History

Carville's Cure

by Pam Fessler; read by Pam Ward

The unknown story of the only leprosy colony in the continental United States, and the thousands of Americans who were exiled—hidden away with their "shameful" disease. Learn More

Captain Kidd

by Samuel Marquis; read by Shawn Compton

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A breakneck adventure of war, romance, and politics in the golden age of piracy.
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The Cancer Problem

by Agnes Arnold-Forster; read by Cat Gould

The Cancer Problem: Malignancy in Nineteenth-Century Britain argues that it was in the nineteenth century that cancer acquired the unique emotional, symbolic, and politicized status it maintains today. Learn More

Campaigning in a Racially Diversifying America

by Loren Collingwood; read by Christopher Grove

In Campaigning in a Racially Diversifying America, Loren Collingwood develops a theory of Cross-Racial Electoral Mobilization (CRM) to explain why, when, and how candidates of one race or ethnicity act to mobilize voters of another race or ethnicity. Learn More

Camilla

by Angela Levin; read by Ana Clements

A compelling new biography of Camilla, Queen Consort, that reveals how she transformed her role and established herself as one of the key members of the royal family. Learn More

California Rewritten

by John Freeman; read by Lyle Blaker

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Dive into the revelatory worlds of California's most exciting writers, and discover how their books uncover our history and can help us imagine our shared future. Learn More

California Exposures

by Jesse Amble White; read by Charles Constant

A brilliant California history, from an award-winning historian and a documentary photographer. Learn More

Calculating Race

by Benjamin Wiggins; read by Eric Jason Martin

Offering listeners a new perspective on the historical importance of actuarial science in structural racism, Calculating Race is a particularly timely contribution as Big Data and algorithmic decision making increasingly pervade our lives. Learn More

Cafe Neandertal

by Beebe Bahrami; read by Kirsten Potter

Café Neandertal pulls us deeply into the complex mystery of the Neandertals, shedding a surprising light on what it means to be human. Learn More

By Hands Now Known

by Margaret A. Burnham; read by Diana Blue

A paradigm-shifting investigation of Jim Crow–era violence, the legal apparatus that sustained it, and its enduring legacy, from a renowned legal scholar. Learn More

The Button

by Tom Z. Collina & William J. Perry; read by John Pruden

From authors William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina, The Button recounts the terrifying history of nuclear launch authority, from the faulty forty-six-cent microchip that nearly caused World War III to president Trump's tweet about his "much bigger & more powerful" button. Learn More

The Burr Conspiracy

by James E. Lewis, Jr.; read by Robertson Dean

The Burr Conspiracy offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of the United States at a time when it was far from clear to its people how long it would last. James E. Lewis also traces the enduring legacy of the stories that were told and accepted during this moment of uncertainty. Learn More

The Burning Earth

by Sunil Amrith; read by Esh Alladi

A brilliant, paradigm-shifting global history of how humanity has reshaped the planet, and the planet has shaped human history, over the last 500 years. Learn More

Burning Down the Haus

by Tim Mohr; read by Matthew Lloyd Davies

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Rollicking, cinematic, deeply researched, highly readable, and thrillingly topical, Burning Down the Haus brings to life the young men and women who successfully fought authoritarianism three chords at a time—and is a fiery testament to the irrepressible spirit of resistance. Learn More

Buried Treasures

by Jack Zipes; read by Stephen Bowlby

Fascinating profiles of modern writers and artists who tapped the political potential of fairy tales. Learn More

Buried in the Bitter Waters

Elliot Jaspin; read by Don Leslie

Jaspin exposes a shocking history of racial cleansing in the United States, and one that, alarmingly, continues to affect the geography of race in America to this day. Learn More

The Burden

Edited by Rochelle Riley; Foreword by Nikole Hannah Jones; read by Allyson Johnson

The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery is a plea to America to understand what life post-slavery remains like for many African Americans, who are descended from people whose unpaid labor built this land, but have had to spend the last century and a half carrying the dual burden of fighting racial injustice and rising above the lowered expectations and hateful bigotry that attempt to keep them shackled to that past. Learn More

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