History

Ever wonder why we take such fascination in watching horse racing, or the Indy 500? Well, it didn't used to always be…

From a manual for witch hunters written by King James himself in 1597, to court documents from the Salem witch trials of…

The people of Egypt have been conquered by the Hyksos, the Persians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the Ottomans,…

Rediscover the radical potential of art with this antidote to those purply grey old art history textbooks they make…

This is a classic for good reason. The US history book you wish you'd had as a textbook in college, or high school, or…

A candid, scathing roundtable discussion about racial iniquities in the US, between the head of the NAACP Legal…

Growing up can be a rough time in and of itself, so imagine living those childhood trials and tribulations in the…

Putting the cat back in catastrophe and the dog in doggoned, Pet Noir entertains (and informs) by turning traditional…

To anyone studying philosophy, this book is a must. To anyone just wanting to learn more about philosophers and their…

Different philosophical ideologies are discussed in this helpful book. Various schools of thought, famous philosophers,…

Phoolan Devi: "What others called a crime, I called justice." February 1981: A 24 year old village woman, born into…

A big, full-color graphic novel about India's beloved modern-day Robin Hood. Sold into marriage at 11, she escaped to…

This Celebrate People's History poster (part of a series by the justseeds artist collective) commemorates the burning of…

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

Pirates have long lived in the realm of romance and fantasy, symbolizing risk, lawlessness, and radical visions of…

Profiling some of history’s most prominent, yet widely unknown, female swashbucklers and sailors from across the…

Nigel Cawthorne delves into the world of pirates, shedding light on their real lives and the characters who raided both…

Pirates are such a fantastical bunch, since their history is often combined with legend, making them appear…

Plagues have plagued humans to the point where life was a gruesome tail of boils and humors -- not the funny kind, even…

Comprising over 150 vegan recipes and anecdotes from some of the bands that played at the over 200 shows booked by…

Thanks to recent advancements in the field of prehistoric sciences, what we now know about our ancient relatives is…

An illustrated, colorful history of the uses and misuses of poison, from the ancient world to today. Learn about…

Poisons are everywhere - in the environment, the office, at home. They have been used to cure and kill. In this book, a…

If you want to better understand politics, this book is for you. With chapters on history, ideologies, systems of…

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

The hidden story behind the shaping (and mis-shaping) of twentieth-century New York, and makes public what few have…

The Black Panthers are often credited with forcing the hand of the government when it came to providing free school…

In the early 1900s, Ethel Payne was the daughter of a Pullman Porter with an ear for good stories. She grew up to be…