AE-TU PUBLISHING
Discrimination at High Levels: The Masculine U.S. Presidency (Mar., $22.95) by Gladys Cross points out the injustices by U.S. presidents against other ethnic groups.
ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS
The Diary of Petr Ginz (Apr., $24) by Petr Ginz, edited by Chava Pressburger, reveals a recently discovered secret diary of a 16-year-old prodigy killed at Auschwitz. 75,000 first printing.
Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America (June, $24) by Andrew Ferguson looks at how Lincoln's mythology still pervades American culture. 75,000 first printing. 12-city author tour.
BEACON PRESS
From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act: A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America (May, $25.95) by Chris Finan traces the evolution of free speech through diverse obstacles.
BIRLINN/POLYGON (dist. by Interlink)
The Union: England, Scotland and the Treaty of 1707 (Mar., $25) by Michael Fry offers a fresh recounting of modern Britain's beginnings.
BLUEBRIDGE (dist. by IPG)
The Door of No Return: Cape Coast Castle and the Slave Trade (Apr., $24.95) by William St. Clair chronicles the grim story of the African headquarters of the British slave trade.
BURFORD BOOKS
Come Hell and High Water (Mar., $30) by Jean Hood recounts 17 tales of disaster and tragedy on the high seas.
CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS
A Movable Feast: Ten Millennia of Food Globalization (Apr., $24.95) by Kenneth Kiple looks at the past, present and future of how and what we eat.
The Great Pyramid: Ancient Egypt Revisited (Apr., $40) by John Romer describes precisely how this structure was designed and built.
CAREER PRESS/NEW PAGE
The First American: The Suppressed Story of the People Who Discovered the New World (June, $24.99) by Christopher Hardaker explains why the discovery of America's earliest art and artifacts was suppressed.
CARROLL GRAF
Bobby and J. Edgar: The Bitter Face-Off Between the Kennedys and Hoover (June, $27.95) by Burton Hersh details the long, complex relationship between the Kennedy family and J. Edgar Hoover.
CENTER STREET
The Preacher and the Presidents (Aug., $26.99) by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy chronicles Billy Graham's ties to 11 U.S. presidents.
COLLINS/SMITHSONIAN
Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History (Mar., $24.95) re-creates America's greatest baseball season.
Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Phan Xuan An, Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent (Apr., $25.95) by Larry Berman reveals the story of North Vietnam's most successful spy, who worked for Time magazine during the war.
COLUMBIA UNIV. PRESS
Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language (Apr., $24.95) by Seth Lerer blends historical review, original scholarship and personal response to illuminate the language from past to present. Author tour.
CORNELL UNIV. PRESS
The Iron Whim: A Fragmented History of Typewriting (Jan., $29.95) by Darren Wershler-Henry looks at writing culture and technology, focusing on the early history and evolution of the typewriter.
CRANE HILL
Guests Behind the Barbed Wire: German POWs in the Small-Town South—A Love Story (Apr., $24.96) by Ruth Beaumont Cook chronicles the building and operation of Camp Aliceville in Alabama, the largest prisoner-of-war camp in the U.S.
CROWN
Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaw's Bloody Reign (Apr., $24.95) by Stephan Talty recounts Morgan's terrorist raids in the Caribbean. 100,000 first printing.
Last Flag Down: The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship (May, $25.95) by Ron Powers and John Baldwin portrays Baldwin's ancestor, the Shenandoah's 24-year-old executive officer. 100,000 first printing.
DA CAPO
A Special Mission: Hitler's Secret Plot to Seize the Vatican and Kidnap Pope Pius XII (June, $26) by Dan Kurzman details the shocking story behind Hitler's plan to occupy the Vatican and the surprising result of its failure.
IVAN R. DEE
A Shadow of Red: Communism and the Blacklist in Radio and Television (Apr., $27.50) by David Everitt provides a history of the period when the Cold War came to broadcasting, in 1950.
DK
A Grand Old Flag (June, $30) by Kevin Keim and Peter Keim tells the history of the U.S. through the flag's development and discusses the authors' extensive personal American flag collection.
DOUBLEDAY
Too Far from Home: A Story of Life and Death in Space (Mar., $24.95) by Chris Jones profiles the two American astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station after the 2003 explosion of the space shuttle Columbia. 100,000 first printing. Author tour with astronauts.
ECCO
India After Gandhi (Aug., $34.95) by Ramachandra Guha. This postpartition history marks the 60th anniversary of India's independence. 40,000 first printing.
FAIR WINDS PRESS
The Secrets of Solomon's Temple: Discover the Hidden Truth That Lies at the Heart of Freemasonry (Mar., $27.95) by Kevin L. Gest explores the background of Freemasonry as it relates to the modern world.
FORDHAM UNIV. PRESS
The General and His Daughter: The War-Time Letters of General James Gavin to His Daughter Barbara (Mar., $27.95) by Barbara Gavin Fauntleroy and Starlyn Jorgensen, edited by Gayle Wurst, portrays the 82nd Airborne Division, the first to fight in WWII.
GALLAUDET UNIV. PRESS
Through Deaf Eyes: A Photographic History of an American Community (Apr., $40) by Douglas Baynton et al. considers the American deaf community and its significant position in American history.
GIBBS SMITH
The History of Choppers: Rolling Sculptures (Mar., $29.95) by Rob Weiland explains how chopper riders and builders pushed their metallic self-expression into the realm of art.
GIBBS SMITH/ANCIENT CITY PRESS
Wolfkiller: Wisdom of a Nineteenth-Century Navajo Shepherd (Apr., $14.95), compiled by Harvey Leake, shares the ancient wisdom the Navajo elders passed to him as a boy.
GROVE PRESS
The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Before the Storm (May, $25) by Juliet Nicolson draws on material from rarely seen sources to describe English society on the brink of a changing world. 25,000 first printing.
HARPERCOLLINS
The Reagan Diaries (May, $35) by Ronald Reagan and Douglas Brinkley delves into Reagan's handwritten diaries from his eight years in office. 300,000 first printing.
HARVARD UNIV. PRESS
The Jamestown Project (Mar., $29.95) by Karen Ordahl Kupperman argues that Jamestown served as a successful role model for future English colonies.
HILL WANG
A Glorious Defeat: Mexico and Its War with the United States (June, $25) by Timothy J. Henderson examines how Mexico gained independence and the ramifications of its victory. Advertising.
The Age of Lincoln (June, $25) by Orville Vernon Burton shows how the president's Southernness empowered him to conduct a civil war that redefined freedom as a personal right. Advertising.
ISLAND PRESS
Unnatural History of the Sea (July, $28) by Callum Roberts traces the history of commercial fishing around the world and through the centuries.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. PRESS
Same Time, Same Station: Creating American Television, 1948—1961 (Mar., $35) by James L. Baughman looks behind the scenes of early broadcasting, examining corporate machinations that determined the future of television.
LIBRARY OF AMERICA
Captain John Smith: Writings, with Other Narratives of Roanoke, Jamestown and the First English Settlement of America (Mar., $45), edited by James Horn, collects the writings of John Smith, explorers and colonists to mark the 400th anniversary of English settlement in America. $25,000 ad/promo.
MCGILL-QUEENS UNIV. PRESS
Witch Hunts: From Salem to Guantánamo Bay (Mar., $29.95) by Robert Rapley argues that today's hunt for terrorists reflects the witch hunt crazes of the past.
MERCURY BOOKS (dist. by IPM)
Atlas of Medieval Europe (June, $25) by Angus Konstam puts knights and castles into historic perspective.
METROPOLITAN BOOKS
1967: Israel, the War, and the Year That Transformed the Middle East (May, $30) by Tom Segev paints a sweeping portrait of 1967, the war and its aftermath.
MIRAMAX
F5: The Devastating Tornado Outbreak of 1974 (June, $25.95) by Mark Levine chronicles the lives affected by 148 tornadoes that touched down across 13 states. 150,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo. Author tour.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES (U.K.) (dist. by IPM)
Mary Tudor: The Tragical History of the First Queen of England (Mar., $34.95) by David Loades uses documents, letters and illustrations to probe the monarch's life and death.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Etched in Stone: Enduring Words from Our Nation's Monuments (Mar., $30) by Ryan Coonerty, photos by Carol Highsmith, celebrates words that define America's past through the engraved inscriptions on 52 public sites. 25,000 first printing. Advertising.
National Geographic Essential Visual History of the World (May, $14.95) features illustrations depicting events, personalities, discoveries and inventions. 30,000 first printing.
NEW PRESS
Infernal Machine: A History of Terrorism (Apr., $26.95) by Matthew Carr reveals the similarities in different societies' responses to terrorism.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV. PRESS
Lincoln Emancipated: The President and the Politics of Race (May, $32) by Brian R. Dirck. Eight historians examine Lincoln's commitment to abolition and racial equality.
W.W. NORTON
Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (May, $49.95) by Vincent Bugliosi attempts to lay all questions to rest. Ad/promo. Author tour.
ONEWORLD PUBLICATIONS (dist. by NBN)
The Five Percenters: Islam, Hip-Hop and the Gods of New York (Apr., $27.95) by Michael Muhammad Knight examines the Five Percenters splinter movement by means of insider access, oral tradition and community literature.
OVERLOOK PRESS
Looking for Jimmy: A Search for Irish America (Mar., $26.95) by Peter Quinn studies issues of Irish-American identity.
The Heirs of Mohammad: Islam's First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-Shia Split (Mar., $27.95) by Barnaby Rogerson reveals a saga of ambition, achievement, self-sacrificing nobility and blood rivalry.
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Napoleon's Egypt: The Invention of the Middle East (Aug., $24.95) by Juan Cole goes inside Napoleon's attempt to conquer Egypt. 50,000 first printing. Advertising.
PANTHEON
The Boys from Dolores: Fidel Castro's Classmates from Revolution to Exile (May, $26.95) by Patrick Symmes explains the political and social complexities of Cuba today by illuminating the Cuba from which Castro emerged. Advertising. 6-city author tour.
PELICAN PUBLISHING
Louisiana Cowboys (Mar., $35) by Bill Jones looks at the Cajun cowboys who tamed the horses, cattle and open range of southwest Louisiana from colonial times to the present.
Hurricane Audrey: The Deadly Storm of 1957 (Apr., $24.95) by Cathy C. Post describes how Louisiana families rode out the storm with no evacuation call or media attention.
PENN STATE UNIV. PRESS
Orwell Subverted (May, $55) by Daniel Leab offers an account of the CIA's powerful influence on the filming of Animal Farm.
PINEAPPLE PRESS
The Lightkeepers' Menagerie (Mar., $27.95) by Elinor De Wire looks at animals and their relationships with lighthouse keepers around the world.
POTOMAC BOOKS
The Forgotten Terrorist: Sirhan Sirhan and the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy (Apr., $29.95) by Mel Ayton unearths photographic evidence and eyewitness testimony that have been overlooked for nearly 40 years.
PROMETHEUS BOOKS
Lincoln: And the American Manifesto (Mar., $28) by Allen Jayne argues that Lincoln regarded the Declaration of Independence as the most important embodiment of American principles.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Very Strange Bedfellows: The Short and Unhappy Marriage of Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew (May, $27.95) by Jules Witcover examines the Nixon presidency.
ROYAL COLLECTION (dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
Five Gold Rings: A Royal Wedding Souvenir Album from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II (Apr., $19.95) by Jane Roberts chronicles five U.K. royal weddings.
RUTGERS UNIV. PRESS
Blood Passion: The Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the American West (Aug., $25.95) by Scott Martelle explores political corruption and immigrants' struggles against dominant social codes of race, ethnicity and class.
SIMON SCHUSTER
Presidential Courage: From George Washington to Our Time (May, $28) by Michael Beschloss ponders the critical moments when a courageous president has dramatically changed the country's future. 250,000 first printing. Advertising. 12-city author tour.
STACKPOLE
Roadside Attractions: Cool Cafes, Souvenir Stands, Route 66 Relics, and Other Road Trip Fun (June, $24.95) by Brian and Sarah Butko visits offbeat attractions from coast to coast.
STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK PRESS
Teachers United: The Rise of New York State United Teachers (Apr., $25) by Dennis Gaffney recounts how New York State's largest union became a powerful progressive force.
TEXAS AM UNIV. PRESS
Blue Bell Ice Cream (Mar., $19.95) by Dorothy McLeod MacInerney uses vintage ads and photos to outline the history of the little creamery in Brenham, Tex.
TEXAS TECH UNIV. PRESS
Tascosa: Its Life and Gaudy Times (June, $39.95) by Frederick Nolan presents the history of one of the most violent outlaw towns of the Old West.
THUNDER BAY PRESS (Dist. by IPG)
Prague Then and Now (May) by J.M. Lau; Orlando Then and Now (July) by Stephen Evans; Honolulu Then and Now (July, $18.95 each) by Sheila Sarhangi show the cities' evolution through both historical and specially commissioned photographs.
UNIV. OF GEORGIA PRESS
The Creation-Evolution Debate: Historical Perspectives (May, $22.95) by Edward J. Larson offers a concise take on the history of the evolution debate.
UNIV. OF HAWAII PRESS
Pathways to the Present: U.S. Development and Its Consequences in the Pacific (Apr., $48) by Mansel G. Blackford looks at the Hawaiian islands as the center of American activities in the region.
UNIV. OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Lincoln the Lawyer (Mar., $29.95) by Brian Dirck examines Lincoln's legal aspirations, education, law partnerships and law practice in the 1840s and 1850s.
UNIV. OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESS
Mission 66: Modernism and the National Park Dilemma (June, $39.95) by Ethan Carr describes the major federal program that shaped the development of the National Park System.
UNIV. OF MICHIGAN PRESS
The Americanist (Mar., $24.95) by Daniel Aaron offers recollections and observations on the nation's political, literary and social life.
UNIV. OF MISSOURI PRESS
Footsteps on the Ice: The Antarctic Diaries of Stuart D. Paine, Second Byrd Expedition (June, $34.95), edited by M.L. Paine, reveals the daily struggles, internal dynamics and bravery of the early explorers.
UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
The American Ascendancy: How the United States Gained and Wielded Global Dominance (Apr., $34.95) by Michael H. Hunt provides insights into America's problematic place in the world today.
UNIV. OF NORTH TEXAS PRESS
Murder on the White Sands: The Disappearance of Albert and Henry Fountain (May, $24.95) by Corey Recko revisits the second most famous killing in New Mexico history.
UNIV. OF SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS
In the Shadow of the Civil War: Passmore Williamson's Rescue of Jane Johnson (June, $29.95) by Nat Brandt and Yanna Brandt considers the human lives at the heart of the conflict between states' rights and federal mandates.
UNIV. OF VIRGINIA PRESS
Thomas Jefferson: Draftsman of a Nation (Apr., $22.95) by Natalie S. Bober questions how to reconcile Jefferson's eloquence on the right of individual freedom while he himself was a slaveholder.
UNIV. PRESS OF FLORIDA
Weeki Wachee: City of Mermaids—A History of One of Florida's Oldest Roadside Attractions (May, $34.95) by Lu Vickers and Sara Dionne takes a nostalgic look at Florida's tourism heritage.
UNIV. PRESS OF KANSAS
Lincoln's Rise to the Presidency (Apr., $34.95) by William C. Harris emphasizes the conservative bent that guided the young statesman's political evolution.
VERSO
Buda's Wagon: A Brief History of the Car Bomb (Apr., $19.95) by Mike Davis traces the development and worldwide use of the car bomb.
WAANDERS (dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
Holland Frozen in Time (Mar., $49.50) by Ariane van Suchtelen offers an overview of cold Dutch winters from 1550 through 1850 immortalized in art.
WALKER CO.
Taj Mahal: A Love Affair at the Heart of the Moghul Empire (Apr., $26.95) by Diana and Michael Preston merges a timeless saga of everlasting love with centuries of Indian and Asian history. 50,000 first printing.
The Fabric of America: How Our Borders and Boundaries Shaped the Country and Forged Our National Identity (June, $24.95) by Andro Linklater shows how boundaries created property, followed by government and laws to protect it. 50,000 first printing.
WARNER/SPRINGBOARD PRESS
The Boomer Century 1946—2046: How the Most Influential Generation in America Has Defined How We Live (Apr., $25.99) by Richard Croker. This companion book to the PBS documentary studies baby boomers through interviews and essays.
WATKINS (dist. by Sterling)
The Secret Founding of America: The Real Story of Freemasons, Puritans & the Battle for the New World (May, $24.95) by Nicholas Hagger claims that the U.S. is now run by Christian Freemasons.
WESTCLIFFE PUBLISHERS
Washington Then and Now (Mar, $45) by Paul Dorpat and Jean Sherrard presents a side-by-side comparison within the state using recent photographs taken from the same angle as historical photos. Ad/promo.
YALE UNIV. PRESS
Foxbats over Dimona: The Soviets' Nuclear Gamble in the Six-Day War (June, $26) by Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez examines Cold War aggression, deception and calculated willingness to precipitate a global crisis.
