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The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating acts of racial violence in US history. But how did it come to pass? What exactly happened? And why are the events unknown to so many of us today?

Award-winning author Karen Blumenthal devoted months to tracing the footsteps of Bonnie and Clyde, unearthing new information and debunking many persistent myths. The result is an impeccably researched nonfiction tale of love, car chases, kidnappings, and murder set against the backdrop of the Great Depression.

Discover how the U.S. created the Constitution, experience the miraculous victory at the Battle of New Orleans, explore America's expansion west and uncover one of America's best weapons used during World War II.

Human rights activist Lisa Shannon weaves together the stories of one family's tragic encounters with Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army in the Congo with tales from the family's rich and vibrant history. These lively stories transport Shannon from the chaos of the violence around her and bring to life a peaceful, vibrant Congo not soon forgotten.

Each the subject of innumerable biographies, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee have never before been paired as they are here. William C. Davis explores their personalities, their character, and their ethical, moral, political, and military worlds and finds surprising similarities.

In a devastated Europe at the end of World War II, the improbable relationship between fallen tyrant Hermann Göring and rising US Army physician Douglas Kelley becomes a hazardous quest into the nature of evil.

On January 17, 1913, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was alone and near starvation--and one hundred miles from base camp. This thrilling account of his journey back establishes Mawson as one of history's greatest polar explorers.

The story of the Hudson's Bay Company is the story of modern Canada's creation. And it has never before been told in such depth and detail as in this new book by Stephen R. Bown.

Emma Southon examines a trove of real-life homicides from Roman history to explore Roman culture, including how perpetrator, victim, and the act itself were regarded by ordinary people. Inside ancient Rome's darkly fascinating history, we see how the Romans viewed life and death and what it means to be human.

Poet and educator Clint Smith explores the places where the history of slavery has been preserved, if not fully reckoned with. Included are New Orleans, Monticello Plantation, Angola Prison, Blandford Cemetery, and others hidden in plain view. This book offers a new understanding of the role that memory and history can play in understanding our country.