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1491 (2006)
Describes how recent archaeological research has transformed long-held myths about the Americas, rev...

The Fifties (1994)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines the social, political, economic, and cultural history...

Undaunted Courage (2002)
A chronicle of the two-and-a-half year journey of Lewis and Clark covers their incredible hardships ...

Unbroken (2010)
Tells the gripping true story of a U.S. airman who was the soul surviver when his bomber crashed int...

Behind the Beautiful Forevers (2012)
A first book by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist profiles everyday life in the settlement of Anna...

On Paper (2013)
Presents a history of paper that traces its invention in China 1,800 years ago through its myriad ap...

Trapped Under the Sea (2014)
Documents the disastrous 1990s mission during which two members of a five-man diving team were kille...

A Spy Among Friends (2014)
The best-selling author of Operation Mincemeat presents a definitive portrait of the notorious 20th-...

Washington (2010)
A comprehensive account of the life of George Washington negates the stereotype of a stolid, unemoti...

Confederates in the Attic (1999)
A journalist leads readers on a revealing journey through the Old South, tangling with the forces of...

Nanjing Requiem (2011)
During the 1937 attack on Nanjing, American missionary and women's college dean Minnie Vautrin decid...