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The Van Buren Sisters vs. the Pants Police (Head-to-Head History)
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The Van Buren Sisters vs. the Pants Police (Head-to-Head History)

The Van Buren Sisters vs. The Pants Police, by J. F. Fox, illustrated by Anna Kwan, is an informative, entertaining, and historically accurate children’s book that is sure to be a hit with...
Napoleon vs. the Bunnies (Head-to-Head History)
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Napoleon vs. the Bunnies (Head-to-Head History)

Napoleon vs. The Bunnies, by J.F. Fox and illustrated by Anna Kwan, is an absolute delight. The book is intended for young readers and addresses a little-known event in the life of Napoleon Bonaparte...
The Donkey and the Boat: Reinterpreting the Mediterranean Economy, 950-1180
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The Donkey and the Boat: Reinterpreting the Mediterranean Economy, 950-1180

Primarily aimed towards scholars who have an interest in the economies of the Mediterranean region during the Middle Ages, Chris Wickham’s newest publication, The Donkey and the...
Australianama: The South Asian Odyssey in Australia
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Australianama: The South Asian Odyssey in Australia

Australianama: The South Asian Odyssey in Australia is a research monograph that tells the history of South Asian migration and the "aboriginal" community during the British colonisation of Australia...
The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
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The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company

According to Dalrymple, corporate greed drove EIC’s ambitions in India. With little accountability, company officials such as Robert Clive accumulated enormous wealth through graft, extortion...
My Name Is Henry Bibb: A Story of Slavery and Freedom
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My Name Is Henry Bibb: A Story of Slavery and Freedom

The deeply poignant children's novel My Name Is Henry Bibb takes readers on an engrossing journey through the unique life of Henry Bibb, an African American man born into slavery in the early 19th...
Obeah, Race and Racism: Caribbean Witchcraft in the English Imagination
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Obeah, Race and Racism: Caribbean Witchcraft in the English Imagination

Obeah, Race and Racism: Caribbean Witchcraft in the English Imagination is a historical account of how the practices of Obeah by enslaved Africans came to be perceived, feared, recognised...
Delivered Under Fire: Absalom Markland and Freedom's Mail
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Delivered Under Fire: Absalom Markland and Freedom's Mail

In today’s world of instantaneous text messages, emails, and video calls, it is easy to take reliable communication for granted. These technologies have not only transformed personal correspondence...
Kutuzov: A Life in War and Peace
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Kutuzov: A Life in War and Peace

Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov is best known in the West as the general who led imperial Russian forces to victory over Napoleon during his 1812 invasion of Russia. In Russian culture, Kutuzov became – almost immediately...
Going Underground: Race, Space, and the Subterranean in the Nineteenth-Century United States
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Going Underground: Race, Space, and the Subterranean in the Nineteenth-Century United States

The word “underground” conjures many ideas in our minds. Those of us skewed toward an understanding of 19th-century U.S. history inevitably think of the Underground...
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