American Heritage

Illiberal America

by Steven Hahn; read by Mitch Crawford

If your reaction to the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol was to think, 'That's not us,' think again: in Illiberal America, a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian uncovers a powerful illiberalism as deep seated in the American past as the founding ideals. Learn More

In Defense of Liberal Democracy

by Manuel Hinds; read by Timothy Andres Pabon

Manuel Hinds examines America's past and present (up to and including the 2020 presidential election) to illustrate how current events can be as dramatic as any historical legacy in warning us of the danger of abandoning our democratic principles. Learn More

In the Country of Women

by Susan Straight; read by Donna Postel

In the Country of Women is a valuable social history and a personal narrative that reads like a love song to America and indomitable women. Learn More

In the Houses of Their Dead

by Terry Alford; read by Danny Campbell

The story of Abraham Lincoln as it has never been told before: through the strange, even otherworldly, points of contact between his family and that of the man who killed him, John Wilkes Booth. Learn More

In the Matter of Nat Turner

by Christopher Tomlins; read by Paul Boehmer

A bold new interpretation of Nat Turner and the slave rebellion that stunned the American South. Learn More

In the Shadow of the Round Tops

by Allen R. Thompson; read by Shawn Compton

Exciting new research lifts much of the fog surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg and offers a glimpse into what happened on that fateful day—July 2, 1863. Learn More

The In-Betweens

by Mira Ptacin; read by Chloe Cannon

A young writer travels to Maine to tell the unusual story of America's longest-running camp devoted to mysticism and the world beyond. Learn More

Indigenous Continent

by Pekka Hamalainen; read by Kaipo Schwab

A prize-winning scholar rewrites 400 years of American history from Indigenous perspectives, overturning the dominant origin story of the United States.
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The Inevitability of Tragedy

by Berry Gewen; read by Paul Woodson

A new portrait of Henry Kissinger focusing on the fundamental ideas underlying his policies: Realism, balance of power, and national interest. Learn More

Infinite Baseball

by Alva Noe; read by Barry Abrams

Baseball is a strange sport: it consists of long periods in which little seems to be happening, punctuated by high-energy outbursts of rapid fire activity. Because of this, despite ever greater profits, Major League Baseball is bent on finding ways to shorten games, and to tailor baseball to today's shorter attention spans. But for the true fan, baseball is always compelling to watch—and intellectually fascinating. Learn More

Information Wars

by Richard Stengel; read by Christopher Grove

Richard Stengel shows how disinformation is impacting our global society in this timely, must-listen book. Learn More

Inside the Reagan White House

by Frank Lavin; read by N. Rezin Crawford

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An inside look at the most successful president of modern times. Learn More

Insurrection

by Hawa Allan; read by Hawa Allan

A brilliant debut by lawyer and critic Hawa Allan on the paradoxical state of black citizenship in the United States. Learn More

The Isolated Presidency

by Jordan T. Cash; read by Joshua Saxon

To gain a clear view of how the Constitution creates a baseline of authority that is available to all presidents, Jordan T. Cash examines the "isolated presidents"—presidents who were unelected, faced divided government, and were opposed by major factions of their own political parties. Learn More

Jackson

by Ralph K. Andrist; read by Joe Barrett

Ralph K. Andrist presents the story of how Andrew Jackson—war hero and spokesman for the frontier, the first president from west of the Alleghenies, the first born in a log cabin—fought his way to the White House. Learn More

Jefferson’s Muslim Fugitives

by Jeffrey Einboden; read by Paul Boehmer

Revealing Jefferson's lifelong entanglements with slavery and Islam, Jefferson's Muslim Fugitives tracks the ascent of Arabic slave writings to the highest halls of US power, while questioning why such vital legacies from the American past have been entirely forgotten. Learn More

Jersey Breaks

by Robert Pinsky; read by Robert Pinsky

Robert Pinsky traces the roots of his work and reflects on how writing poetry helped him make sense of life's challenges, such as his mother's traumatic brain injury, and on his notable public presence, including an unprecedented three terms as United States poet laureate. Learn More

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