History of the Americas

*Shortlisted for the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History*'An enthralling account of a pivotal moment in modern history. . . replete with ...

The distinguished American civil rights leader, W. E. B. Du Bois first published these fiery essays, sketches, and poems individually nearly 80 yea...

The disintegration of former colonial empires in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East after World War II profoundly affected the international balance...

A vital account of everyday Nisei life and identity formation in an early twentieth-century communityTacomas vibrant Nihonmachi of the 1920s and '3...

200 Iconic Landscapes That Define North America Frederick Law Olmsted is the father of American landscape architecture. His firm, and the successo...

In 1782, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur wrote, What then, is the American, this new man? He is an American, who, leaving behind him all his ancie...

From the sixteenth to early-nineteenth century, four times more Africans than Europeans crossed the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. While this forc...

New Deal photographs reveal the inexorable pull of the city even as they lament the demise of rural America

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Incredibly evocative and compelling. The Washington PostA hugely powerful new book. Dan SnowThe most moving and chill...

The three decades after the end of World War II saw the rise and fall of a particular version of liberalism in which the state committed itself to ...

Amidst the ruins of postwar Europe, and just as the Cold War dawned, many new memorials were dedicated to those Americans who had fought and fallen...

American Scientist Recommended Read Historical narratives often concentrate on wars and politics while omitting the central role and influence of t...

This book examines the involvement of African American artists in the New Deal art programs of the 1930s. Emphasizing broader issues informed by th...

Offers a series of fresh perspectives on America's encounter with Catholicism in the nineteenth-century. While religious and immigration historians...