History
"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs": Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination
Paperback
A ground-breaking historical work that explicates Thomas Jefferson’s vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery and race.
City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris
Hardback
Appointed to conquer the "crime capital of the world", the first Paris police chief faces an epidemic of murder.
The Politicians and the Egalitarians: The Hidden History of American Politics
Paperback
An eminent historian reminds us of the commanding role party politics has played in America’s enduring struggle against economic inequality.
The Great Departure: Mass Migration from Eastern Europe and the Making of the Free World
Paperback
A panoramic history of the vast migration of Eastern Europeans to the West by a recent winner of a MacArthur Fellowship.
Pontius Pilate: Deciphering a Memory
Hardback
A world-renowned classicist presents a thrilling revisionist biography of the Bible’s most controversial figure.