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    JOSHUA FREEMANAmerican EmpireThe Rise of a Global Power, the Democratic Revolution at Home 1945–2000THE PENGUIN HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SERIES

    An epic portrait of a nation both galvanized by change and driven by conflict.“Freeman has written a supremely intelligent narrative which traces the arc of America’s economic growth, social and political conflicts, and recent decline since World War II better than any historian ever has.”—Michael Kazin, Georgetown UniversityPENGUIN PAPERBACK • 544 PP. • 978-0-14-312349-1 • $36.00

    ERNEST FREEBERGThe Age of EdisonElectric Light and the Invention of Modern America“A vivid social history....It underscores the point that the work of Edison and other pioneers of light took place in an unusual setting, a period in which American invention was remarkably active and fertile.”—The Wall Street Journal“Freeberg’s deft social history explores a remarkable period in America’s cultural and economic development. By understanding the post-Edison world we can see how...the urban gloom was extinguished by the commerce of illumination.”—Jon Gertner, author of The Idea FactoryPENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER • 368 PP. • 978-1-59420-426-5 • $27.95PENGUIN PAPERBACK • 368 PP. • 978-0-14-312444-3 • $17.00Paperback available February 2014

    THOMAS DYJAThe Third CoastWhen Chicago Built the American Dream“[The Third Coast] has an elegant, unflinching, non-nostalgic clarity about Chicago that you rarely see in books about Chicago. It gave me a dizzying rush, the impression that I had come across a new touchstone in Chicago literature, an ambitious history lesson no one had written.”—Chicago Tribune“A vivid, fascinating, surprising, altogether masterful chronicle of this quintessentially American city’s mid-century cultural heyday.”—Kurt Andersen, author of True BelieversPENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER • 384 PP. • 978-1-59420-432-6 • $29.95

    MARK KURLANSKYReady For a Brand New BeatHow “Dancing in the Street” Became the Anthem for a Changing AmericaThe story of the civil rights movement’s genesis, a tumultuous period of American politics, and the summer of 1964, told through the lens of one iconic song and its evolving meanings.“Comprehensive...effective...a strong case for why ‘Dancing in the Street’ would be widely interpreted as a call to action.”—The New YorkerRIVERHEAD HARDCOVER • 240 PP. • 978-1-59448-722-4 • $27.95

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    MARCUS RED IKERThe Amistad RebellionAn Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom“The great strength of this work—aside from Rediker’s vivid style as a writer and meticu-lous research—is that he brings the Amistad Africans back to center stage where they have often been pushed to the side.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“Vividly drawn...this stunning book honors the achievement of the captive Africans who fought for—and won—their freedom.”—The Philadelphia TribunePENGUIN PAPERBACK • 320 PP. • 978-0-14-312398-9 • $17.00

    FREDER ICK HOX IE This Indian CountryAmerican Indian Activists and the Place They Made A history of political activism told through the inspiring stories of the men and women who defined and defended American Indian political identity.“A powerful, undeniable chronicle of civilized resistance.”—Cleveland Plain DealerPENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER • 480 PP. • 978-1-59420-365-7 • $32.95PENGUIN PAPERBACK • 496 PP. • 978-0-14-312402-3 • $20.00Paperback available December 2013

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    An epic portrait of a nation both galvanized by change and driven by conflict.“Freeman has written a supremely intelligent narrative which traces the arc of America’s economic growth, social and political conflicts, and recent decline since World War II better than any historian ever has.”—Michael Kazin, Georgetown UniversityPENGUIN PAPERBACK • 544 PP. • 978-0-14-312349-1 • $36.00

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    THOMAS DYJAThe Third CoastWhen Chicago Built the American Dream“[The Third Coast] has an elegant, unflinching, non-nostalgic clarity about Chicago that you rarely see in books about Chicago. It gave me a dizzying rush, the impression that I had come across a new touchstone in Chicago literature, an ambitious history lesson no one had written.”—Chicago Tribune“A vivid, fascinating, surprising, altogether masterful chronicle of this quintessentially American city’s mid-century cultural heyday.”—Kurt Andersen, author of True BelieversPENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER • 384 PP. • 978-1-59420-432-6 • $29.95

    MARK KURLANSKYReady For a Brand New BeatHow “Dancing in the Street” Became the Anthem for a Changing AmericaThe story of the civil rights movement’s genesis, a tumultuous period of American politics, and the summer of 1964, told through the lens of one iconic song and its evolving meanings.“Comprehensive...effective...a strong case for why ‘Dancing in the Street’ would be widely interpreted as a call to action.”—The New YorkerRIVERHEAD HARDCOVER • 240 PP. • 978-1-59448-722-4 • $27.95

    STEPHEN KANTROWITZMore Than FreedomFighting for Black Citizenship in a White Republic, 1829–1889THE PENGUIN HISTORY OF AMERICAN LIFE SERIES

    A major new narrative account of the long struggle of Northern activists—both black and white, famous and obscure—to establish African Americans as free citizens, from abolitionism through the Civil War, Reconstruction, and its demise.“Sheds new light on the history of the abolition movement and on the greater meaning of citizenship, past and present.”—David W. Blight, Yale UniversityPENGUIN PAPERBACK • 528 PP. • 978-0-14-312344-6 • $20.00

    MARCUS RED IKERThe Amistad RebellionAn Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom“The great strength of this work—aside from Rediker’s vivid style as a writer and meticu-lous research—is that he brings the Amistad Africans back to center stage where they have often been pushed to the side.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“Vividly drawn...this stunning book honors the achievement of the captive Africans who fought for—and won—their freedom.”—The Philadelphia TribunePENGUIN PAPERBACK • 320 PP. • 978-0-14-312398-9 • $17.00

    FREDER ICK HOX IE This Indian CountryAmerican Indian Activists and the Place They Made A history of political activism told through the inspiring stories of the men and women who defined and defended American Indian political identity.“A powerful, undeniable chronicle of civilized resistance.”—Cleveland Plain DealerPENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER • 480 PP. • 978-1-59420-365-7 • $32.95PENGUIN PAPERBACK • 496 PP. • 978-0-14-312402-3 • $20.00Paperback available December 2013

    E I LEEN and ROGER PANETTA , ed i t o r sOn Shattered Ground: A Civil War Mosaic, 1861–1865With historical sources ranging from public documents, newspaper articles, and person-al reminiscences to fiction, songs, and poems written by participants and observers, this anthology of primary documents and images captures the wide spectrum of individuals who all experienced the profound effects of the American Civil War.SIGNET CLASSICS PAPERBACK • 352 PP. • 978-0-451-53219-0 • $7.95

    JOHN DAV ID SMITH , ed i t o rA Just and Lasting PeaceA Documentary History of Reconstruction

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    JOSHUA FREEMANAmerican EmpireThe Rise of a Global Power, the Democratic Revolution at Home 1945–2000THE PENGUIN HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SERIES

    An epic portrait of a nation both galvanized by change and driven by conflict.“Freeman has written a supremely intelligent narrative which traces the arc of America’s economic growth, social and political conflicts, and recent decline since World War II better than any historian ever has.”—Michael Kazin, Georgetown UniversityPENGUIN PAPERBACK • 544 PP. • 978-0-14-312349-1 • $36.00

    ERNEST FREEBERGThe Age of EdisonElectric Light and the Invention of Modern America“A vivid social history....It underscores the point that the work of Edison and other pioneers of light took place in an unusual setting, a period in which American invention was remarkably active and fertile.”—The Wall Street Journal“Freeberg’s deft social history explores a remarkable period in America’s cultural and economic development. By understanding the post-Edison world we can see how...the urban gloom was extinguished by the commerce of illumination.”—Jon Gertner, author of The Idea FactoryPENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER • 368 PP. • 978-1-59420-426-5 • $27.95PENGUIN PAPERBACK • 368 PP. • 978-0-14-312444-3 • $17.00Paperback available February 2014

    THOMAS DYJAThe Third CoastWhen Chicago Built the American Dream“[The Third Coast] has an elegant, unflinching, non-nostalgic clarity about Chicago that you rarely see in books about Chicago. It gave me a dizzying rush, the impression that I had come across a new touchstone in Chicago literature, an ambitious history lesson no one had written.”—Chicago Tribune“A vivid, fascinating, surprising, altogether masterful chronicle of this quintessentially American city’s mid-century cultural heyday.”—Kurt Andersen, author of True BelieversPENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER • 384 PP. • 978-1-59420-432-6 • $29.95

    MARK KURLANSKYReady For a Brand New BeatHow “Dancing in the Street” Became the Anthem for a Changing AmericaThe story of the civil rights movement’s genesis, a tumultuous period of American politics, and the summer of 1964, told through the lens of one iconic song and its evolving meanings.“Comprehensive...effective...a strong case for why ‘Dancing in the Street’ would be widely interpreted as a call to action.”—The New YorkerRIVERHEAD HARDCOVER • 240 PP. • 978-1-59448-722-4 • $27.95

    STEPHEN KANTROWITZMore Than FreedomFighting for Black Citizenship in a White Republic, 1829–1889THE PENGUIN HISTORY OF AMERICAN LIFE SERIES

    A major new narrative account of the long struggle of Northern activists—both black and white, famous and obscure—to establish African Americans as free citizens, from abolitionism through the Civil War, Reconstruction, and its demise.“Sheds new light on the history of the abolition movement and on the greater meaning of citizenship, past and present.”—David W. Blight, Yale UniversityPENGUIN PAPERBACK • 528 PP. • 978-0-14-312344-6 • $20.00

    MARCUS RED IKERThe Amistad RebellionAn Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom“The great strength of this work—aside from Rediker’s vivid style as a writer and meticu-lous research—is that he brings the Amistad Africans back to center stage where they have often been pushed to the side.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“Vividly drawn...this stunning book honors the achievement of the captive Africans who fought for—and won—their freedom.”—The Philadelphia TribunePENGUIN PAPERBACK • 320 PP. • 978-0-14-312398-9 • $17.00

    FREDER ICK HOX IE This Indian CountryAmerican Indian Activists and the Place They Made A history of political activism told through the inspiring stories of the men and women who defined and defended American Indian political identity.“A powerful, undeniable chronicle of civilized resistance.”—Cleveland Plain DealerPENGUIN PRESS HARDCOVER • 480 PP. • 978-1-59420-365-7 • $32.95PENGUIN PAPERBACK • 496 PP. • 978-0-14-312402-3 • $20.00Paperback available December 2013

    E I LEEN and ROGER PANETTA , ed i t o r sOn Shattered Ground: A Civil War Mosaic, 1861–1865With historical sources ranging from public documents, newspaper articles, and person-al reminiscences to fiction, songs, and poems written by participants and observers, this anthology of primary documents and images captures the wide spectrum of individuals who all experienced the profound effects of the American Civil War.SIGNET CLASSICS PAPERBACK • 352 PP. • 978-0-451-53219-0 • $7.95

    JOHN DAV ID SMITH , ed i t o rA Just and Lasting PeaceA Documentary History of Reconstruction

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    A . SCOTT BERGWilsonIn addition to the hundreds of thousands of documents in the Wilson Archives, Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer A. Scott Berg uses access to two recently-discovered caches of papers belonging to those close to Wilson to add countless details—even several un-known events—that fill in missing pieces of Wilson’s character and cast new light on his entire life.“Renders Wilson with an astute, sensitive understanding of the man and his presidency. Berg’s research is deep and thorough.”—Booklist (starred review)“Accomplished biographer Berg emphasizes the extraordinary talents of this unlikely president....Readable, authoritative and, most usefully, inspiring.”—Kirkus ReviewsPUTNAM HARDCOVER • 832 PP. • 978-0-399-15921-3 • $40.00

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    MANNING MARABLE and GARRETT FELBER , ed i t o r sThe Portable Malcolm X ReaderThe first collection of major documents addressing Malcolm X in decades. Features never-before-published material, including oral histories, police reports, and FBI files, as well as articles from major newspapers and undergound presses, pieces by George Plimpton, James Baldwin, and Robin Kelley, and excerpts from Malcolm X’s speeches and newspaper editorials.PENGUIN CLASSICS PAPERBACK • 400 PP. • 978-0-14-310694-4 • $22.00

    JUAN WILL IAMSEyes on the PrizeAmerica’s Civil Rights Years, 1954–1965INTRODUCTION BY JULIAN BOND

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    TANNER COLBYSome of My Best Friends Are BlackThe Strange Story of Integration in AmericaThis incisive look at America’s relationship with race attempts to uncover why integra-tion remains primarily legal and formal, rather than personal, and why the civil rights movement failed to create fully diverse schools, neighborhoods, offices, and churches.PENGUIN PAPERBACK • 320 PP. • 978-0-14-312363-7 • $16.00

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    KEV IN PH ILL IPS1775: A Good Year for RevolutionHistorian Kevin Phillips suggests that the great events and confrontations of 1775 achieved a sweeping Patriot control of territory and local government that Britain was never able to overcome.“A feisty, fearless, edgy book, blissfully bereft of academic jargon, propelled by the energy of an author with the bit in his teeth.”—The New York TimesPENGUIN PAPERBACK • 672 PP. • 978-0-14-312399-6 • $18.00

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    DAVID NASAWThe PatriarchThe Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. KennedyDrawing on never-before-published material from archives on three continents, David Nasaw unearths a man far more complicated than the popular portrait.“A literate and searching exposition of the patriarch’s life that offers the reader compel-ling answers to questions about JPK.”—Pittsburgh Post Gazette“Riveting...brilliant, compelling.”—The New York Times Book ReviewPENGUIN PAPERBACK • 896 PP. • 978-0-14-312407-8 • $20.00

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    KEV IN PH ILL IPS1775: A Good Year for RevolutionHistorian Kevin Phillips suggests that the great events and confrontations of 1775 achieved a sweeping Patriot control of territory and local government that Britain was never able to overcome.“A feisty, fearless, edgy book, blissfully bereft of academic jargon, propelled by the energy of an author with the bit in his teeth.”—The New York TimesPENGUIN PAPERBACK • 672 PP. • 978-0-14-312399-6 • $18.00

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