Unfortunately, one of the best known aspects of Alexander Hamiltons (1755-1804) life is the manner in which he died, being shot and killed in a famous duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. But Hamilton beca……続きを見る
This authoritative Bantam Classic edition presents readers with a wide-ranging selection of Benjamin Franklin’s most important writings, illuminating the complex and appealing character of this quin……続きを見る
This book is very timely for one of the most frequently debated issues in America: the separation of church and state. Where did this phrase originate? Was it always meant to prohibit expressions of……続きを見る
著者:Webb Garrison
出版社: Thomas Nelson
発売日: 2000年01月01日
More than 100 true stories of comrade killing comrade:
defective ammunition
accidental shootings
blinding smoke
deliberate fire upon comrade
mistaken uniforms
inexperienced troops
unknown passwords……続きを見る
Warriors Seven offers a fascinating collection of American commander “profiles” written in a lively and graphic style. The unique aspect of Dr. Sneiderman’s approach is that each essay sketches the ……続きを見る
Mercy Warren wrote early drafts of this 1300+ page book near the time of the events described. Mercy writes in the third person even when dealing with events involving her immediate family. James Ot……続きを見る
著者:Lawrence S. Kaplan
出版社: The Kent State University Press
発売日: 1987年06月15日
Written over a thirty-year period, the essays included in this volume develop one central theme: the completion of American isolationism in the formative years of the nation. Isolationism, in Kaplan……続きを見る
“Astonishing individual portraits” reveal the surprising and strange fates of the 56 Founding Fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence (School Library Journal)!
In the summer of 1776, a gr……続きを見る
著者:Patrick Griffin
出版社: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
発売日: 2007年04月17日
The war that raged along America's frontier during the period of the American Revolution was longer, bloodier, and arguably more revolutionary than what transpired on the Atlantic coast.
Between 176……続きを見る
Alexander Hamilton: America s Forgotten Founder describes the character and achievements of a man who was instrumental in casting the form of our government and especially its strong financial struc……続きを見る
著者:John E. Ferling
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2010年01月06日
Written by John Ferling, one of America's leading historians of the Revolutionary era, The First of Men offers an illuminating portrait of George Washington's life, with emphasis on his military and……続きを見る
著者:Gerald M. Carbone
出版社: St. Martin's Publishing Group
発売日: 2009年12月22日
A compelling look at the military career, lessons, and legacy of America's first general and first president.
Before he became "the Father of our Country," George Washington was the Father of the Am……続きを見る
著者:Ron Chernow
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2005年03月29日
**The #1 New York Times bestseller, and the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton!
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow presents a landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the Foun……続きを見る
著者:Philip Dray
出版社: Random House Publishing Group
発売日: 2005年08月02日
“We forget, living in this era of heavily patented research and closely guarded results, how wonderfully exciting the scientific world used to be. In Stealing God’s Thunder, the story of Benjamin Fr……続きを見る
著者:Daniel Krebs
出版社: University of Oklahoma Press
発売日: 2013年04月30日
Some 37,000 soldiers from six German principalities, collectively remembered as Hessians, entered service as British auxiliaries in the American War of Independence. At times, they constituted a thi……続きを見る
George Rogers Clarke was the hero of the Western Frontier during the American Revolutionary War, capturing virtually the entire Ohio Valley from the British with his victory at Fort Vincennes. This……続きを見る
This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter i……続きを見る
An Interesting Journal of Abner Stocking of Chatham, Connecticut
As Kept by Himself, during His Long and Tedious March through the Wilderness to Quebec, until His Return to His Native Pace. Detailin……続きを見る
“[A] monumental dual biography . . . a distinguished work, combining deep research, a pleasing narrative style and an abundance of fresh insights, a rare combination.”ーThe Dallas Morning News
The t……続きを見る
Historians tell us that the United States Navy was founded on October 13, 1775. But was it?
In the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, the government employed a total 70 warships, carrying 1,800 ……続きを見る
Blessed with enormous talents and the energy and ambition to go with them, Franklin was a statesman, author, inventor, printer, and scientist. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and lat……続きを見る
Tea Leaves
Being a collection of letters and documents relating to the shipment of tea to the American colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company;
Now first printed from the original m……続きを見る
The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn
Including a New and Circumstantial Account of the Battle of Long Island and the Loss of New York, with a Review of Events to the Close of the Year, ……続きを見る
10 works of Mercy Otis Warren Political writer and propagandist of the American Revolution (1728-1814)
This ebook presents a collection of 10 works of Mercy Otis Warren. A dynamic table of conten……続きを見る
* Contains thousands of pages of Hamiltons writings, including classic American documents such as the Federalist Papers, the Constitution, and the Articles of Confederation. *Includes all of Hamilto……続きを見る
著者:Robert D. Bush
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2013年10月15日
In 1803, the United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land from France at a price of approximately three cents per acre, dramatically altering the young nation’s geography and its political f……続きを見る
著者:David Lefer
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2013年06月13日
“It is not only the cause, but our manner of conducting it, that will establish character.”
ーJohn Dickinson, 1773
A nation at war and widespread mistrust of the military. A financial crash and an e……続きを見る
著者:Melvin Patrick Ely
出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日: 2010年12月01日
WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZEA New York Times Book Review and Atlantic Monthly Editors' ChoiceThomas Jefferson denied that whites and freed blacks could live together in harmony. His cousin, Richard ……続きを見る