Lothrop Stoddard believed that the concept of “natural equality” between people was a threat to America. In the 1920s, it was hardly a fringe idea.

Rachel Carson's unique blend of lyrical prose and hard-hitting science helped push forward the environmentalist movement.

Robert A. Gross is James L. and Shirley A. Draper Professor of Early American History Emeritus at the University of Connecticut. His first book, The Minutemen and Their World received the Bancroft ...