William Hughes

Not all the folks who roamed the Old West were cowhands, rustlers, or cardsharps. And they certainly weren't all heroes.Give-a-Damn Jones, a free-spirited...

The fundamental outlines of the physical world, from its tiniest particles to massive galaxy clusters, have been apparent for decades. Does this mean...

In Solid State, Kenneth Womack offers the most definitive account of the conception, recording, mixing, and reception of Abbey Road.In February 1969, the...

Hyperpartisanship has gridlocked the American government. Congress' approval ratings are at record lows, and both Democrats and Republicans are disgusted by...

In August 1776, a little over a month after the Continental Congress had formally declared independence from Britain, the revolution was on the verge of a...

The vivid, fast-paced account of the siege of Khe Sanh told through the eyes of the men who lived it.For seventy-seven days in 1968, amid fears that America...

A fascinating insider's account of a major cancer cover-upRalph W. Moss was assistant director of public affairs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in...

Americans have come to expect that the nation's presidential campaigns will be characterized by a carnival atmosphere emphasizing style over substance. But...

A fascinating new angle on presidential history, assessing the performances of all forty-four presidents in their freshman year of the toughest job in the...

In this fascinating history of Cold War cartography, Timothy Barney considers maps as central to the articulation of ideological tensions between American...

In the aftermath of World War II, the United States stood at a precipice. The forces of modernity unleashed by the war had led to astonishing advances in...

A starlet's plot to blackmail a film-studio executive results in her murder. Only the ';trouble chaser' can clear her volatile lover and solve the crime.

Franklin Roosevelt entered the White House in 1933 confronting twenty-five-percent unemployment, bank closings, and a nationwide crisis in confidence....

This is a crackling, spicy, and investigative portrait of the freaky and theocratic fringe elements within the conservative movement who are now calling the...

A fascinating, eye-opening, and often shocking look at what lies ahead for the United States-and the world-from one of our most incisive futuristsGeorge...

Known by his troops in World War II as ';The GI General' because of his close identification with the men under his command, Omar Bradley commanded the...

Known to generations of Americans for his stirring call to arms, "Give me liberty or give me death," Patrick Henry is all but forgotten today as the first of...

When we think of Detroit, we think first of the auto industry and its slow, painful decline, then maybe the sounds of Motown, or the long line of...

One of the most brilliant biologists of our time and a charismatic daredevil, Dr. Joe Slowinski had been obsessed with venomous snakes since his youth. In...