U. S. History

by Stephen Puleo

The Great Abolitionist is the first major biography of Charles Sumner to be published…

by Joe Pappalardo

From a wrestler with cauliflower ears to ill-used dance hall girls to everyday…
From society belles teaming up with gun manufacturers to save America's birds in The Feather Wars…

by Tom Clavin

Two weeks after the death of Sitting Bull, tensions were high between the…

by Gregory E. O'Malley

When most Americans think of slavery, they do not picture the colonial…
From the dramatic story of a Black man’s relentless search for freedom in Revolutionary-era America to…

by Jack Kelly

In 1776, Tom Paine's words—and the determination of American patriots—allowed our nation to…
With a new year comes a new set of history books publishing this month. Whether you've…

by J. Randy Taraborrelli

J. Randy Taraborrelli shares with The History Reader an excerpt from his…

by Jeffrey Kluger

Named by Time Magazine as one of the most anticipated books of fall…