History

The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920
Paperback
A ground-breaking, expansive new account of Reconstruction that fundamentally alters our view of this formative period in American history

Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America
Hardback
The thrilling narrative of how New York came to be, by the author of the beloved classic The Island at the Center of the World

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

Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart
Hardback
From the author of The Shallows, a bracing exploration of how social media has warped our sense of self and society

American Journey: On the Road with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and John Burroughs
Paperback
The epic road trips—and surprising friendship—of John Burroughs, nineteenth-century naturalist, and Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, inventors of the modern age


