History

Flashes of Brilliance: The Genius of Early Photography and How It Transformed Art, Science, and History
Hardback
The story of the wildest experiments in early photography and the wild people who undertook them

American Zion: A New History of Mormonism
Paperback
The first major history of Mormonism in a decade, drawing on newly available sources to reveal a profoundly divided faith that has nevertheless shaped the nation

American Slavery, American Freedom
50th Anniversary Edition
Paperback
The classic exploration of the connection between freedom and slavery, with a bold new introduction from prominent historian Annette Gordon-Reed

Belle Starr: The Truth Behind the Wild West Legend
Hardback
In this definitive biography of the most infamous female American outlaw of the nineteenth century, Michael Wallis challenges a notorious legacy

The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi
Paperback
A sweeping history of the Mississippi River—and the centuries of human meddling that have transformed both it and America


