This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip through U.S. History

This Land is Your Land by Beverly Gage is a road-trip through the past (and present) alongside an award-winning historian. Beverly joins us to talk about human migration, nostalgia, historical conservation, J. Edgar Hoover and more with host Miwa Messer. The Westerners by Megan Kate Nelson is a fascinating portrait of the American West. Megan joins us to talk about defining the frontier, historical figures, cowboys, identity and more with host Miwa Messer.

Hop in and let an award-winning historian take you on an American adventure where the past meets the present. Journey through thirteen landmark locations that together reveal the full sweep of U.S. history. Read on for an exclusive essay from Beverly Gage on writing This Land Is Your Land.

From timeless travelogues like Travels with Charley to cult classics like On the Road and epic journeys like American Rambler, these stories capture the heart of the nation.

As summer slowly approaches, we are thrilled to announce The Best Books of the Year (so far), featuring the best of the best from this year’s publishing. With books from both debut authors and household names, memoirs to picture books, thrillers to rom-coms, these are the stories that have everyone talking — and we have something for every reader.