History
Reinventing Knowledge: From Alexandria to the Internet
Paperback
“It has the power to wrench familiar aspects of history into new and surprising shapes.”—Laura Miller, Salon
Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered
Paperback
A rich and surprising look at the robust European culture that thrived after the collapse of Rome.
Defying Dixie: The Radical Roots of Civil Rights, 1919-1950
Paperback
"Remarkable…an eye-opening book [on] the freedom struggle that changed the South, the nation, and the world." —Washington Post
The Anti-Communist Manifestos: Four Books That Shaped the Cold War
Hardback
The books altered the course of history; the lives behind them have the dark fascination of fiction.
Our Savage Neighbors: How Indian War Transformed Early America
Paperback
“With remarkable literary skill, Peter Silver . . . provokes hard thinking about the basic themes of our history.”—Sean Wilentz, The Rise of American Democracy