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Easter Island

by John Dos Passos

What You See in Clear Water

by Geoffrey O'Gara

The Wind River runs from the alpine lakes of the Continental Divide through the nestled valleys of the northern Rocky Mountains and out onto high, windblown plains. More than a century ago, in what would become...

Israel and Europe

by Howard M. Sachar

"A remarkable feat--clear, compelling and accessible--. Critical background for any appreciation of the Jewish state."--The New York Times Book Review

With his characteristic grace and lucidity, Howard M. Sachar,...

The Portugal Story

by John Dos Passos

The Men Who Made the Nation

by John Dos Passos

St. Clair

by Anthony Wallace

The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials

by Telford Taylor

Island Possessed

by Katherine Dunham

Blue Sky Dream

by David Beers

Mr. Wilson's War

by John Dos Passos

History of the Present

by Timothy Garton Ash

The 1990s. An extraordinary decade in Europe. At its beginning, the old order collapsed along with the Berlin Wall. Everything seemed possible. Everyone hailed a brave new Europe. But no one knew what this new...

Great Issues in American History, Vol. II

by Richard Hofstadter

The Race

by James Schefter

"Indispensable to anyone interested in the space race."--Houston Chronicle

In 1963, a young reporter for Time-Life named James Schefter was given a dream job: cover America's race to the moon.  Since the astronauts...

Pacific War, 1931-1945

by Saburo Ienaga

A portrayal of how and why Japan waged war from 1931-1945 and what life was like for the Japanese people in a society engaged in total war.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Brazil on the Move

by John Dos Passos

Voyagers to the West

Pulitzer Prize for History 1987

by Bernard Bailyn

The winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in History is reinterpreted by the foremost colonial historian of American history, using the perspective of migration as an organizing principle. 32 photos, 19 maps.