Every once in a while, a book comes along that completely changes how you look at a genre. That's what America Redux has done with history books. Author and artist Ariel Aberg-Riger upends the way history is often seen. Chronology is thrown out the window and stunning visuals are used to show readers how our past is our present is our future. This is a book that will enthrall and inspire avid history buffs and reluctant readers alike and deserves a spot on every classroom and library shelf.

What are the stories we tell ourselves about America?

How do they shape our sense of history, cloud our perceptions, inspire us?

America Redux explores the themes that create our shared sense of American identity and interrogates the myths we’ve been telling ourselves for centuries. With iconic American catchphrases as chapter titles, these twenty-one visual stories illuminate the astonishing, unexpected, sometimes darker sides of history that reverberate in our society to this very day: from the role of celebrity in immigration policy to the influence of one small group of white women on education to the effects of “progress” on housing and the environment to the inspiring force of collective action and mutual aid across decades and among diverse groups.

Fully illustrated with collaged archival photographs, maps, documents, graphic elements, and handwritten text, this book is a dazzling, immersive experience that jumps around in time and will make you view history in a whole different light.