The Battle of Gettysburg was a dramatic combination of pathos and absurdity, according to this remarkable selection of primary sources from historian Chadwick (The Cannons Continue reading »
Warbody: A Marine Sniper and the Hidden Violence of Modern Warfare
Joshua Howe, Alexander Lemons
Howe (Behind the Curve), a professor of environmental history at Reed College, and U.S. Marine veteran Lemons team up for a searing mix of wartime memoir and scientific Continue reading »
Talk to Me: Lessons from a Family Forged by History
Rich Benjamin
Benjamin (Searching for Whitopia) delivers a devastating memoir about the ripple effects of the coup that ousted his grandfather, Haitian president Daniel Fignolé, in 1957. Continue reading »
The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe
Marlene L Daut
Historian Daut (Awakening the Ashes) offers a powerful biography of Henry Christophe (1767-1820), who fought for, defected from, and ultimately ruled over Haiti. She first Continue reading »