Provides a fascinating and in-depth look into the life, career and legacy of one of the most important New Yorkers of the Gilded Age.

The facts and legends of New York's famed artistic hub told by one of its key participants.

A granddaughter's intimate portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt at her longtime home of Val-Kill as well as on a diplomatic trip to Europe and the Middle East.

Examines the Yiddish-Hebrew writer I. L. Peretz's alignment with the Jewish working-class in Eastern Europe and his devotion to progressive politics.

A compelling biography of virtuoso, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams and how his life intersected with some of the greatest poets, writers, painters, and musicians of his time.

The complete history of one of New York State's—and the nation's—founding families.

How New Yorkers transformed the world!

Explores the writer's enduring literary and political legacy.

The engaging memoir of a college president and public intellectual who became one of America's leading mid-twentieth-century social and educational activists.

The first and best biography of this pioneering comic duo and Broadway Stars--in a new edition!

Chronicles the efforts of the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court to establish a federal court system during the country's uncertain early years.

The first full biography of W. H. H. Murray (1849-1904), a Boston preacher often described as the father of the American outdoor movement and the modern vacation.

The first complete intellectual biography of one of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the twentieth century, Leo Strauss.

First study of Harold D. Smith, FDR’s budget director from 1939 to 1945.

The critical biography of a dynamic and under-represented figure who produced and starred in some of the most innovative works of her day.

Tells the exciting tale of a highly ambitious Frenchman who commanded a New York Regiment during the American Civil War.

A behind-the-scenes look at diplomacy and international relations in post-communist Eastern Europe.

Traces the controversial poet’s thinking about teaching and learning throughout his career.

Brings to life the dramatic and colorful career of William Sulzer (1863–1941), former governor of New York State.

An authoritative biography of the dean of American proletarian writers during the interwar years.

Encompasses key years and important events in Theodore Roosevelt’s early life and career.

Biography of the early years of A. Bartlett Giamatti, who would become Yale University’s first non-Anglo-Saxon Protestant president and commissioner of Major League Baseball.

The first detailed analysis in English of monarchy and governance in Korea during King Chŏngjo’s reign.

Assesses how cinematic biographies of key figures reflect and shape what it means to be British.

Presents rare biographies of traditional Indian scholars during the nineteenth century, a critical moment of transition for the Indian intellectual tradition.