Gregory Wallance

by Gregory Wallance

Into Siberia  is a thrilling work of history about George Kennan’s harrowing journey into…
From spies, assassins, and dirty tricks in WWII to a revealing new biography of Jacqueline Kennedy…

Gregory Wallance

Featured Excerpt: Progress

Ancient civilization

by Samuel Miller McDonald

In Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy…

2025 Holiday Gift Guide

The History Reader 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
This December, we're taking a look back at the many fascinating history books that published this…

Featured Excerpt: Family of Spies

It began with a mysterious letter from a screenwriter, asking about a story. Your family. World…

Post-Holocene Progress

Maerten van Heemskerck - Panorama with the Abduction of Helen Amidst the Wonders of the Ancient World

by Samuel Miller McDonald

Samuel Miller McDonald's book, Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now…

The Last Launch of the Gemini Program

Gemini 12 prime crew: Astronauts James A. Lovell Jr. (right), command pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot.

by Jeffrey Kluger

On November 11, 1966, NASA launched Gemini 12, the last manned spaceflight in…

Featured Excerpt: A Promise Delivered

Van Thomas Barfoot newly promoted US Army Lieutenant circa 1944.

by Ty Seidule and Connor Williams

In 2020, a bipartisan act of Congress mandated changing the…

Featured Excerpt: A Biography of a Mountain

Mt. Rushmore

by Matthew Davis

In A Biography of a Mountain, Matthew Davis shares a  comprehensive narrative history…

Writing Characters With a Historical Perspective

by Charles Finch

Historical fiction author Charles Finch knows firsthand the challenges of making sure his…

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