Recent Reading

Following up on The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History, I've recently completed The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History and am now well into The Penguin Atlas of North American History to 1870. All are quite good overviews and well worth reading. The latter is actually specifically dedicated to the history of the United Statesf and the major local factors that contributed to its formation, with Mexico and Canada playing ancillary roles, but it's quite good nonetheless.

But the really interesting read I've come across lately is Loser: The Real Seattle Music Story. Loser is an irreverant labor of love with a zine aesthetic (i.e. unvarnished opinions and graphic design), but it's full of history you won't find elsewhere.