Charles River Editors

Rome faced many formidable enemies over the course of nearly 1,000 years, but perhaps none are as enigmatic and forgotten as King Mithridates the Great of Pontus....

Most Americans old enough to follow the news during the 1990s are instantly familiar with the Unabomber....

The FBI and J. Edgar Hoover: The History and Legacy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Under Its First Director examines the events that led to the formation of the FBI, the most important cases it was involved in, and the controversies surrounding Hoover’s methods....

There may be no director in American film history who was better able to combine commercial appeal with art-house style than Stanley Kubrick....

Circus promoters have long been viewed as somewhat shady hucksters, but none could top Phineas Taylor Barnum....

The Society of Freemasonry is one of the most fascinating and controversial brotherhoods in the history of mankind. This book examines the origins and history of the controversial brotherhood....

In every nation, in every era of history, there are inevitably one or two places that become the symbol of the times....

For the most part, the Uighurs are based in East Turkestan, more commonly referred to as the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China....

Blaise Pascal: The Life and Legacy of the Legendary French Mathematician and Theologian examines the life and work that made this unconventionally educated yet brilliant scientist, mathematician, and man of letters one of modern history’s most important figures....

The First World War came at an unfortunate time for those who would fight in it, and while the role of Japan in World War II is widely known, Japan’s important role in the First World War is mostly overlooked....