Biography & Memoir
A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley
Paperback
This bold new history recovers the American Revolution, as seen through the eyes of Boston-born painter John Singleton Copley.
The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics
Hardback
Largely written out of American history, this book argues that John Quincy Adams is, in fact, a lost Founding Father.
Schlesinger: The Imperial Historian
Hardback
The first major biography of pre-eminent historian and intellectual Arthur Schlesinger Jr, a defining figure in John F. Kennedy’s White House.
Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat Into Victory
Hardback
Combining epic history with rich family stories, Michael Korda chronicles the outbreak of the Second World War and the great events that led to Dunkirk.
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
Paperback
Reviving the life and work of a neglected master, this biography establishes Shirley Jackson as a towering figure in American literature.