History
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Immediately recognized as a revelatory and enormously controversial book since its first publication in 1971, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is universally recognized as one of those rare books that forever changes the way its subject is perceived. Now repackaged with a new introduction from bestselling author Hampton Sides to coincide with a major HBO dramatic film of the book, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.
Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
In 1838, the U.S. government launched the largest discovery voyage the Western world had ever seen-6 sailing vessels and 346 men bound for the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Four years later, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, or Ex. Ex. as it was known, returned with an astounding array of accomplishments and discoveries: 87,000 miles logged, 280 Pacific islands surveyed, 4,000 zoological specimens collected, including 2,000 new species, and the discovery of the continent of Antarctica.
I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to be Destroyed by Me: Emblems from the Pentagon's Black World
They’re on the shoulder of all military personnel: patches that symbolize what a soldier’s unit does. But what happens if it’s top secret?
Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy
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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
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A Crack in the Edge of the World CD: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
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