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  • Beyond Confederation

    Origins of the Constitution and American National Identity

    Edited by Richard Beeman, Stephen Botein, Edward C. Carter II ...
    Series series Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
    Beyond Confederation scrutinizes the ideological background of the U.S. Constitution, the rigors of its writing and ratification, and the problems it both faced and provoked immediately after ratification. The essays in this collection question much of the heritage of eighteenth-century constitutional thought and suggest that many of the commonly debated issues have led us away from the truly ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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  • George Washington's Secret Six

    The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution

    by Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger ...
    *Now with a new afterword containing never-before-seen research on the identity of the spy ring’s most secret member, Agent 355“This is my kind of history book. Get ready. Here’s the action.” —BRAD MELTZER, bestselling author of The Fifth Assassin and host of DecodedWhen George Washington beat a hasty retreat from New York City in August 1776, many thought the American Revolution might soon be ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Personal Memoirs Of General William T. Sherman

    by William T. Sherman ...
    William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 - February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861-65), for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the "scorched earth" policies that he implemented in conducting total ... Read more

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  • Common Sense

    by Thomas Paine ...
    In 1776, America was a hotbed of enlightenment and revolution. Thomas Paine not only spurred his fellow Americans to action but soon came to symbolize the spirit of the Revolution. His elegantly persuasive pieces spoke to the hearts and minds of those fighting for freedom. He was later outlawed in Britain, jailed in France, and finally labeled an atheist upon his return to America."No writer has ... Read more

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  • Almost A Miracle

    The American Victory in the War of Independence

    by John Ferling ...
    In 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 with heroism, suffering, cowardice, betrayal, and fierce dedication. As Ferling demonstrates, it was a war that America came much closer to losing than is now usually remembered. General George ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Bacteria and Bayonets

    The Impact of Disease in American Military History

    by David Petriello ...
    A fascinating look at how microbes have affected war outcomes from colonial times to the present.Various powerful enemies from the British to the Nazis, and legendary individuals including Tecumseh and Robert E. Lee, have all fallen before the arms of the American soldier. Yet the deadliest enemy faced by the nation, one that has killed more warriors than all its foes combined, is disease.But ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • George Washington's War

    The Forging of a Revolutionary Leader and the American Presidency

    by Bruce Chadwick Ph.D. ...
    How a young general shaped a nation — a fascinating account of George Washington as he faced a war and came out as America's first presidentThe American Revolution was won not on the battlefields, but through the mind of George Washington. One of America's founding fathers, Washington's story is one that influenced how our entire nation was built. A compulsively readable narrative and extensive ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • John Adams

    A Life

    by John Ferling ...
    John Ferling has nearly forty years of experience as a historian of early America. The author of acclaimed histories such as A Leap into the Dark and Almost a Miracle, he has appeared on many TV and film documentaries on this pivotal period of our history. In John Adams: A Life, Ferling offers a compelling portrait of one of the giants of the Revolutionary era. Drawing on extensive research, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • A History of US: Making Thirteen Colonies

    1600-1740

    by Joy Hakim ...
    Series series A ^AHistory of US
    Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. All kinds of people are coming to America. If you're European, you come in search of freedom or riches. If you're African, you come in chains. And what about the Indians, what is happening to them? Soon with the influx of so many people, thirteen unique colonies are born, each ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Forged in Faith

    How Faith Shaped the Birth of the Nation 1607-1776

    by Rod Gragg ...
    The true drama of how faith motivated America’s Founding Fathers, influenced the Declaration of Independence and inspired the birth of the nation.This fascinating history, based on meticulous research into the correspondence and documentation of the founding fathers leading up to and encompassing the crafting of the Declaration of Independence, sheds light on how the Judeo-Christian worldview ... Read more

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  • The Whiskey Rebellion

    Frontier Epilogue to the American Revolution

    by Thomas P. Slaughter ...
    When President George Washington ordered an army of 13,000 men to march west in 1794 to crush a tax rebellion among frontier farmers, he established a range of precedents that continues to define federal authority over localities today. The "Whiskey Rebellion" marked the first large-scale resistance to a law of the U.S. government under the Constitution. This classic confrontation between ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • A Summary View of the Rights of British America

    by Thomas Jefferson ...
    Thomas Jefferson (1743-1825) was one of the most well-known Americans in history. As one of the prominent Founding Fathers, Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, the first Secretary of State, the third President of the United States, and the founder of the University of Virginia. Jefferson served the young nation for over ... Read more

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