego Public Library, after they were sent to Japanese internment camps during World War II. Their letters chronicle a courageous woman who lobbied to protect these innocent Americans.
January 9th, 2009
by Janet Wyman Coleman
Spies from all over the world and throughout history are described, as well as the tools and techniques they used to ply their trade.
January 9th, 2009
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