In 1845, seven years after fleeing bondage in Maryland, Frederick Douglass was in his late twenti...

An illuminating and lively narrative of Charles Darwin's formative years and adventurous voyage a...

Soon after winning the presidency in 1845, according to the oft-repeated anecdote, James K. Polk ...

Brings to life the personal and political experiences of a remarkable American'The most eloquent,...

A major reconsideration of the role of the American West in the causes, military conduct, and con...

In 1845, seven years after fleeing bondage in Maryland, Frederick Douglass was already a celebrat...

Many of this volume's letters chronicle the Tennessean's prosecution of the Mexican War, a confli...

After winning the US presidency in 1845, according to the oft-repeated anecdote, James K. Polk sl...

In a tour-de-force of document-sleuthing and insights gleaned from the excavation of this remarka...

Tom Chaffin dispels the legends and offers the fullest account ever of the fate of the Confederac...

In 1845, seven years after fleeing bondage in Maryland, Frederick Douglass was in his late twenti...

In a narrative both panoramic and intimate, Tom Chaffin captures the four-decade friendship of Th...