History

History (from Greek ἱστορία - historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events. Historians debate the nature of history and its usefulness. This includes discu ...more

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The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII
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The Discovery of Britain: An Accidental History
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Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History
The Great Resistance: The 400-Year Fight to End Slavery in the Americas
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    Playmakers: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America

    Release date: Feb 17, 2026
    A unique, illuminating story of the first–generation Jewish American toymakers who literally manufactured “the century of the child.”


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  • The Last Ride of the Dirty Creek Gang by William W. Johnstone
    The Last Ride of the Dirty Creek Gang

    Release date: Feb 24, 2026
    In this explosive new adventure, a once-notorious gang of retired bank robbers reunite for one last ride—and one last shot at glory...

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  • Preacher's Hell by William W. Johnstone
    Preacher's Hell (Preacher/First Mountain Man)

    Release date: Feb 24, 2026
    A blazing new installment in the long-running series featuring Preacher, the First Mountain Man, in a classic showdown between Good and Evil.

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