Greg Grandin

From Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Greg Grandin, America, América is the first comprehensive history of the Western Hemisphere. It offers a sweeping five-century narrative of North and South America that redefines our understanding of both.   1. Leaves of Grass Philosophy begins in wonder,” Socrates said. It matures, Hegel added, in terror, on the “slaughter bench” of history.

In honor of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, which takes place on August 9th, we are sharing a book list that includes history, stories, and non-fiction about various Indigenous cultures. Find a full collection of titles here.