History

History (from Greek ἱστορία - historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events. Historians debate the nature of history and its usefulness. This includes discu ...more

Star Crossed: A True Romeo and Juliet Story in Hitler's Paris
Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II
Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words
Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury
Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity
No Meat Required: The Cultural History and Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating
Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World
Time's Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance
Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning
Survivor Injustice: State-Sanctioned Abuse, Domestic Violence, and the Fight for Bodily Autonomy
Murder in a Mill Town: Sex, Faith, and the Crime That Captivated a Nation
The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race
The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China
Gallop Toward the Sun: Tecumseh and Harrison's Struggle for the Destiny of a Nation
  • Joseph Smith's Gold Plates by Richard L. Bushman
    Joseph Smith's Gold Plates: A Cultural History

    Release date: Sep 01, 2023
    Renowned historian Richard Lyman Bushman presents a vibrant history of the objects that gave birth to a new religion.

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  • Invisible Generals by Doug Melville
    Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals

    Release date: Nov 07, 2023
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  • Murder in a Mill Town by Bruce Dorsey
    Murder in a Mill Town: Sex, Faith, and the Crime That Captivated a Nation
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    The Marriage Portrait
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    The Secret Midwife
    The Art Thief
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    The First Ladies
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    Good Night, Irene
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    1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
    The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
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