From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, a breathtaking entwined narrative of the most adventurous year of all time: in 1909 three daring expeditions–led by Ernest Shacklet
JACOB “JAKE” MOORE is a thirty five year old founder and head of a software startup in Palo Alto, California, whose life is spinning out of control after a divorce. He's in the grips of an addiction
Explains the importance of Washington's leadership in the years following the American Revolution, including establishing navigational rights on the Potomac and quelling an uprising of unpaid revoluti
An Agocii warrior seizes the chance to escape his outcast status and begin a new life...Vsevold, outcast warrior of the Agocii, finds hope in the defeat of his people at the devastating siege of Parne
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J. Larson recovers a crucially important—yet almost always overlooked—chapter of George Washington’s life, revealing how Washington saved the United States by c
After commanding the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War, General Washington stunned the world: He retired. Four years later, as he rode from Mount Vernon to lead the Constitutional C
Elevated to the throne against his wishes, warrior Akabe of Siphra begins rebuilding the city of Munra's Temple to protect the sacred books of Parne and reluctantly pursues a marital alliance with the
Offers a riveting account of the great expeditions into the cold heart of Antarctica during the continent's Heroic Age. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial an
"The last thing Kien Lantec expects on his first day of military leave is to receive marching orders from his Creator, the Infinite. Orders that don't involve destroyer-racing or courting the love of
At age 17, Ela Roeh of Parne becomes the Infinite's first female prophet sent to bring the Infinite's word to a nation torn apart by war, but her mission is endangered when she partners with a young a
Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration. Retold with added information, it
"They could write like angels and scheme like demons." So begins Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward Larson's masterful account of the wild ride that was the 1800 presidential election -- an election so con
Reissued with a new preface: the Pulitzer Prize-winning book that is “quite simply the best book ever written on the Scopes Trial and its place in American history and myth.”
“I often said before starting, that I had no doubt I should frequently repent of the whole undertaking.” So wrote Charles Darwin aboard The Beagle, bound for the Galapagos Islands and what would argua
Trial and Error traces the coverage or lack thereof, of evolution in textbooks used in American public schools from the mid-1800s to the present. While the teaching of Darwinian evolution was common a
When Charles Darwin landed on the Galapagos Islands in 1835, he was the first to recognize that their isolation and desolation were advantages for a naturalist: Here the workings of nature are laid b
"Larson's thoughtful analysis of issues involved when the state intervenes in the reproductive decisions of its citizens is both timely and persuasive." -- Journal of American History
A captivating historical survey of the key debates, questions, and controversies at the intersection of science and religion Throughout history, scientific discovery has clashed with religious dogma,
