History in Five

Journalist. Suffragist. Antilynching crusader. In 1862, Ida B. Wells was born enslaved in Holly Springs, Mississippi. In 2020, she won a Pulitzer Prize posthumously. Ida B. Wells committed herself to the needs of those who did not have power and a century after her death, Wells's genius is being celebrated in popular culture by politicians, through song, public artwork, and landmarks. Learn more about her life and legacy in Ida B. The Queen.

From Hang Time to Prime Time author Pete Croatto explains the NBA's unprecedented rise as a global institution.

Here are five things you should know about the Japanese Americans in California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona who were sent to incarceration camps on the outskirts at the base of Heart Mountain, Wyoming, in the spring of 1942.

Drawing on Navy logs, war diaries, action reports, letters, journals, memoirs, and dozens of interviews, Unsinkable tells the tale of five incredibly brave men aboard the Navy destroyer The USS Plunkett who fought off numerous and prolonged German attacks during WWII.

When President-Elect Abraham Lincoln boarded a train for Washington D.C., he seemed to know it was the last time he would ever be in Illinois, says Ted Widmer, author of "Lincoln on the Verge."

"Lincoln on the Verge" by Ted Widmer recounts President-Elect Abraham Lincoln's 13-day trip to Washington D.C., a span where the relatively unknown president realized the grave crisis the nation faced.

Ted Widmer, author of "Lincoln on the Verge," explains how President-Elect Abraham Lincoln and his handlers foiled a murder attempt in Baltimore, evacuating the city under the cover of night.

Since its founding, the United States of America has represented freedom, whether it be that of the state or the individual. This boxed set of six special-edition Word Cloud Classics includes The U.S. Constitution and Other Key American Writings, Selected Works of Alexander Hamilton, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Common Sense and The Rights of Man, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Other Works, and Presidential Inaugural Addresses. Readers with an interest in American history will be proud to display these works on their bookshelf—and a montage of the American flag on the spines is sure to provoke many an interesting conversation.

Watch award-winning 60 Minutes veteran Steve Kroft narrate his audiobook BARACK OBAMA: THE 60 MINUTES INTERVIEWS, an audio-only collection offering an unprecedented glimpse into the Obama presidency through a series of extended interviews presented with new commentary from Kroft. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2ZkIZ9n

You'll be inspired to be the change you wish to see in the world as you read through this collection of speeches delivered by Barack Obama. These messages of hope for a more perfect union in America will appeal to readers across the political spectrum. From pre-presidential oratory to his farewell address, the former president covers issues of race, unemployment, natural disasters, public tragedies, and his legacy of health care reform. This beautiful leather-bound volume with a foil-stamped cover design will become one of your most treasured library volumes.