20st Century up to 1945

The Civil War produced the largest cavalry force ever raised in American history. In Civil War Cavalry, Earl J. Hess examines that force comprehensively and from new perspectives, challenging standar …

During World War II, the United States government, working through the Army Corp of Engineer, undertook an unprecedented experiment—the development of the world’s first nuclear weapon. Although the f …

The Battles of Forts Henry and Donelson took place in February of 1862 and were early indicators of the success the US would have in the Civil War’s Western Theater. Due to Kentucky’s neutrality at t …

This personal record of the Civil War was edited and published in 1910 by Francis Fearn, who may have been the granddaughter of the author. The diary records the tribulations of a Confederate family …

An eye-opening look into the founding of the American Museum of Natural History and its original racial underpinnings. From 1908 to 1933, the American Museum of Natural History launched more scientif …

“Small Wars is unique in its complexity and breadth. This book would be of great interest to both military and diplomatic historians, and those that teach Recent America.” —Nancy Gentile Ford, author …

How a female investigative journalist brought down the world’s greatest tycoon and broke up the Standard Oil monopoly. Long before the rise of mega-corporations like Wal-Mart and Microsoft, Standard …

The Oregon Trail is a historical non-fiction book written by Francis Parkman Jr., first published in 1849. It chronicles Parkman's journey along the Oregon Trail in 1846, detailing the challenge …

A translation of Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, with word-for-word meanings and precise commentary. New insight into the advanced practices of meditation, kriya yoga and raja yoga. Until Patanjali wrote h …

How the historic resistance to racial desegregation in schools led to the over-punishment of students today Every year, millions of public school students are suspended. This overused punishment remo …