Chronological Period/18th Century
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The Virginia Dynasty: Four Presidents and the Creation of the American Nation
$20.00 Read more“The narrative offers informed, exacting characterizations of the uncertain political alliances, strained interactions and ideological growing pains that elites of the post-revolutionary decades put t… [more below]
- Author: Cheney, Lynne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1101980052
- Language: English
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George Washington: Our First Leader
$8.99 Read moreGeorge Washington was the first President of the United States, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United Stat… [more below]
- Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)
- Author: Stevenson, Augusta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 31 1986
- ISBN10: 0020421508
- Language: English
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Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing
$19.99 Add to cartA 2005 Sibert Honor Book
The story of Sequoyah is the tale of an ordinary man with an extraordinary idea–to create a writing system for the Cherokee Indians and turn his people into a nation of rea- Author: Rumford, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0618369473
- Language: English
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When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots
$24.99 Read more“This is the story that I tell my grandchildren at Christmas. I hope that this book will bring the tradition of sharing history to families all across America.”
Christmas night, 1776,
— Lynne Cheney- Author: Cheney, Lynne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0689870434
- Language: English
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The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist with a New Preface
$21.00 Read moreThe little-known story of an eighteenth-century Quaker dwarf who fiercely attacked slavery and imagined a new, more humane way of life
In The Fearless Benjamin Lay, renowned historian Marcus Rediker c- Author: Rediker, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 0807060984
- Language: English
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The Last Kabbalist in Lisbon
$19.00 Read moreA marvelous story, a challenging mystery, and a telling tale of the evils of intolerance, award-winning author Richard Zimler’s The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon both compels and entertains.
Just a few ye- Author: Zimler, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 15 2000
- ISBN10: 1585670227
- Language: English
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Facing Georgetown’s History: A Reader on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation
$29.95 Read moreThese essays, articles, and documents introduce readers to the history of Georgetown University’s involvement in slavery and recent efforts to confront its troubling past. It traces Georgetown’s “Slav
- Author: Rothman, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: June 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1647120969
- Language: English
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Alexander Von Humboldt
$15.99 Read moreIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Alexander von Humboldt, the botanist and adventurer.
As a kid, Alexa- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #81
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 28 2022
- ISBN10: 0711271240
- Language: English
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Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams
$18.95 Read moreJohn Adams was unique among the nation’s founders in leaving a record of his most intimate thoughts and feelings. Instinctively candid and politically incisive, Adams offers the clearest view of the a
- Author: Ellis, Joseph J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 132403615X
- Language: English
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Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82
$20.00 Add to cartThe astonishing, hitherto unknown truths about a disease that transformed the United States at its birth
A horrifying epidemic of smallpox was sweeping across the Americas when the American Revolution- Author: Fenn, Elizabeth A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 02 2002
- ISBN10: 080907821X
- Language: English
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Seized with the Temper of the Times: Identity and Rebellion in Pre-Revolutionary America
$35.00 Read more“Our personal rights, comprehending those of life, liberty, and estate is every subject’s birthright, whether born in Great Britain or in the colonies” wrote Rhode Island lawyer and politician Martin … [more below]
- Author: Chandler, Abby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 27 2023
- ISBN10: 159416410X
- Language: English
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The Colonists Revolt: An Interactive American Revolution Adventure
$9.99 Read moreVivid storytelling and authentic dialogue bring American history to life and place readers in the shoes of real people who experienced some of the most pivotal moments leading up to the American Revol… [more below]
- Series: You Choose: Founding the United States
- Author: Doeden, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1543515495
- Language: English
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1774: The Long Year of Revolution
$20.00 Read moreFrom one of our most acclaimed and original colonial historians, a groundbreaking book tracing the critical “long year” of 1774 and the revolutionary change that took place from the Boston Tea Party a… [more below]
- Author: Norton, Mary Beth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: February 09 2021
- ISBN10: 0804172463
- Language: English
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Dress in the Age of Jane Austen: Regency Fashion
$40.00 Add to cartA comprehensive and beautifully illustrated examination of dress, clothing, fashion, and sewing in the Regency seen through the lens of Jane Austen’s life and writings
This lively book reveals the cl- Author: Davidson, Hilary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0300218729
- Language: English
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American Dialogue: The Founders and Us
$17.00 Read moreThe award-winning author of Founding Brothers and The Quartet now gives us a deeply insightful examination of the relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John… [more below]
- Author: Ellis, Joseph J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 26 2019
- ISBN10: 0804172471
- Language: English
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The American Revolution: 1774-83
$20.00 Read moreUpdated and revised from the popular 2002 edition, with full-colour maps and new images throughout, this is a concise study of the American Revolutionary War.
The American Revolution, or the American- Series: Essential Histories (Osprey Publishing)
- Author: Marston, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1472857399
- Language: English
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Maria Sibylla Merian: Artist, Scientist, Adventurer
$21.95 Read moreA Moonbeam Children’s Books Gold Award Winner, Sarah B. Pomeroy and Jeyaraney Kathirithamby’s picture book Maria Sibylla Merian is the first biography of the celebrated artist, scientist, and adventur… [more below]
- Author: Pomeroy, Sarah B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: February 13 2018
- ISBN10: 1947440012
- Language: English
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Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
$20.00 Read moreNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
NPR – Time Magazine – The Washington Post – Entertainment Weekly – The Boston Globe
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK From one of our most- Author: Lepore, Jill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: July 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0307948838
- Language: English
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Peter the Great: His Life and World
$30.00 Add to cartPULITZER PRIZE WINNER – An “urgently readable” (Newsweek) biography of the captivating tsar who changed Russian history–from the New York Times bestselling author of Nicholas and Alexandra, The Roman… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library (Hardcover)
- Author: Massie, Robert K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 1136
- Publish Date: September 18 2012
- ISBN10: 0679645608
- Language: English
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Rebecca Rides for Freedom: An American Revolution Survival Story
$27.99 Add to cartThe American Revolution is raging in Philadelphia, and Rebecca is determined to do all she can to help. With her father stationed with Washington’s army at nearby Whitemarsh, it’s up to Rebecca to hel… [more below]
- Series: Girls Survive
- Author: Bernay, Emma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1496596900
- Language: English
