James D. Richardson’s biography "The Abolitionist’s Journal" concerns the extraordinary life of George Richardson, an antislavery advocate and traveling Methodist preacher. George Richardson kept a 300-page journal that became... Read More

Edited by Corinne T. Field and LaKisha Michelle Simmons, the essays collected in "The Global History of Black Girlhood" are groundbreaking, delivering history lessons with present-day implications. Drawing insights from research into the... Read More

"Out of the Shadows" is a gripping book that brings the courage, valor, and dedication of American women soldiers into the light. In Ron Farina’s "Out of the Shadows", nine American women veterans share the raw truth of life on the... Read More

Exposing the massive consequences of personal relationships and political maneuverings, "Europe on the Path to Self-Destruction" is a sweeping summary of the critical events that shaped Europe over a 130-year period. In his history book... Read More

Pairing alluring photographs from the past and the present, "The San Francisco Peaks and Flagstaff Through the Lens of Time" captures changes to a diverse region. John L. Vankat’s photography collection "The San Francisco Peaks and... Read More

Written with the flair of fiction, Kapaun’s Battle is the engaging biography of a true war hero. Jeff Gress’s admiring biography of US Army chaplain and Medal of Honor recipient Emil Kapaun, Kapaun’s Battle, records the subject’s... Read More

Larisa Grollemond and Bryan C. Keene’s "The Fantasy of the Middle Ages" is a comprehensive, inclusive analysis of the many ways in which the Middle Ages inform popular culture. The book tackles the topic of medievalism: how materials... Read More

"Birds and Us" is a fascinating look at the relationship between human beings and our avian relatives throughout history, written by ornithologist Tim Birkhead. The text follows the arc of the bird’s flight through human art and... Read More