US History

Last Updated: April 28, 2026

Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story by Jeffrey Kluger

The thrilling untold story of the pioneering Gemini program that was instrumental in getting Americans on the moon.

We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore

We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
by Jill Lepore

From the best-selling author of “These Truths” comes “We the People”, a stunning new history of the U.S. Constitution, for a troubling new era.

El Paso: One Hundred Years of Blood, Race, and Memory by Jazmine Ulloa

From New York Times reporter Jazmine Ulloa, a sweeping human history of El Paso, revealing violence, power, and privilege at play in America’s most famous border town.

Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters by Edward J. Larson

On the 250th anniversary of American independence, with the history of our founding a political battleground, this study of the ideas and battlefield sacrifices of 1776 by a Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar could not be more timely.

Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment by Rhae Lynn Barnes

A groundbreaking history, decades in the making, that chronicles how blackface dominated American society culturally, financially, and racially for nearly two centuries.

Boston, 1776: A Rogue Tour of Revolution City by J.D. Dickey

Relive the chaos, courage, and color of the American Revolution’s capital city while meeting those who led the fight in the nation’s War of Independence.