History

Tyrants and Rogues: Understanding the Declaration of Independence
eBook
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

The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World
Paperback
An urgent and incisive new framework for understanding the origins–and stakes–of global conflict with China, Russia and Iran

Clodia of Rome: Champion of the Republic
Paperback
A thrilling new history of the late Roman Republic, told through a woman’s quest for justice

Radical Duke: How One Aristocrat—and the American Revolution—Transformed Britain
Hardback
When Danielle Allen discovered a parchment of the Declaration of Independence buried away in Sussex, England, little did she know that she had...

Lightning Beneath the Sea: The Race to Wire the World and the Dawn of the Information Age
Hardback
The thrilling story of the nineteenth century’s moonshot: An Atlantic-spanning telegraph cable that created the global village and changed the world


