Eileen Welsome – The Plutonium Files
A remarkable book by Eileen Welsome on her investigation of U.S. radiation experiments on Americans during the Cold War period
In 1987, Eileen Welsome, a...
Larry Gara’s Liberty Line, a Critical Assessment
Larry Gara's Liberty Line, published in 1961, is unquestionably the most influential book on the Underground Railroad of the last 50 years.
Liberty Line, Its...
Michelle Moran: Madame Tussaud
In Michelle Moran's latest novel, Marie Grosholtz, known to history as Madame Tussaud, experiences the unspeakable horrors of the French Revolution.
Marie Grosholtz's uncanny ability...
When it Happened in Britain A Very Quick History
A tour through Britain's history, from Roman times to the present day, with accounts of monarchs, plagues, battles, and the fascinating characters of the...
The Loneliness of Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great and the Loneliness of Power, by Ernst Badian, paints a picture of Alexander the Great that focuses not on his military...
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol and the Freemasons
Dan Brown's novel "The Lost Symbol" sends Robert Langdon on a quest to uncover the secrets of the Masons. The society of Freemasons has...
Henry Knox: Visionary General: Mark Puls Highlights Forgotten Hero of the American Revolution
Called the definitive biography, the first Secretary of War is restored to American consciousness as if being led to a few gold bars from...
Vikings in America by Graeme Davis
The author of 'Vikings in America' claims that around 1,000 years ago, Vikings crossed the Atlantic and settled in America.
Vikings in America is a...
Reeva Spector Simon – Iraq Between the Two World Wars
Reeva Simon's 2004 book, "Iraq Between the Two World Wars," shows how Nazi Germany gained influence in Iraq and helped cultivate a militarist society.
Reeva...
Book Review: Banned in Boston, by Neil Miller
As American society began to undergo radical changes in the late 1800s, stalwarts of the old order joined in a crusade against immorality...