In 1789, as the French Revolution shook Europe to the core, the new United States was struggling for survival in the face...

Forty years ago, after publication of his pathbreaking book “Sugar and Slaves,” Richard Dunn began an intensive investigation of two...

Generations of students have been taught that the American Revolution was a revolt against royal tyranny. In this revisionist account,...

Written from a strikingly fresh perspective, author Nick Bunker brings us a new account of the Boston Tea Party and the origins...

This is an eye-opening book about the early years of the American republic. It explores in vigorous prose a subject...

A gypsy read John Wilkes Booth’s palm and predicted tragedy. “Ah, you’ve a bad hand; the lines all cris-cras [sic]....

Generally, New York has been recognized as the intellectual center of America, but Christopher Sten’s Literary Capital re-examines that theory...

Somehow, in the swirl of history — and the re-telling of it — the presence of Pat Nixon has been...

Sixteen years ago, Christopher Tilghman’s debut novel, “Mason’s Retreat,” appeared to a plethora of praise. It depicted the story of...

In a way, Stan Salett is an American hero. He personifies a myriad of ideal qualities: the conscientious work ethic,...

Now that she has completed her seventh memoir, “Mom & Me & Mom,” Maya Angelou has, in a way, fashioned...

As Booth’s bullet tore through Lincoln, the metaphor of his presidency — retaining the integrity of the union with care...