This month’s best new history

Don't miss the best new history from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! Check out this month's history picks — which include an engrossing examination of the buildup to the English Civil War, an insightful essay collection from a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian, and more!

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	A new history of the US Constitution for our time WHY IT'S READWORTHY: "It is impossible to imagine a more instructive text on a more timely subject by a more accomplished historian" (Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny) Examines the many revisions to our founding document — and how it might be amended next Written by a New York Times bestselling, Bancroft Prize–winning author who teaches at Harvard "Essential reading for all Americans" (Library Journal starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A Pulitzer Prize–winning author answers the question: Why should we study the past? WHY IT'S READWORTHY: This posthumous collection of essays "helps put our tumultuous times in perspective" (The Wall Street Journal) by assessing American values over the decades "An enjoyable and warmhearted valedictory hymn to the American spirit" (Publishers Weekly) From the famed scholar behind 1776, The Pioneers, and other great works of history Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers 'Netflix should make this enjoyable English civil war history into an epic drama' (The Times) WHY IT'S READWORTHY: In 1642, Charles I sent armed forces to arrest dissidents in Parliament — an act that laid the groundwork for revolution Political intrigue and larger-than-life personalities fill the pages of this "House of Cards–ish drama" (Literary Review) "A rollicking history, packed with fire and excitement" (The Telegraph) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Get to know Shakespeare's greatest rival in this gripping biography WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Meet Christopher Marlowe — the ambitious son of a cobbler who became Elizabethan England's second most famous playwright "The rich historical detail, thriller-like pacing, and an abundance of intrigue keep the pages turning" (Booklist) Penned by a Pulitzer Prize–winning author hailed as "one of America's leading humanities scholars" (Kirkus Reviews starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Meet the suffragist who ran for president before women could legally vote WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Victoria Woodhull was born into poverty and had no formal education — but rose to become a leader in the women's rights and labor movements Highly anticipated by The Washington Post, Town & Country, and more "A splendid account of a unique woman who was ahead of her time, and perhaps ours, too" (BookPage) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers The nation's preeminent scholar of the Civil War era explores American freedom WHY IT'S READWORTHY: "A delightful read for anyone who savors the pleasure of seeing history come alive in the work of a contemporary master" (New York Times bestselling author Henry Louis Gates Jr.) These stirring essays from a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian reveal how 19th-century social movements are key to understanding our current political reality Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers How the notion of birth equality reshaped American law WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Between 1840 and 1920, a momentous reimagining of the US Constitution transformed the nation Illuminates the legal underpinnings of abolition, birthright citizenship, universal suffrage, and other social movements A "masterpiece" from "one of our most prodigious constitutional scholars" (Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jonathan Eig) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers The remarkable, unsung stories of Black women who defined the concept of human rights WHY IT'S READWORTHY: "A must-read for anyone who truly wants to understand America, and the world at large" (New York Times bestselling author Sharon McMahon) Features detailed profiles of entrepreneurs, actresses, journalists, activists, and more — some famous, others lesser-known From a #1 New York Times bestselling author and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers How has the meaning of antisemitism changed over time? WHY IT'S READWORTHY: A "richly researched" account from "one of America's leading historians of power and identity" (Kirkus Reviews) Explores the term's origins in 19th-century Europe — and the social, political, and legal conditions that have influenced our understanding of its definition "Excellent and timely" (The New Yorker) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers What the collapse of past civilizations reveals about our future WHY IT'S READWORTHY: A sweeping survey of 5,000 years of human history, penned by a leading social scientist This international bestseller and Next Big Idea Club must-read highlights the dangers of inequality and concentrated power "Deeply sobering and strangely inspiring… Read it now, or your descendants will find it in the ruin" (New York Times bestselling author Johann Hari) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers
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