With his nonfiction, Neal Bascomb focuses on compelling, character-driven narratives whose telling reveals larger themes about history and our world.
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RED MUTINY: ELEVEN FATEFUL DAYS ON THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN
(Houghton Mifflin, May 2007)
For readers of The Hunt for Red October or In the Heart of the Sea, a riveting look at the mutiny on the battleship Potemkin that inspired the Russian Revolution and threatened Nicholas II's hold on power.
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THE PERFECT MILE: THREE ATHLETES, ONE GOAL, AND LESS THAN FOUR MINUTES TO ACHIEVE IT
(Now available in paperback)
The New York Times bestselling history of the race to break sport's epic barrier—the 4-minute mile—considered the 20th century's greatest sporting achievement.
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HIGHER: A HISTORIC RACE TO THE SKY AND THE MAKING OF A CITY
(Now available in paperback)
New York City in the Roaring Twenties...A battle between America's most creative and most ambitious architects...The race to build the world's tallest skyscraper.

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