History
Heart of American Darkness: A Story of Murder and Revolution on the Early Frontier
Paperback
An acclaimed historian captures the true nature of imperialism in early America, demonstrating how the frontier shaped the nation
In the Shadow of the Great House: A History of the Plantation in America
Hardback
A sweeping, 400-year history of American slavery and American capitalism told through the emergence, evolution and persistence of the plantation
How to Be Avant-Garde: Modern Artists and the Quest to End Art
Paperback
The strange story of the twentieth-century artists who sought to destroy art by transforming it into the substance of everyday life
The Driving Machine: A Design History of the Car
Paperback
The renowned design writer on the extraordinary history of car design
Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past, Present, and Future of the Self-Provisioning City
Hardback
From the eighteenth century to the twenty–first, the surprising history and inspiring contemporary panorama of urban gardening: nurturing health, hope, and community.