Chronological Period/1900-1919
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The Russian Revolution: A New History
$21.99 Add to cartA “powerful revisionist history” (Times UK) illuminating the tensions and transformations of the Russian Revolution
In The Russian Revolution, acclaimed historian Sean McMeekin traces the events whic- Author: McMeekin, Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1541675487
- Language: English
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A Northern Light: A Printz Honor Winner
$15.99 Add to cartNow with a fresh new look and introduction, Jennifer Donnelly’s astonishing, Printz Honor-winning debut–the story of a young woman’s coming-of-age and the murder that rocked turn-of-the-century Ameri
- Author: Donnelly, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 07 2019
- ISBN10: 035806368X
- Language: English
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
$32.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – From the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the Lusitania
“Both terrifying and enthralling.”–Entertainm- Author: Larson, Erik
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 10 2015
- ISBN10: 0307408868
- Language: English
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America’s Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve
$19.00 Add to cartA tour de force of historical reportage, America’s Bank illuminates the tumultuous era and remarkable personalities that spurred the unlikely birth of America’s modern central bank, the Federal Reserv… [more below]
- Author: Lowenstein, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 18 2016
- ISBN10: 0143109847
- Language: English
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Falsehood in Wartime: Propaganda Lies of the First World War
$18.00 Add to cartFalsehood in Wartime is a compelling exploration into the early days of war propaganda. Fake news and government lies, manufactured truths and distorted reporting are not modern inventions, but have b
- Author: Ponsonby, Arthur
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: April 30 2022
- ISBN10: 0648531589
- Language: English
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Imagined Fronts: The Great War and Global Media
$75.00 Add to cartHow the first global media war impacted art, graphic design and cinema, from Otto Dix to Kathe Kollwitz
The media spectacle in which we live today has origins in the Great War (1914-18) and the burgeon
- Author: Benson, Timothy O.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 163681090X
- Language: English
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Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived
$20.00 Add to cartFrom an acclaimed literary biographer, a riveting and groundbreaking account of what happened to the survivors of the Titanic.
We think we know the story of the Titanic–the once majestic and supposed- Author: Wilson, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 26 2013
- ISBN10: 1451671571
- Language: English
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Andrew Carnegie
$25.00 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller!
“Beautifully crafted and fun to read.” –Louis Galambos, The Wall Street Journal “Nasaw’s research is extraordinary.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“Make no mistake: David Nas- Author: Nasaw, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 896
- Publish Date: November 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0143112449
- Language: English
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The First World War: A Complete History: A Complete History
$33.99 Add to cartThe acclaimed British historian offers a majestic, single-volume work incorporating all major fronts-domestic, diplomatic, military-for “a stunning achievement of research and storytelling” (Publisher
- Author: Gilbert, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: March 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0805076174
- Language: English
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To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918
$24.99 Add to cartIn this riveting and suspenseful New York Times best-selling book, Adam Hochschild brings WWI to life as never before…
World War I was supposed to be the “war to end all wars.” Over four long years, … [more below]
- Author: Hochschild, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: March 06 2012
- ISBN10: 0547750315
- Language: English
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The Coming of the Third Reich
$25.00 Add to cartThe definitive account of Hitler’s rise to power and the collapse of civilization in Nazi Germany, from the author of The Third Reich in Power and The Third Reich at War.
“The clearest and most grippin… [more below]- Series: History of the Third Reich
- Author: Evans, Richard J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 622
- Publish Date: January 25 2005
- ISBN10: 0143034693
- Language: English
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Death in a Prairie House: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Murders
$18.95 Add to cartThe most pivotal and yet least understood event of Frank Lloyd Wright’s celebrated life involves the brutal murders in 1914 of seven adults and children dear to the architect and the destruction by fi… [more below]
- Author: Drennan, William R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: August 21 2008
- ISBN10: 0299222144
- Language: English
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The Mexican Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe Mexican Revolution defined the sociopolitical experience of those living in Mexico in the twentieth century. Its subsequent legacy has provoked debate between those who interpret the ongoing myth … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Knight, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 01 2016
- ISBN10: 019874563X
- Language: English
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
$40.00 Read moreWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD – One of Modern Library‘s 100 best nonfiction books of all time – One of Esquire‘s 50 best biographies of all time
“A towering biography . . . a… [more below]- Author: Morris, Edmund
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 960
- Publish Date: November 23 2010
- ISBN10: 1400069653
- Language: English
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Good Time Girls of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush
$21.95 Add to cartHistory has long ignored many of the earliest female pioneers of the Klondike Gold Rush of North America-the prostitutes and other “disreputable” women who joined the mass pilgrimage to the booming go
- Author: Morgan, Lael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 354
- Publish Date: August 30 2018
- ISBN10: 0945397763
- Language: English
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The Man in the Arena: Selected Writings of Theodore Roosevelt: A Reader
$26.99 Add to cartThe first compilation of selections from the major works of Teddy Roosevelt since the resurgence in his popularity due to the major award-winning/bestselling biographies by Edmond Morris and H. W. Bra
- Author: Roosevelt, Theodore, IV
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: February 07 2004
- ISBN10: 0765306719
- Language: English
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Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 3: The Complete and Authoritative Edition Volume 12
$56.25 Add to cartThe surprising final chapter of a great American life.
When the first volume of Mark Twain’s uncensored Autobiography was published in 2010, it was hailed as an essential addition to the shelf of his- Series: Mark Twain Papers #12
- Author: Twain, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 792
- Publish Date: October 15 2015
- ISBN10: 0520279948
- Language: English
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No Mission Is Impossible: The Death-Defying Missions of the Israeli Special Forces
$20.99 Add to cartA riveting follow-up to Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal’s account of the most memorable missions of the Mossad, No Mission Is Impossible sheds light on some of the most harrowing, nail-biting oper
- Author: Bar-Zohar, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 15 2016
- ISBN10: 0062379003
- Language: English
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The Collinwood Tragedy: The Story of the Worst School Fire in American History
$24.95 Add to cartA devastating loss of life and a community’s response
March 4, 1908, was an ordinary morning in Collinwood, Ohio, a village about ten miles outside of Cleveland. Children at Lakeview Elementary School
- Author: Badal, James Jessen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1606353918
- Language: English
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The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
$24.00 Add to cartA 12-WEEK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Helen Rappaport paints a compelling portrait of the doomed grand duchesses.” —People magazine “The public spoke of the sisters in a gentile, superficial manner, b- Author: Rappaport, Helen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: June 16 2015
- ISBN10: 1250067456
- Language: English
