History

A huge book to help you visualize and understand a huge topic. These gorgeous, detailed infographics get right tothe…

Did you know that the rainbow pride flag is a national flag? It is - of the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea…

By visually interpreting the complete text of the supreme law of the land with more than a century of American pop…

The road paved by our civilization’s best books is a long and noble one, but it is also lined with unexpected potholes…

When it was first published, An American Anarchist marked a trail historians of American anarchism are still following…

The Tree Dispensary presents an appreciation of trees as the author has experienced them through everyday life, as a…

In this intriguing (and sometimes unbelievable) account, historian Julie M. Fenster traces the history of the practice…

This poster offers a history on The Liberator, an abolitionist newspaper that advocated for the complete emancipation of…

This collection of traditional Russian folktales is bursting with whimsy, wonder, drama, and action. Dinara…

This illustrated book dives into the fascinating history of mazes throughout civilization over the past 4,000 years.…

The pamphlets reprinted here were first published in the 1910s amid great controversy. Even then, the tactics of direct…

Primo Tapia de la Cruz (1885–1926) was born into the indigenous Tarascan community of Naraja, Mexico. While working as…

What we in the United States call Western Civilization has a consistent history of inhuman cruelty. Beginning with the…

Everything form the Big Bang to the present day brought together in one book. This volume tells the history of the…

Giving shape to the deep depression that pervaded Lincoln's adult life, Joshua Wolf Shenk's Lincoln's Melancholy reveals…

A companion to the equally awesome and wonderfully illustrated "Women in Science," this book highlights the…

With an administration that spews "alternative facts" and national anxiety on the rise, George Orwell's work has become…

With some mystery, history, violence, black liberation, and important questions on police brutality and the ethics of…

Did you know that in all of Jane Austen's novels, there are zero kisses between lovers? That she wrote an estimated…

I'm sure we've all noticed how the heart shape looks nothing like a human heart. So where did that shape come from?…

To the rest of the US, Appalachia is often portrayed as a caricature of white poverty, a bunch of hillbillies who voted…

Swept up in the nonstop news cycle of today, it's hard to step back and take the long view on history and current…

An expert on American authoritarianism offers 12 lessons to expose the divisive rhetoric, strongman tactics, violent…

Elizabeth “Mum Bett” Freeman of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, was the first slave to win her freedom in court on human…

Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our lexicon, an integral part of being human. In fact, our…

The definitive story about the long-forgotten practice of providing free nose jobs, face-lifts, breast implants, and…

The tales of these deities have been depicted by men over the centuries, revealing the ancient roots of toxic female…

Many of Darwin's scientific advances were tested and proven in his own garden and greenhouse, using simple tools to…

Meet the colorful cast of characters who were integral to America's journey to understanding alcoholism in this book…

When author Max Miller was furloughed from his day job at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, he suddenly found himself…