Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition, the loss and resurgence of his ship, and memories of growing up in South Africa inform Darrel Bristow-Bovey’s entrancing literary memoir "Finding Endurance", about the romantic spirit of... Read More

Reissued in light of the contemporary relevance of its topics, Journalist I. F. Stone’s political exposé of the Korean War calls years’ worth of dubious claims, made by the highest authorities, into question. Often called the... Read More

Norman Ravvin’s "Who Gets In" uses a family immigration story to expose Canada’s bureaucratic practice of white nation building despite claims of multiculturalism. Ravvin’s grandfather, Yehuda Yosef Eisenstein, came to Canada’s... Read More

Noting that camping rocketed in popularity during COVID-19, "Making Camp" explores the history of recreational camping, from its nineteenth-century Adirondack beginnings through to the present. With an abundance of vintage illustrations... Read More

"A Slow, Calculated Lynching" is Devery S. Anderson’s biography of Clyde Kennard, whose desire for an education and opportunities led to his gradual martyrdom. Kennard was born in Mississippi in 1927; he grew up facing entrenched... Read More

Antonia Fraser’s biography of Caroline Lamb reassesses the English noblewoman’s life—too often defined and confined by her notorious affair with Lord Byron. Born in 1785, Caroline was a bright, charming, and rather high-strung... Read More

The thought-provoking and expert essays of "A New History of the American South" represent expansive views of Southern history—beyond the period-focused notions of the region that often appear in history and literature. Rather than... Read More

Kissinger’s Betrayal uses historical documents and analyses to show that ignorance, prejudice, and malice contributed to a notorious military defeat, and the rise of a dictatorship, in Vietnam. Stephen B. Young’s politically attuned... Read More