Collection 42
Well-Educated Mind — Histories
From Herodotus to Du Bois — histories that shaped how the West learned to think about itself.
How does a historian turn events into an argument about who we are?
Level 2·Engagement
- The HistoriesHerodotusComing soonThe HistoriesHerodotus
- Lives of the Noble Greeks and RomansPlutarchComing soonLives of the Noble Greeks and RomansPlutarch
- The Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleBedeComing soonThe Ecclesiastical History of the English PeopleBede
- A Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary WollstonecraftComing soonA Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary Wollstonecraft
- The Communist ManifestoKarl Marx & Friedrich EngelsComing soonThe Communist ManifestoKarl Marx & Friedrich Engels
- The Souls of Black FolkW.E.B. Du BoisComing soonThe Souls of Black FolkW.E.B. Du Bois
- Queen VictoriaLytton StracheyComing soonQueen VictoriaLytton Strachey
Level 3·Advanced
- The City of GodAugustine of HippoComing soonThe City of GodAugustine of Hippo
- The History of England, Vol. VDavid HumeComing soonThe History of England, Vol. VDavid Hume
- The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireEdward GibbonComing soonThe History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireEdward Gibbon
- Democracy in AmericaAlexis de TocquevilleComing soonDemocracy in AmericaAlexis de Tocqueville
- The Civilization of the Renaissance in ItalyJacob BurckhardtComing soonThe Civilization of the Renaissance in ItalyJacob Burckhardt
- The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismMax WeberComing soonThe Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismMax Weber