Traces the life and achievements of the Virginian who wrote the Declaration of Independence and served as the third president of the United States.

People working in a wide range of careers, including a day care worker, flight attendant, and hotel manager, describe the daily routine, benefits, and drawbacks of their jobs ...

Details the life of the South African-born English author who created the fantasy adventures The hobbit and The lord of the rings.

This book tells the exciting story of Tecumseh, his vision of a united Indian nation, and his incredible one-man effort to bring it about.

Russell Shorto meticulously investigates Christian history and the Bible’s New Testament to reveal the true, historical Jesus Christ. For roughly two thousand years, the world ...

An endlessly entertaining portrait of the city of Amsterdam and the ideas that make it unique, by the author of the acclaimed Island at the Center of the World Tourists know ...

In this moving chronicle of what acclaimed historian Eric Foner calls (in his introduction) "the most decisive turning point in American history," we hear the real voices of ...

A biography of Jackie Robinson, the first Black player in major-league baseball.

A biography of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his role as president in ending slavery in the United States.