The spectacular story of the Great Centennial Exhibition of 1876, a moment of reckoning for a nation barrelling toward the Gilded Age
“Brisk and tightly constructed, filled with vivid characters and finely wrought, often-wrenching scenes. Bordewich finds a country caught between the marvel of its material progress and the fragility of its ideals and institutions.” —Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic
BOUND FOR CANAAN: THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
“...an excellent book... probably as close to a definitive history as we’re likely to see.”—WS Journal
“ ...utterly compelling...” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“ ...spellbinding... Highly recommended...”
—lIBRARY jOURNAL
“This fast-paced narrative is the best account we have of... the Underground Railroad.”
—James M. McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom
“...a masterful story—a deeply American story—of the human quest for freedom.”
—CORNEL WEST, race matters
- Bordewich awarded The 2024 Prize for the Advancement of Knowledge for Bound for Canaan, and "for his lifelong attention to racial justice."
- Klan War one of BEST BOOKS OF 2023: The New Yorker
- America's Great Debate LA Times Best Book of the Year (Biography).
- Essay: Republican tactics to suppress the Black vote echo those seen after the Civil War.
· Congress at War
· The First Congress
· America’s Great Debate: the Compromise That Preserved the Union
· Washington: The Making of the American Capital
· The Looming Conflict: Rebels, Radicals and the Road to Civil War
· Killing the White Man’s Indian
· Cathay: A Journey
in Search of Old China
· My Mother’s Ghost
· No Reservations: Native American History and Culture in Contemporary Art
A stunning history of the first national anti-terrorist campaign.
“Riveting... An astute assessment of an often overlooked episode in American history. ”—Publishers Weekly
“One of the most talented historians of our times tells the riveting story of Grant's forgotten war on the Ku Klux Klan... should be required reading for all American citizens.”—Manisha Sinha