Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
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American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804
$21.99 Add to cartThe American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the nation its democratic framework. Alan Taylor, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
- Author: Taylor, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: September 26 2017
- ISBN10: 0393354768
- Language: English
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From Resistance to Revolution: Colonial Radicals and the Development of American Opposition…..
$28.99 Add to cartIn this classic account of the American revolution, Pauline Maier traces the step-by-step process through which the extra-legal institutions of the colonial resistance movement assumed authority from … [more below]
- Author: Maier, Pauline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 01 1992
- ISBN10: 0393308251
- Language: English
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The Constitutional Convention: A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison
$22.00 Add to cartIn 1787, the American union was in disarray. The incompatible demands of the separate states threatened its existence; some states were even in danger of turning into the kind of tyranny they had so r… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Madison, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 08 2005
- ISBN10: 0812975170
- Language: English
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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
$27.00 Read moreThe Ideological Origins of the American Revolution, awarded both the Pulitzer and the Bancroft prizes, has become a classic of American historical literature. Hailed at its first appearance as “the mo
- Author: Bailyn, Bernard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 19 2017
- ISBN10: 0674975650
- Language: English
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The Federalist & The Anti-Federalist Papers: Complete Collection: Including the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Import
$20.40 Add to cartThis collection contains the crucial decisions and arguments of the Founding Fathers which shaped the America we know today. Along with the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the various Amendments this… [more below]
- Author: Hamilton, Alexander
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 406
- Publish Date: April 15 2019
- ISBN10: 8027331803
- Language: English
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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 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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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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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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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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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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Following the Drum: Women at the Valley Forge Encampment
$21.95 Add to cartFriday, December 19, 1777, dawned cold and windy. Fourteen thousand Continental Army soldiers tramped from dawn to dusk along the rutted Pennsylvania roads from Gulph Mills to Valley Forge, the site o… [more below]
- Author: Loane, Nancy K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 228
- Publish Date: March 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1640123091
- Language: English
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Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous Politics of the American Revolution
$39.95 Read moreIn this eye-opening account, Eli Merritt reveals the deep political divisions that almost tore the Union apart during the American Revolution. So fractious were the founders’ political fights that the
- Author: Merritt, Eli
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: June 04, 2023
- ISBN10: 0826222811
- Language: English
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Liberty Is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution
$23.99 Add to cartA “deeply researched and bracing retelling” (Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian) of the American Revolution, showing how the Founders were influenced by overlooked Americans–women,… [more below]
- Author: Holton, Woody
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 800
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 1476750386
- Language: English
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Feeding Washington’s Army: Surviving the Valley Forge Winter of 1778
$28.00 Add to cartIn this major new history of the Continental Army’s Grand Forage of 1778, award-winning military historian Ricardo A. Herrera uncovers what daily life was like for soldiers during the darkest and cold… [more below]
- Author: Herrera, Ricardo A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1469667312
- Language: English
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Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence
$24.99 Add to cartIn this gripping chronicle of America’s struggle for independence, award-winning historian John Ferling transports readers to the grim realities of that war, capturing an eight-year conflict filled wi… [more below]
- Author: Ferling, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 696
- Publish Date: April 03 2009
- ISBN10: 0195382927
- Language: English
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Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton
$20.00 Add to cartFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Irena’s Children comes a “vivid, compelling, and unputdownable new biography” (Christopher Andersen, #1 New York Times bestselling author) about the extra… [more below]
- Author: Mazzeo, Tilar J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 02 2019
- ISBN10: 1501166344
- Language: English
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War of Lies: When George Washington Was the Target and Propaganda Was the Crime
$19.99 Add to cartForgeries 18th Century Style Fake News
“I do not really wish for independence. I hope there are few who do,” George Washington, June 18, 1776.
Did General Washington write these words, which newspapers
- Author: Cook, Jane Hampton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 9798988092629
- Language: English
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Debunking the 1619 Project: Exposing the Plan to Divide America
$16.99 Add to cartA resounding answer to and rejection of the New York Times’ infamous “1619 Project,” labeling America as little more than a failed state based on slavery and oppression. A distinguished educator tears… [more below]
- Author: Grabar, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 1684513065
- Language: English
