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A History of Women in 101 Objects
Annabelle Hirsch - Crown Format: Hardcover
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Discover the hidden history of women - and the world - through this visual exploration of intimate objects and the surprising, sometimes shocking stories behind them.. "I adored this book!" - Olivia Colman. This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history... |
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Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
Kathleen DuVal - Random House Format: Hardcover
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A magisterial history of Indigenous North America that places the power of Native nations at its center, telling their story from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights for sovereignty that continue today. "A feat of both scholarship and storytelling."... |
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The Right Kind of White: A Memoir
Garrett Bucks - Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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A revelatory memoir that earnestly reckons with whiteness.. As the product of progressive parents and a liberal upbringing, Garrett Bucks prided himself on the pursuit of being a "good white person." The kind of white person who treats their privilege as a responsibility and not a burden;... |
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Puerto Rico: A National History
Jorell Meléndez-Badillo - Princeton University Press Format: Hardcover
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A panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to today
Puerto Rico is a Spanish-speaking territory of the United States with a history shaped by conquest and resistance. For centuries, Puerto Ricans have crafted and negotiated complex ideas about nationhood. Jorell Meléndez-Badillo... |
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Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Natalie Dykstra - Mariner Books Format: Hardcover
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The vivid and masterful story ofIsabella Stewart Gardner - creator of one of America's most stunning museums - an American originalwhose own life was remade by art. Includes archival photos of Isabella's world, museum,and the artshe collected.
Isabella Stewart Gardner's museum,... |
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A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
David Gibbins - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human history told through the archaeological discoveries of twelve shipwrecks across time.. The Viking warship of King Cnut the Great. Henry VIII's the Mary Rose. Captain John Franklin's... |
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Illiberal America: A History
Steven Hahn - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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If your reaction to the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol was to think, 'That's not us,' think again: in Illiberal America, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian uncovers a powerful illiberalism as deep seated in the American past as the founding ideals.A storm of illiberalism,... |
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