History
Tyrants and Rogues: Understanding the Declaration of Independence
Hardback
An acclaimed historian presents a sweeping new look at the Declaration of Independence, focusing not on the lofty principles of the preamble but on the list of grievances levelled against King George III
Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America
Paperback
In 1664, England decided to invade the Dutch-controlled city of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York,...
What Is Queer Food?: How We Served a Revolution
Paperback
A celebrated food writer’s expansive, audacious excavation of the development of modern queer identity and food culture
Thomas Jefferson Survives: American Independence in His Time and Ours
Hardback
On the 250th anniversary of his greatest achievement, two leading historians take on the question, “Does Thomas Jefferson still matter?”
Something New Under the Sun
Paperback
The definitive environmental history of the twentieth-century world, now updated for the twenty-first