History

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…

"What do you want?" is a constant query put to economic and globalization activists. In yet another volume, Albert…

The first People's History poster about New Zealand! The New Zealand Federation of Labor, the Red Feds, was the first…

From prehistoric times to dreams of a distant future, this thick graphic novel explains the history of allopathic or…

We Are Many is a reflection on Occupy from within the heart of the movement itself. Examining key questions: What…

This traditional deck of Italian fortune telling cards uses imagery from centuries past to give these cards a timeless…

Fungi- they're everywhere! From mushrooms on the forest floor to the development of penicillin, fungi are an essential…

Spiritualism, ghosts, the afterlife—folks in the Victorian era were fascinated with The Beyond. Spirits, Seers, &…

In May of 1989, on a quiet street in Copenhagen, police discovered the apartment that had served for years as a hideaway…

Jessica Abel's new comics journalism book, On the Wire, is the nonfiction graphic novel format story of the rise of the…

After President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, his successor established a commission to investigate. In graphic…

A work of fiction set during the Maidan Revolution in Ukraine in 2013, I Will Die In A Foreign Land traces the paths of…

This is the story of the infamous Bonnot Gang: the most notorious French anarchists ever. It is the story of how the…

Politics in Minutes reflects on various political ideologies, movements, and the histories behind political changes.…

HIS-story is well known for its erasure of the lived experiences of the people that challenge the status quo (because…

In mid 2012, protests erupted in Khartoum opposition to the the reign of Omal al-Bashir and his National Congress party,…

Ever get a hankering for a little history lesson? With this book, It Happened in Oregon, you'll get some of Oregon's…

These are not the quiet women who didn't make history - oh no. These heroines, hellions and heretics started shit and…

Comics about the history and culture of the vulva. A body part hidden and made shameful in modern western…

A globe-spanning introduction to many women who have committed themselves to the Buddhist monastic tradition. Toomey's…

Marco Tedesco is a world-leading expert on Arctic ice decline and climate change. In The Hidden Life of Ice, he invites…

This history of medical disaster, especially relevant in the post-COVID era, chronicles the diseases that have done the…