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The Ten Best History Books of 2025

Our favorite titles of the year resurrect overlooked histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today ...
Here at Smithsonian Magazine, we're reviving a tradition: our annual selection of outstanding books for children, a compendium of surprising, inspiring titles—everything from picture books and novels ...
The entries are handwritten in commercially produced blank ledger books, which generally still have their original bindings, and are housed in modern archival paperboard boxes. In addition to ...
Theo Gonzalves, curator at National Museum of American History and former interim director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, sat down with author Peter Bacho to talk about his recent ...