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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

According to Wikipedia: "The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles or essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially……続きを見る

The Lost Prince Frances Hodgson Burnett - This book is about Marco Loristan, his father, and his friend, a street urchin called "The Rat". Marco's father, Stefan, is a Samavian patriot working to ov……続きを見る

The dramatic account of a Revolutionary-era conspiracy in which a band of farmers opposed to military conscription and fearful of religious persecution plotted to kill the governor of North Carolina……続きを見る

A new and more complex portrait of Thomas Jefferson, as told by Jefferson himself. Not trusting biographers with his story and frustrated by his friends' failure to justify his role in the American ……続きを見る

Long before the United States was a nation, it was a set of ideas, projected onto the New World by European explorers with centuries of belief and thought in tow. From this foundation of expectation……続きを見る

On June 1,1792, Kentucky became the fifteenth state in the new nation and the first west of the Alleghenies. Lowell Harrison reviews the tangled and protracted process by which Virginia's westernmos……続きを見る

"With over thirty years of extensive, independent research on Benedict Arnold, Greg Zoller has dared to challenge conventional wisdom. Bringing to the forefront primary sources and thought-provoking……続きを見る

Chateaubriand's Travels in America, presented here in its first modern translation, was a reflection of the attitudes of his epoch toward the New World. And at the same time, because of his enormous……続きを見る

One of the recent discussions that has been generating more heat than light lately pertains to the spiritual underpinnings of the Founding Fathers of these United States: whether or not they intende……続きを見る

Der Roman erzählt die Geschichte der Tochter des Mohawk-Häuptlings Malesque, die sich in William Danforth verliebte und ihm ein Baby gebar, über ihr Leben mit einem Siedler und ihr zukünftiges Schic……続きを見る

A reference guide to key battles, leaders, and lesser-known figures of the Revolutionary War in South Carolina Paul Revere's midnight ride; the Battles at Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill; and th……続きを見る

"Die Regulatoren in Arkansas" greift die Probleme der Kriminalität in Arkansas im 19. Jahrhundert auf. Nur den Regulatoren ist es gelungen, dem Chaos ein Ende zu setzen und die Übertreter mit der To……続きを見る

George Washington Parke Custis (1781-1857) was raised at Mount Vernon by George and Martha Washington. Young "Wash" appears in Savage's 1789 painting of the first presidential family, his small hand……続きを見る

The forgotten story of the nineteenth-century freethinkers and twentieth-century humanists who tried to build their own secular religion In The Church of Saint Thomas Paine, Leigh Eric Schmidt tells……続きを見る

OURstory Unchained and Liberated from HIStory is a historical narrative that researches the lives and legacies of the slave ancestors of the first African American dean hired at Clemson University, ……続きを見る

Thomas L Knowlton: Colonel, Patriot, Spymaster, and Soldier of the American Revolution. Colonel Thomas L Knowlton bravely fought and died in the revolutionary war. He is seen as America's first inte……続きを見る

A fresh, original look at George Washington as an innovative land manager whose singular passion for farming would unexpectedly lead him to reject slavery. George Washington spent more of his workin……続きを見る

Engaging With History in the Classroom: The American Revolution is the first in a series of middle-grade U.S. history units that focus on what it means to be an American citizen, living in a democra……続きを見る

The Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton - Hailed by Thomas Jefferson as the best commentary on the principles of government which was ever written, The Federalist Papers is a collection of eighty-f……続きを見る

Florida has a long and rich history of pirates plundering its shores, cities, and shipping lanes. Tales of Florida pirates abound from Key West to Pensacola and from Miami to Jacksonville. But how m……続きを見る

A brief yet insightful recollection of serving the 4th president of the USA, written by the president's slave, Paul Jennings. Paul Jennings was born a slave and worked for the Madison family at Mont……続きを見る

***Errata: Table 4.1 has been updated for accuracy since print edition.*** America’s political history is a fascinating paradox. The United States was born with the admonition that government posed ……続きを見る

Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation. The international information they gathered and the capital they ge……続きを見る

**Winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature Winner of the Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award A Massachusetts Center for the Book "Must-Read" Finalist for the New England Society B……続きを見る

Washington: A Heroic Drama of the Revolution, in five acts, by Ingersoll Lockwood, presents key moments of the American Revolution from the vantage point of General Washington and those close to him……続きを見る

Abby Adams is remembered for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he stayed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the Continental Congresses. John frequently sought the advice of Abigail ……続きを見る

This book shows how the predominantly national focus that characterises studies of the United States after 1783 can be integrated with global trends, as viewed from the perspective of imperial histo……続きを見る

Revolutionary War Patriots: Bladen, Robeson, Cumberland, Sampson, and Duplin Counties, North Carolina By: Rev. Dr. Carolyn Cummings-Woriax History and storytelling are prominent in Rev. Dr. Carolyn ……続きを見る

The Guide to the American Revolutionary War at Sea chronicles more than 10,500 actions -- far more than other naval histories. Vol. 6 documents 1696 of them which occurred in 1781. It includes the a……続きを見る