The Book Company: New Products - United States

Civics

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:30:16 +0000

In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, photographer William Meyers presents a sweeping visual record of civic life—twenty-five years of photographs that capture how ordinary Americans show up for one another, and for the country itself.

Over the past 250 years, the United Sta..

Price: $50.00

America, Land of Liberty Coloring Book (Celebrate 250 Years of America: Bold, Brave, Free)

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:34:54 +0000

Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary with a Stunning Journey Across the USA
Bring the spirit of freedom to life with America, Land of Liberty Coloring Book: Celebrate 250 Years of America: Bold, Brave, Free—a beautifully illustrated tribute to the landscapes, landmarks..

Price: $14.99

The Shortest History of California (From Frontier Outpost to Tech and Cultural Superpower-The Myth and Making of the California Dream)

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:31:49 +0000

California, one of the biggest and most consequential states in the union, looms even larger in the imagination—for good reason.

California’s story is one of constant reinvention. It’s been shaped b..

Price: $16.95

Plough Quarterly No. 48 - Searching for the Soul of America

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:34:30 +0000

America may not be the shining “city on a hill.” Yet despite its foibles and crimes, it’s a nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal, a country that brings together many peoples and seeks, at its best, to make them one. For this, it deserves..

Price: $12.00

From Ironclads to Admiral (John Lorimer Worden and Naval Leadership)

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:33:25 +0000

Throughout his 52-year career, Rear Adm. John Lorimer Worden was always the right officer for the job. The epitome of an innovative commander who helped move the U.S. Navy out of the age of sail and into the era of ironclad technology, Worden’s contributions extended beyond the Battle of Hampto..
Price: $25.95

Great American Presidents (The Twelve Who Transformed the Nation)

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:12:01 +0000

What makes a great American president? Moral purity—or decisive action? Vision—or results? Popular acclaim—or the hard, often ruthless ability to seize crisis and bend history's arc? In Great American Presidents, renowned historian Allan J. Lichtman offers a bold, unsentimental answer...
Price: $32.95

Beg Borrow Steal (The Visionary Art of Melvin Van Peebles and the Rise of Independent Black Cinema)

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:11:34 +0000

An essential history of modern Black cinema, as led by avant-garde filmmaker, director, novelist, composer, and playwright Melvin Van Peebles.
Beg Borrow Steal, a title inspired by Black artists’ make-a-way-out-of-no-way ethos, is a stirring and remarkable deep dive into Bla..
Price: $32.00

Milestones in Black American Theatre and Performance

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:09:20 +0000

Milestones in Black American Theatre and Performance is a groundbreaking collection of essays highlighting the historical achievements and contemporary relevance of Black theatre artists and Black theatre institutions in the United States.

Price: $54.99

Autobiographies & Political Writings

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:16:38 +0000

The complete texts and more than 100 accompanying photographs of Roosevelt’s autobiographies, meticulously restored from the first editions

An unrivalled selection of her outspoken and perceptive writings on politics, democracy, citizenship, and patriotism: all essential reading for the ..
Price: $85.00

Eleanor Roosevelt: Autobiographies & Political Writings, Vol. 2 (LOA #405)

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:57:59 +0000

The complete texts and more than 100 accompanying photographs of Roosevelt’s autobiographies, meticulously restored from the first editions

An unrivalled selection of her outspoken and perceptive writings on politics, democracy, citizenship, and patriotism: all essential reading for the ..
Price: $42.50