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Cover of "The Transactioneer" by Alice Marples, featuring a a burnt-orange-toned close-up of a curly-wigged statue bust of Hans Sloane with bold white text.
The Transactioneer
Hans Sloane and the Rise of Public Natural History in Eighteenth-Century Britain

Alice Marples

Publication Date: December 8, 2026
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Cover of "A Full Measure of Freedom: The Black Press at 200" edited by Kim Gallon and E. James West, featuring black-and-white photo of group holding newspapers, bold yellow title.
A Full Measure of Freedom
The Black Press at 200

edited by Kim Gallon and E. James West

Publication Date: December 8, 2026
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Cover of "Spare Parts: A Global History of a Modern Problem, 1940–1980" by Philip Scranton, featuring a historic black-and-white photo of a wrecked car front.
Spare Parts
A Global History of a Modern Problem, 1940–1980

Philip Scranton

Publication Date: November 10, 2026
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Cover of "Fortified Bodies: Nutrition for National Defense in World War II and the Cold War" by Hannah LeBlanc, featuring grayscale U.S. Army ration cans with visible ration tickets inside.
Fortified Bodies
Nutrition for National Defense in World War II and the Cold War

Hannah LeBlanc

Publication Date: November 3, 2026
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Cover of "Machining the Vote" by Bryan Pfaffenberger, featuring a vintage mechanical voting machine with green curtain against a vintage ballot card background.
Machining the Vote
The Forgotten Story of the Mechanical Voting Machine, and Why It Matters

Bryan Pfaffenberger

Publication Date: October 27, 2026
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Cover of "Johns Hopkins: The First 150 Years" by Andrew Jewett with Jonathan Strassfeld, featuring an archival photo of a domed campus building rising above trees.
Johns Hopkins
The First 150 Years

Andrew Jewett
with Jonathan Strassfeld

Publication Date: October 27, 2026
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Cover of "Persecuted: Why We Need Scapegoats" by Jack Lule, featuring an orange background with a seafoam green hand pointing down to bold yellow title text.
Persecuted
Why We Need Scapegoats

Jack Lule

Publication Date: October 20, 2026
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Cover of "Political Appetites: The Power of Food in Revolutionary America" by Nancy Siegel, featuring a colonial-era portrait of a seated woman reaching for fruit from a bowl on a table.
Political Appetites
The Power of Food in Revolutionary America

Nancy Siegel

Publication Date: October 13, 2026
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Cover of "Darwin's Descendants Evolutionary Theories of Human Behavior & Their Critics" by Allan V. Horwitz, featuring red background, bold text, and torn-paper bird-headed human figure.
Darwin's Descendants
Evolutionary Theories of Human Behavior and Their Critics

Allan V. Horwitz

Publication Date: October 13, 2026
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Cover of "The Tablet Computer: The Idea of a Machine" by Elizabeth R. Petrick, featuring the whole cover as a tablet-like gray screen with black and teal text and a small cursor icon.
The Tablet Computer
The Idea of a Machine

Elizabeth R. Petrick

Publication Date: October 13, 2026
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Cover of "Nutritional Imperialism: How Science Turned Difference into Sickness in China" by Hilary A. Smith, featuring a child eating soup in a vintage propaganda-style poster with wheat and tractors.
Nutritional Imperialism
How Science Turned Difference into Sickness in China

Hilary A. Smith

Publication Date: October 6, 2026
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Cover of "The Night Battles" by Carlo Ginzburg, featuring tan and orange tones over a woodcut of angels and demons in combat.
The Night Battles
Witchcraft and Agrarian Cults in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Carlo Ginzburg
translated by John Tedeschi, Anne C. Tedeschi, and Stephen Twilley

updated edition
Publication Date: September 8, 2026
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Cover of "Antiquity Made Whole" by Leah Whittington, featuring a beige sketch of Renaissance-style frieze floral scrolls with bold black and blue title text.
Antiquity Made Whole
The Renaissance Continuation of Ancient Literature

Leah Whittington

Publication Date: September 8, 2026
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Cover of "Reinventing Wool" by Melissa M. Littlefield, featuring neon yellow background, green sheep illustration, and pink rope-style script text.
Reinventing Wool
How a Natural Fiber Survived the Synthetic Revolution

Melissa M. Littlefield

Publication Date: September 8, 2026
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Cover of "The Wickedest Man in New York" by Robert E. Cray, featuring a 19th-century-style illustrative portrait of John Allen with his son, on a green background.
The Wickedest Man in New York
Faith, Sensationalism, and the Water Street Sham Revival of 1868

Robert E. Cray

Publication Date: September 1, 2026
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Cover of "The Soul of the House" by Daniel Peart, featuring bold red typography on a cream background above a black-and-white illustration of a chaotic 18th-century House debate scene.
The Soul of the House
Speakers of the US House of Representatives, 1789–1861

Daniel Peart

Publication Date: August 18, 2026
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Cover of Culture and Environment in the Early French Caribbean by Michael Harrigan, consisting of an engraving showing different species of birds, with a European colonist on the seashore turning over a turtle.
Culture and Environment in the Early French Caribbean

Michael Harrigan

Publication Date: July 28, 2026
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Cover of "Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture" edited by George Boulukos, featuring gold text on a maroon background.
Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture

edited by George Boulukos

Volume
Volume 55
Publication Date: June 23, 2026
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Cover of "Urban Infrastructure in Medieval England" by Roberta J. Magnusson, featuring a medieval map with green and brown tones.
Urban Infrastructure in Medieval England
Sustainability and Resilience

Roberta J. Magnusson

Publication Date: June 23, 2026
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Cover of "Cats: A History" by Rod Phillips, featuring a painting of multiple cats on an ornate table.
Cats
A History

Rod Phillips

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