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Carl Smith

Carl Smith is Franklyn Bliss Snyder Professor of English and American Studies and Professor of History, Emeritus, at Northwestern University. His books include Chicago and the American Literary Imagination, 1880-1920;…

Toward the Setting Sun

by Brian Hicks

…tragedy of the Cherokee Nation. . . . Hicks brings narrative energy and original insight to a grim and important chapter of American life.” —Jon Meacham, author of American Lion…

The Immaculate Invasion

by Bob Shacochis

“An unforgettable mixture of hard journalism and sharp commentary that captures much of the absurdity and futility of the 1994 American-led U.N. invasion of Haiti.” —Kenneth Maxwell, Foreign Affairs…

Honorable Treachery

by G. J. A. O'Toole

A reissue of the first comprehensive history of American intelligence, espionage, and covert action—a book poised to capture a new audience in the wake of the recent NSA surveillance scandal….

Michael Pollan

…first book, Second Nature), the 2000 Reuters-I.U.C.N. Global Award for Environmental Journalism for his reporting on genetic engineering and the 2003 American Humane Society’s Genesis Award for his writing on…

Martin Lee

…of the U.S.” The American Journal of Psychiatry said the book contained “a wealth of historical, sociological, and political information.” The San Francisco Chronicle called it “a generalist’s history that…

Gail Buckley

Gail Lumet Buckley is the author of the national bestsellers American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm, and The Hornes: An American

Irving Feldman

…Best American Poetry (1995, 1997, 1998 ), and The Best of the Best American Poetry. He is Distinguished Professor of English at the State University of New York at Buffalo….

Emily Raboteau

Emily Raboteau is the author of the critically acclaimed novel, The Professor’s Daughter. Her fiction and essays have appeared in Best American Short Stories, Best African American Fiction, The Guardian,…

G. J. A. O’Toole

…Espionage; Honorable Treachery, a history of American intelligence; The Spanish War: An American Epic, a Pulitzer Prize nominee; and An Agent on the Other Side, a novel. He died at…