History

During World War I, German soldiers shot down carrier pigeons for fear the birds were carrying enemy communiqués; in…

A protest movement spread across Japan in 1918 in response to inflated costs of rice. On top of existing inflation, the…

From the hosts of the Wildly Tarot podcast comes this deluxe collector's book, complete with 24 removable cards and a…

A sometimes funny, sometimes terrifying tale of what happens when a government disappears into the woods; complete with…

Sojourner Truth was famous for her dedication to the abolitionist and feminist causes, and for overcoming such radical…

Telling the story of his band in his own words, Iggy Pop's new book Total Chaos features dozens of never-before-seen…

In the summer of 1854, London was just emerging as one of the world's first recognized modern cities. Despite this…

When we think of hunter-gatherers, we should probably include fishers as well, for human communities have long depended…

Author Jean Markale is one of the most prominent writers of the 19th century of Celtic Paganism. Through this book, he…

Drawing on more than a century's worth of quantitative and qualitative data, Segregation By Design brings into sharp…

In stories of old, monsters weren't fearsome enemies, but rather warnings and messengers. They symbolized fears and…

This lovely book is the illustrated life story of 20th century inventor and utopian visionary, Buckminster Fuller.  …

A graphic guide to Freud. Freud is universally recognized as one of the most important figures in modern culture, but he…

Five great documentaries on that sadly antiquated format, the Betamax tape. Just kidding—they're all on DVDs. We're so…

23 fascinating historical anecdotes and incidents involving vegetables. Learn why Roman gladiators were massaged with…

In the early 1920s, a group of Korean student activists in Tokyo got together to form an anarchist group, Futeisha, or…

George Jackson, a political activist and revolutionary, was killed by prison guards during an alleged escape attempt in…

The Spanish Maquis were guerrillas who fought against the Franco regime. They carried out sabotage in Spain, as well as…

Schoolhouse Rock called this number its hero, and it's been making huge impacts and stirring up controversy since long…

For half a century, criminal defense lawyer Leonard Weinglass defended a who’s who of the twentieth-century left in…

The Great War is a beautifully crafted, 24-foot-long panorama depicting the events of the day on July 1, 1916, the…

What may at first glance appear to be a simple choice--that is, what we decide to eat when we're feeling hungry--is a…

Years after his tragic, shocking murder, Travyon Martin’s name is still evoked every day. He has become a symbol of…

The Weathermen. The Symbionese Liberation Army. The FALN. The Black Liberation Army. The names seem quaint now, when…

From its origins in Medieval China to the invention of the hi-tech Washlet, a combined cleansing and drying system that…

No other contemporary songwriter has created a body of work of such consistent quality, and such singular emotional and…

Lies My Teacher Told Me is a provocative, nonpartisan, and often shocking examination of American History. From Columbus…

A harrowing, philosophical investigation into systematized child sexual abuse in the UK. Jason Horsely traces lines of…

An artist turned model turned journalist whose career took off during the height of the Great Recession, Molly…