Século 20 (até 1945)

The vivid, behind-the-scenes story of perhaps the most consequential political moment in American history—Abraham Lincoln’s history-changing nomination to lead the Republican Party in the 1860 presid …

The Limits of the Lost Cause challenges prevailing ways of thinking about the impact of the Civil War on the American South. Above all, Gaines Foster’s work encourages Americans to confront the new d …

This story is a tapestry woven with threads of resilience, love, and adventure. It’s about more than working on the original Star Trek or her slave ancestor’s love story; it’s a journey through histo …

From the bestselling author of The Indispensables, the unknown and dramatic story of irregular guerrilla warfare that altered the course of the Civil War and inspired the origins of America’s modern …

Latinas: Gender, Race, and Class-Struggles in 21st Century USA, Vol. 2  celebrates the spirit and resilience of Latinas navigating the complex intersections of class, race, and gender that shap …

The first biography of Ericka Huggins, a queer Black woman who brought spiritual self-care practices to the Black Panther Party. In this groundbreaking biography, Mary Frances Phillips immerses reade …

Arguably, no event since the American Revolution has had a greater impact on US history than the Civil War. This devastating and formative conflict occupies a permanent place in the nation’s psyche a …

Among the fiercest opponents of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II was journalist James ‘Jimmie’ Matsumoto Omura. In his sharp-penned columns, Omura fearlessly called ou …

Shedding important new light on the history of the Cold War, Philip Nash tells the story of what the United States gave up to help end the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. By drawing on documents only r …

The second day’s fighting at Gettysburg–the assault of the Army of Northern Virginia against the Army of the Potomac on 2 July 1863–was probably the critical engagement of that decisive battle and, …