History survives in the evidence.
Eleven Twenty-Two Books is an independent publisher of serious, documentary-driven nonfiction. We publish carefully researched books that recover overlooked events, preserve historical voices, and return complicated stories to the record.
Publishing August 21, 2026:
Swamp Angel: A Bad Eminence in History
In August 1863, a massive Union cannon fired thirty-six shells across nearly five miles of darkness toward Charleston, South Carolina. Swamp Angel: A Bad Eminence in History reconstructs the bombardment, the men who served the gun, the civilians beneath its shells, and the weapon’s extraordinary afterlife in Trenton, New Jersey.
Books built from the record
Books built from the record
Eleven Twenty-Two Books publishes deeply researched history for readers who want more than familiar summaries. We build our books from archives, newspapers, letters, official reports, photographs, maps, and artifacts—and we follow the evidence wherever it leads.
We would rather publish fewer books with stronger purpose than fill a catalog with interchangeable titles.
An independent historical press
Eleven Twenty-Two Books was founded to publish carefully researched history with clarity, honesty, and respect for the surviving evidence. Our first title is Swamp Angel: A Bad Eminence in History.
