History
Ultima Thule: Explorers and Natives in the Polar North
Hardback
An illustrated history of 170 years of Arctic exploration and its effects on indigenous peoples.
American Slavery, American Freedom
Paperback
"Thoughtful, suggestive and highly readable."—New York Times Book Review
Clocks and Culture: 1300-1700
Paperback
The history of the clock opens a window on how different cultures have viewed time and on Europe's path to industrialization.
The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein
Paperback
Saddam Hussein is high on America's enemies list—but does an Iraq without him hold the seeds of the next Yugoslavia?
Perils of the Atlantic: Steamship Disasters, 1850 to the Present
Hardback
"Flayhart delivers a gripping chronicle of mishap and mayhem . . . filled with danger and heroism and rich with detail."—Sea Power