History

Learn about Frida Kahlo's colorful life in a completely new way. Told through infographics, charts, typography, and…

I'm going to take a wild guess and say your high school didn't teach about the history of women's sexuality. If they…

This book profiles 50 women who rocked the world with their musical talents. Each profile is accompanied by a beautiful…

In the second half of the 1800s, it was a glorious time to tie up some supplies in a bindlestiff, hit the rails, and…

Philip Hook’s riveting narrative takes us from the early days of art dealing in Antwerp, where paintings were sold by…

Peter J. Tomasi and illustrator Sara DuVall bring to life the construction of one of the most iconic landmarks in the…

Across the decades, Americans in search of divine truths have turned to unconventional prophets for the…

Today the social, environmental, and political stakes are larger than ever, but so is the impact activists can have.…

At the end of the 19th century, young botanist David Fairchild set out to find foods from around the world that U.S.…

Trees are amazing! You don't need to be a tree hugger to love trees. The Little Book of Trees is crammed with facts,…

This book traces the stories of extinct creatures through their remains and their impact, featuring striking artworks…

In just six years, ACT UP, New York, a broad and unlikely coalition of activists from all races, genders, sexualities,…

When Timothy Snyder's slim paperback On Tyranny was published in early 2017, it became an instant bestseller in the US…

True crime fans everywhere will get a kick out of this somewhat sinister volume. Author Paul Gambino has compiled a…

Action Park was the legendary amusement park so dangerous it was called, variously, "Traction Par," "Accident Park," or…

The 90's provided genre-breaking music that new generations still listen to. It was a time of indie and alternative…

Boyd's book focuses on the history of witchcraft and its leaders who fought for their religious and civil…

Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair take the revelations of the links between the Central Intelligence Agency, the…

In April 1921, the Seki Ran Kai (Red Waves Society) was formed with socialism as its goal. It was the first…

This poster celebrates the victory of reclaiming Richmond, Virginia's African Burial Ground from the Virginia…

In 1982, five activists from Squamish, Canada dynamited a hydroelectric project as well as a cruise missile factory,…

One Thousand Mustaches is both a lighthearted cultural history and an earnest style manual. It's the story of the…

What anarchists demand from art is what they demand from all aspects of their political lives: that it should, as much…

Chico Mendes, a rubber tapper and union organizer deep in Amazon rainforest, pioneered the combination of environmental…

“It has been said that the biggest man in the Populist Party of Kansas today is a woman,” wrote The Leavenworth…

This is the first and only collection of the most vital, representative writings of the Party. It fiercely refuted the…

Featuring more than 1,500 engravings that originally graced the pages of 19th-century Webster's dictionaries, this…

In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold Ii of Belgium seized for himself the vast and…

Fascism Today takes a look at the insidious rise of fascism in the United States, how it is fueled by the media and how…

Venture into the contemporary evolution of recipes and culinary confections with this book that not only offers tasty…