This month’s best new history

Don't miss the best new history from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! Don't miss this month's history picks — which include a gripping biography of Amelia Earhart, a fascinating account of a secret Cold War–era CIA program, and more!

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	Uncover the CIA's secret program to bring down the Iron Curtain with books WHY IT'S READWORTHY: "A story as fascinating as it is undersung… A riveting account" (The New York Times Book Review) During the Cold War, intelligence operatives smuggled works by George Orwell, Agatha Christie, and others into Soviet Europe "This book reads like a spy novel" (Financial Times) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers 'An exhilarating tale of the adventurous life of Amelia Earhart' (David Grann) WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Learn about the decades-long relationship between the trailblazing pilot and visionary hitmaker George Putnam Named one of July's best books by The New York Times, Town & Country, and more "This nuanced reprisal of Earhart's life… makes her saga all the more captivating" (Publishers Weekly starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers In 1929, Theodore Roosevelt's sons set off for the Himalayas to prove the existence of pandas to the West WHY IT'S READWORTHY: A New York Times bestselling author details the true story of their dangerous, extraordinary expedition The Boston Globe calls it "the best kind of summer reading escape" "Readers will relish this graceful combination of enlightening research and propulsive action" (Publishers Weekly starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers 'An extensively researched and engaging analysis of a pivotal year in US history' (Library Journal) WHY IT'S READWORTHY: A New York Times bestselling and National Book Award–longlisted author delivers a riveting account of the final year of the Civil War "This is a book that unspools before you like a movie… A history with the power to break through and win the heart of all readers" (New York Times bestselling author Amity Shlaes) A page-turning tapestry of battle, espionage, terrorism, political upheaval, and more Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers See, taste, hear, feel, and smell the past — all with experimental archaeology WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Discover how rogue scientists are experiencing history for themselves — from firing medieval catapults to attempting ancient tattooing "One of America's smartest and most charming writers" (NPR) goes along for the ride with these daring researchers Highly anticipated by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and Publishers Weekly Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Meet the brave grandmothers who stood up to Argentina's military dictatorship WHY IT'S READWORTHY: As babies were stolen from their murdered mothers and given to military officers, these women went to great lengths to find their grandchildren "A triumphant saga of ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the face of pure malevolence" (Hampton Sides, author of The Wide Wide Sea) In a starred review, Publishers Weekly says this "enthralling" read is "written with the nail-biting verve of a thriller" Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers The remarkable story of two Holocaust survivors and the American soldiers who saved them WHY IT'S READWORTHY: After escaping a Nazi death march, two teenage boys fled into the woods — where they were rescued by the young tankers of Company D "Quite simply, one of the finest World War II books I have ever read" (New York Times bestselling author John C. McManus) Written by the daughter of one of the survivors Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers This 'excellent biography' (Kirkus Reviews) offers a glimpse at JFK's private life WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Includes details about the betrayal he felt by his cabinet during the Bay of Pigs disaster and the surprising truth about his relationship with Marilyn Monroe Penned by a New York Times bestselling author and expert on the Kennedy family "A profoundly humanized portrait" that "offers incomparable observations" (Booklist starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Has money replaced religion as the bedrock of society? WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Explore the history of money across millennia — and how it came to occupy such a significant role in all of our lives "Original, compelling, and thought-provoking" (Nobel Prize laureate Simon Johnson) Penned by a seasoned financial journalist and former Wall Street Journal staffer Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Traverse the 800-mile route that opened the American frontier to settlers WHY IT'S READWORTHY: The little-known Great Wagon Road stretched from Pennsylvania to Georgia — and was a site for many of the most significant events in early US history Informed by years of archaeological fieldwork and archival research "Armchair travelers will enjoy Dodson's wanderings — and may even be inspired to explore the road on their own" (Kirkus Reviews) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers
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