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Russell Shorto
Russell Shorto
Awards
Shortlisted — George Washington Book Prize, 2019
Books by Russell Shorto
Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom
Hardback, 2017
From the author of the acclaimed history The Island at the Center of the World, an intimate new epic of the American Revolution that reinforces its meaning for today.
Revolution Song: The Story of America's Founding in Six Remarkable Lives
Paperback, 2019
“An engaging piece of historical detective work and narrative craft.” —Chicago Tribune
Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob
Hardback, 2021
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2021
Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America.
Revolution Song: The Story of America's Founding in Six Remarkable Lives
E Book, 2017
“An engaging piece of historical detective work and narrative craft.” —Chicago Tribune
Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob
E Book, 2021
Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America
Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob
Paperback, 2022
Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America
Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America
Hardback, 2025
The thrilling narrative of how New York came to be, by the author of the beloved classic The Island at the Center of the World
Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America
E Book
The author of The Island at the Center of the World offers up a thrilling narrative of how New York—that brash, bold, archetypal city—came to be.