A chronicle of American history, from the bottom up. See full description...

Here is a history of Britain by one of its finest statesmen, a man who had himself crucially shaped events during perhaps the greatest crisis of modern times. See full description...

On April 25th, 1898, the United States declared war on Spain. Less than seven months later, a victorious America claimed the former Spanish colonies of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippine Islands. To the American diplomat John Hay, the Spanish-American War was “a splendid little war.” It... See full description...

The Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876 has become known as the quintessential clash of cultures between the Lakota Sioux and whites. Lakota historian Joseph M. Marshall III reveals the nuanced complexities that led up to and followed the battle, in an account that has until now only been... See full description...