Radzicki McManus’s is a congenial, adventurous, and inspiring trek through America’s wilderness. Melanie Radzicki McManus’s "Thousand-Miler" is an absorbing and enlightening first-person account of a thru-trekking adventure. The... Read More

A fitting tribute to a fearless female war photographer who covered Cuba, Vietnam, Hungary, Algeria, and other hot spots. Even if an amazing war photograph becomes iconic, little thought is given to the person risking life and limb... Read More

This moving collection reminds Americans of the determination of the people involved with Freedom Summer. By 1964, life for most black Mississippians had reached the breaking point: only 1 percent were registered to vote and the other 99... Read More

Before a vaccine existed, polio hit many communities with disability and death. This is the scenario described in Limping Through Life: A Farm Boy’s Polio Memoir, a new book by Jerry Apps. Growing up on a farm in central Wisconsin,... Read More