| | | This Month's Best New History |
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 | | | New Release | | An instant New York Times bestseller: What can revolutions — past and present — tell us about our world today? "Both a fascinating look at history and an inspiring vision for the future" (Walter Isaacson), this expansive new release travels across centuries and continents in search of answers to the most daunting geopolitical questions. Take it from Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Nicholas Kristof, who said, "I found myself marking passage after passage, fact after fact." | |
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 | | | New Release | | "Lusciously detailed and insightful history" (Kirkus Reviews): In 1776, Captain James Cook embarked on his third and final sea voyage — one that would end in his killing on the shores of Hawaii. From a New York Times bestselling author who "has mastered the art of you-are-there historical narrative" (New York Times bestselling author John Vaillant) comes an "exquisitely crafted and novelistic portrait" (Publishers Weekly starred review) of a mercurial explorer and the consequences of imperialism. | |
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 | | | New Release | | Named a most anticipated book of 2024 by Publishers Weekly, Foreign Policy, The Millions, and more: This "revelatory account" (Kirkus Reviews starred review) explores how the sophisticated, resilient Indigenous cultures of North America flourished long before and after European contact. "Both majestic in scope and intimate in tone… Native Nations belongs on the same shelf as Blackhawk's magisterial work and Charles Mann's 1491" (Minneapolis Star Tribune). | |
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 | | | New Release | | "Sweepingly grand" (National Book Award–winning author Tiya Miles): When — and how — did the Reconstruction era really end? Upending traditional narratives about this tumultuous period, this "searing" account from a National Book Award–nominated scholar "redraws its borders, redefines its meaning, and restores its place as the hinge upon which American history turns" (Bancroft Prize–winning historian Jill Lepore). | |
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 | | | New Release | | "The latest in a long line of excellent war histories" (Booklist starred review) from the New York Times bestselling author of Alone, this "engrossing" read (The Washington Post) shines a light on the little-known soldier poets who documented the horrors and triumphs of World War I. Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Stacy Schiff calls it "a masterful book, nimble, lyrical, and searing, and a volume Michael Korda alone could have written." | |
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 | | | New Release | | "History buffs will find this smooth sailing" (Publishers Weekly). Dive deep into the world of underwater archaeology with a New York Times bestselling author and "real-life Indiana Jones" (The Times) as your guide! This "imaginative and engrossing trip through three millennia" of shipwrecks (The Wall Street Journal) explores the many secrets that these sunken relics hold. | |
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 | | | New Release | | A Pulitzer Prize–winning scholar delivers "an instant classic… If you want to understand the historical origins of our present condition, this is the place to start" (Bancroft Prize–winning historian Eric Foner). Was the January 6th attack on the US Capitol an aberration — or part of a larger American tradition of illiberalism? This "brilliant and timely" read (Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Alan Taylor) argues that threats to democracy are not a recent development, but a historic pattern that has plagued the US for centuries. | |
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 | | | New Release | | In this brand-new cultural history called "authoritative" (Kirkus Reviews starred review) and "nuanced" (Library Journal starred review), a renowned anthropologist confronts the colonial legacy of Western museums — and asks where their plundered artifacts truly belong. "A provocative look at questions of ethnography, ownership, and restitution… Required reading" (Financial Times). | |
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 | | | New Release | | "A gripping, beautifully researched narrative… World War II buffs and those looking for a genuine page-turner will be delighted" (New York Times bestselling author Alex Kershaw). Meet the eclectic group of scientists whose groundbreaking advancements in underwater reconnaissance helped lead the Allies to victory on D-Day. "Propulsively narrated and full of moments of astonishing sacrifice, this brings a remarkable history to light" (Publishers Weekly starred review). | |
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 | | | New Release | | From the poet who offered a feminist perspective on the crucifixion to the diarist at the center of one of England's most notorious inheritance battles, meet the unsung women writers of the Elizabethan era in this "vibrant group portrait" (Publishers Weekly starred review) from a leading scholar of the Renaissance! "We meet an extraordinary cast of unknown characters, and live more richly in a time we thought we knew" (New York Times bestselling author Adam Gopnik). | |
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