History Books

In 'Forgotten,' Hervieus tells the story of this group of freedom fighters as she also imbues the work with the tensions of the racial politics of the time as well as the human bravery for a group fighting for freedom and for many giving up their lives for something they had yet to earn for themselves.

Video interview with Joseph J. Ellis author of "The Quartet".

A veteran music journalist 'tells the full story of how the Beatles broke up, how the Stones achieved the greatest commercial success in rock history, and how the music business became what it is today.'

Castor is able to take us into the life of a young peasant girl who hears the voice of God and leads the French army to victory.

While the emphasis is on the woman, it is the history and the making of it that seems to be the guide.

A history of the Mississippi larded with interesting tales and people.

While this is a useful reference book about a blues legend who deserves to be remembered, it ultimately provides little personal information about Big Mama Thonrton's life.

'Who We Be' is a slow-moving storm washing away the layers of ignorance and ambivalence about the continuing growth of our culture.

'The Great Dissent' brings the First Amendment to life and makes Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes a layered, multi-faceted figure at the crux of our personal freedoms.

A fascinating woman leads us through a now almost forgotten world at the dangerous meeting point of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires.