It is difficult to keep in mind that the era of illegal abortions ended only 27 years ago.

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The Jehovah's Witnesses endured intense persecution under the Nazi regime, from 1933 to 1945. Unl...

The subzero temperatures were only one of the dangers explorer Frederick Cook (1865-1940) faced i...

For students and families with too much income to apply for need-based financial aid yet still wa...

Mark Twain's hilarity and irreverence shine through in this impeccably chosen collection.

This comprehensive biography of prolific critic, essayist, historian, and novelist Edmund Wilson ...

This early work by Captain Lugard of the British army is both expensive and hard to find in its f...

This monumental triple biography weaves together the personal and public lives of the triumvirate...

Revered historian Baker, the author of books on Augustus, Tiberius, and Hannibal, tells the story...

Tap dance innovators and stars Harold and Fayard Nicholas are the focus of this biography that no...

A penetrating study of the life and writings of Stephen Crane, author ofThe Red Badge of Courag...