This month’s best new history

Don't miss the best new history from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! This month's history picks include an illuminating account of medieval war in Europe, an engrossing true story of a Polish resistance hero, and more.

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	FEATURED IN: How did a once-isolated Amazonian tribe come to run an illicit diamond mine? WHY IT'S READWORTHY: "Reads like a wondrous combination of Heart of Darkness and In Cold Blood" (Greg Grandin) Explores the ongoing cultural and environmental consequences of capitalism and settler-colonialism "Destined to become a modern classic of literary nonfiction" (Jon Lee Anderson) FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: The little-known rivalry that transformed American reproductive rights WHY IT'S READWORTHY: How the competing visions of Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett continue to shape public discourse about birth control "By turns analytical and dishy… This captivates" (Publishers Weekly starred review) "A timely contribution to a virulent debate" (Kirkus Reviews) FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: In early Christianity, there was more than one version of Jesus WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Explores the disparate ideas about Jesus's life and significance that persisted through the first millennium CE "Illuminates a forgotten world… An absolute pleasure to read" (The Times) Written by an acclaimed classicist FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: 'A serious, meticulous history that will also appeal to Game of Thrones fans' (Booklist) WHY IT'S READWORTHY: How one family's ninth-century power struggle gave rise to a civil war that remade Europe Full of shocking betrayals, bloody battles, and court intrigue From the renowned medieval historians behind The Bright Ages FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: Get lost in the stacks of a Renaissance library WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Surveys the book collections of Europe's cultural elite, from Machiavelli to Montaigne "No avid and self-respecting bibliophile should be without this book set snugly on one of their study's many shelves" (Kirkus Reviews starred review) Reveals how reading gained new meaning with the advent of print media FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: In an era of pervasive medical sexism, one woman dared to defy the establishment WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Discover the story of Mary Putnam Jacobi, the pioneering physician who conducted the first studies of women's reproductive biology "Lydia Reeder has a talent for uncovering little-known heroes from the past and making their stories compulsively readable" (Lindsey Fitzharris) FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: What have people throughout history imagined the future to look like? WHY IT'S READWORTHY: "An illuminating look at past and present efforts to gaze into the crystal ball" (Kirkus Reviews) Identifies six key themes that continually show up in predictions for what's to come "Adamson builds his history like a patchwork quilt… to create a breathtaking assemblage" (Booklist) FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: Elzbieta Zawacka was a hero of the Polish resistance — but her courage was obscured for decades WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Drawn from archival materials and exclusive interviews with those who knew her best "A well-told story from a little-known corner of World War II history" (Kirkus Reviews) With praise from Simon Sebag Montefiore and Hallie Rubenhold FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: How Tsar Nicholas II — and the Russian Empire — fell from power WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Delves into the political machinations and changing social conditions that fueled the Russian Revolution Sheds new light on the storied Romanov family, the last imperial dynasty to rule Russia "A scholarly tour de force" (Kirkus Reviews) FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more... FEATURED IN: Set sail with this magisterial history of the pre-Columbian Atlantic Ocean WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Spans 200 million years, from the formation of the continents to the advent of European imperialism Includes dazzling illustrations and informative maps "A fascinating dive into a true ocean of history" (Booklist) FEATURED IN: Get on Amazon or Learn more...
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