In the category of “better late than never,” I’m very pleased to share that last summer I sold Samuel Marquis’s Empire and Frontier: Colonel Peter Schuyler and the Valiant Iroquois in King William’s War: 1689–1701 to Pegasus Books. The book will be published on August 4, which means this is less a traditional deal announcement than a timely nudge to preorder 😉

In Erecting the Pulpit, Duke scholar Amy Laura Hall traces how ideals of manliness and divine authority intertwined to shape American evangelicalism—from Roosevelt’s “strenuous life” to modern megachurches and Cowboy Churches.

Two new books by master shipwright and author of ALL HANDS ON DECK Will Sofrin: HANDS ON, exploring the resurgence of apprenticeships and the enduring value of hands-on learning, and THE USCG EAGLE: AN AMERICAN AMBASSADOR, exploring the evolution of this iconic ship, from a Nazi tool of war to a United States Coast Guard training vessel and beacon of diplomacy.

Curry and Beyond is a pioneering exploration of the journey of Indian cuisine in America.