Chronological Period/18th Century
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Summary and Analysis of Alexander Hamilton: Based on the Book by Ron Chernow
$8.99 Add to cartSo much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Alexander Hamilton tells you what you need to know–before or after you read Ron Chernow’s book.
Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set- Series: Smart Summaries
- Author: Worth Books
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 76
- Publish Date: May 09 2017
- ISBN10: 1504046668
- Language: English
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The Political Theory of the American Founding
$63.75 Add to cartThis book provides a complete overview of the American Founders’ political theory, covering natural rights, natural law, state of nature, social compact, consent, and the policy implications of these … [more below]
- Author: West, Thomas G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 428
- Publish Date: April 03 2017
- ISBN10: 1316506037
- Language: English
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The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America’s Newfound Sovereignty
$19.99 Add to cartA gripping and sensational tale of violence, alcohol, and taxes, The Whiskey Rebellion uncovers the radical eighteenth-century people’s movement, long ignored by historians, that contributed decisivel… [more below]
- Series: Simon & Schuster America Collection
- Author: Hogeland, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0743254910
- Language: English
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Philosophy of Right
$14.99 Add to cartComplete and unabridged, this edition of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s 1821 classic offers a comprehensive view of the philosopher’s influential system. In the Philosophy of Right, Hegel applies hi… [more below]
- Series: Dover Philosophical Classics
- Author: Hegel, G. W. F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 20 2005
- ISBN10: 0486445631
- Language: English
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The Bill of Rights: A User’s Guide
$19.99 Add to cartWith a foreword by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court.
An Engaging, Accessible Guide to the Bill of Rights for Everyday Citizens. In The Bill of Rights: A User’s Guide, award-winn- Author: Monk, Linda R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 10 2018
- ISBN10: 031641560X
- Language: English
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The Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution
$14.00 Add to cartWhat is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This unique and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from o… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Civic Classics #01
- Author: Beeman, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 28 2012
- ISBN10: 0143121960
- Language: English
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Goya
$23.33 Read moreFrom court portraits for the Spanish royals to horrific scenes of conflict and suffering, Francisco Jos? de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) made a mark as one of Spain’s most revered and controversial ar
- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Hagen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: May 16 2016
- ISBN10: 3836532689
- Language: English
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U.S. History, Grades 6 – 12: People and Events 1865-Present
$12.99 Read moreAmerican history middle school books for kids ages 11+
Help your middle school or high school child build proficiency in US history and AP us history with the activity-packed Mark Twain American Histo
- Author: Lee, George R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: January 13 2017
- ISBN10: 1622236440
- Language: English
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Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788
$24.00 Add to cartThe defining book of the American Revolution era and a winner of the George Washington Book Award, Ratification chronicles the pivotal moments and key figures in transforming the US Constitution from … [more below]
- Author: Maier, Pauline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: June 07 2011
- ISBN10: 0684868555
- Language: English
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A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
$20.00 Add to cartPULITZER PRIZE WINNER – Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, “A truly talented historian unravels the fascinating life of a community that is so foreign, and yet so similar… [more below]
- Author: Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: June 04 1991
- ISBN10: 0679733760
- Language: English
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Abandonment to Divine Providence
$9.99 Add to cartGod hides behind the simplest of daily activities; finding Him is a matter of total surrender to His will. That’s the message of this eighteenth-century inspirational classic by a French Jesuit writer… [more below]
- Series: Dover Books on Western Philosophy
- Author: Caussade, Jean-Pierre De
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 19 2008
- ISBN10: 0486464261
- Language: English
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Colonies to Nation, 1763-1789: A Documentary History of the American Revolution
$38.99 Add to cartIn our own native land, in defence of the freedom that is our birth-right, and which we ever enjoyed till the late violation of it–for the protection of our property, acquired solely by the honest in
- Author: Greene, Jack P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 602
- Publish Date: March 01 1975
- ISBN10: 0393092291
- Language: English
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Life of Black Hawk, or Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak
$14.00 Read moreA rediscovered, defiant work of Native American literature, presented here on the 175th anniversary of its first publication
Upon its publication in 1833, this unflinching narrative by the vanquished- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Black Hawk
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01, 2008
- ISBN10: 0143105396
- Language: English
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The Relentless Business of Treaties: How Indigenous Land Became U.S. Property
$19.95 Add to cartHow making treaties for land cessions with Native American nations transformed human relationships to the land and became a profitable family business.
- Author: Case, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1681340909
- Language: English
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Revolutionary Blacks: Discovering the Frank Brothers, Freeborn Men of Color, Soldiers of Independence
$35.00 Read moreWilliam and Benjamin Frank joined the Second Rhode Island Regiment in the spring of 1777, following the tradition of military service established by their father, a veteran of the French and Indian Wa
- Author: Green, Shirley L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 15, 2023
- ISBN10: 1594164061
- Language: English
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Female Husbands: A Trans History
$66.50 Add to cartLong before people identified as transgender or lesbian, there were female husbands and the women who loved them. Female husbands – people assigned female who transed gender, lived as men, and married… [more below]
- Author: Manion, Jen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 350
- Publish Date: March 26 2020
- ISBN10: 1108483801
- Language: English
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Epic Wanderer: David Thompson and the Mapping of the Canadian West
$19.95 Add to cartWell illustrated and served well by a thorough bibliography, this imaginative reconstruction will whet readers’ appetites to seek out the copious literature on Thompson, the ‘epic wanderer.’ —Choice
- Author: Jenish, D’Arcy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0803224524
- Language: English
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The Age of Revolution: 1749-1848
$20.00 Add to cartThis magisterial volume follows the death of ancient traditions, the triumph of new classes, and the emergence of new technologies, sciences, and ideologies, with vast intellectual daring and aphorist… [more below]
- Series: History of the Modern World
- Author: Hobsbawm, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 26 1996
- ISBN10: 0679772537
- Language: English
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The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior
$26.95 Read more- Author: Silbernagel, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1976600235
- Language: English
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The Rose of Martinique: A Life of Napoleon’s Josephine
$17.00 Add to cartOne of the most remarkable women of the modern era, Josephine Bonaparte was born Rose de Tasher on her family’s sugar plantation in Martinique. She embodied all the characteristics of a true Creole-se… [more below]
- Author: Stuart, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: May 16 2005
- ISBN10: 0802142028
- Language: English
