Featured Excerpt: Whack Job – The History Reader : The History Reader
Whack Job by Rachel McCarthy James is a brilliant and bloody examination of the axe’s foundational role in human history, from prehistoric violence, to war and… Source link
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Featured Excerpt: The Last Secret Agent
After decades of silence, the last surviving World War II spy operating in the deadly world of Nazi France, reveals the real, untold story of her time as a secret agent…. Source link
Julie of Saxe-Coburg’s Sister-in-Law: Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
New York Times bestselling author Helen Rappaport shares the unhappy, dynastic marriage of Louise (Luise) of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg to Ernst I, then Duke of Saxe-Coburg. The… Source link
Featured Excerpt: The Ride – The History Reader : The History Reader
Timed for the 250th anniversary of one of America’s most famous founding events, New York Times bestselling author Kostya Kennedy’s new book, The Ride, reveals fresh research into Paul Revere’s legendary ride. Read on for a featured excerpt. I ECHOES Amos Doolittle’s engraving of the Battle of Lexington (1775). New York Public Library. Public domain. […]
Riveting Historical Reads: April 2025
Looking for your next history read? Check out our favorite new history books publishing in April 2025. Fear No Pharaoh A dramatic history of how American Jews reckoned with slavery—and fought the Civil War. Kreitner illuminates the shifting dynamics of Jewish life in America and the debates about religion, morality, and politics that endure to […]
The Tragic Fire and Sinking of the General Lyon Steamer
March 31st is the 160th anniversary of one of the most shocking events of the Civil War: the fire and sinking of the Union transport ship, the General Lyon. Today, few people know about this tragic event since it was overshadowed by major Civil War events that received national attention. Tom Clavin shares the details […]
Featured Excerpt: Project Mind Control
In Project Mind Control, John Lisle reveals inside story of the CIA’s secret mind control project, MKULTRA. Read on for an excerpt. Prologue On September 25, 1980, Rosanna Del Guidice arrived thirty minutes early to an office building in downtown Boston. Inside were cubicles, a small dining area, and, most importantly, a conference room where […]
Featured Excerpt: The Rebel Romanov
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes the story of a courageous young Imperial Grand Duchess who scandalized Europe in search of freedom. Read on for a featured excerpt from The Rebel Romanov. Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, early 1800s. Public domain. Courtesy of Wikimedia. PROLOGUE The Coburg Marriage In May 1816, at the […]
Lincoln’s First Responder – The History Reader
John Wilkes Booth assassinating Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre. Drawing from glass-slide depiction c. 1865–75. (Public domain, Wikimedia Images) Monday [was] the 160th anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The story of it is a familiar one, portrayed in movies and many books. But always overlooked is the role played by the first physician […]
Guns, Chainsaws and Swords: The Rivals of the Humble Axe
Whack Job author Rachel McCarthy James takes a look at how guns, chainsaws, and swords outshined the humble axe as weapons throughout history. The axe is a humble object; its power lies in its commonality, its everydayness. Throughout its long life, its many uses have been outstripped by tools and weapons with a greater sense of […]