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Ontdek het fascinerende leven van een van de grootste leiders uit de geschiedenis! Duik in de meeslepende wereld van Abraham Lincoln met "Abraham Lincoln geschetst in zijn leven en daden" door G. W.……続きを見る

George Washington is revered as the father of his country, a clever and skilled general, and a man of restrained principleーbut not as a political thinker. This short introduction to Washington's po……続きを見る

Theatre and Revolution explores the dynamic and complex relationship between theatrical expression and revolutionary movements across diverse historical and cultural landscapes. This illuminating vo……続きを見る

Love and marriage during the Revolutionary War through the letters of Lucy and Henry Knox. In 1774, Boston bookseller Henry Knox married Lucy Waldo Flucker, the daughter of a prominent Tory family. ……続きを見る

An expert on presidential history and national identity explores the complicated and conflicted ways Americans remember Thomas Jefferson and what these impressions reveal about the nation he helped ……続きを見る

During this period, the British army earned itself a formidable reputation as a fighting force. However, due to its role as a police force at home, and demonisation by American propaganda, the army ……続きを見る

The American Revolution was deadlocked in the north, and in 1778, the focus of the conflict shifted south. Following his decisive 1780 victory at Charleston, Cornwallis launched a campaign through t……続きを見る

Mark Lardas explores the origins of American warships, primarily light and medium frigates, built for the Continental Navy during the years 1776–1783. This was the first navy of the United States an……続きを見る

Indian wars in early Ohio as seen through the eyes of a future president The American Revolution gave birth to a nation, forever changed the course of political thought, and shattered and transforme……続きを見る

eBook Description for The Forgotten Chains: The Hidden History of Irish Slavery in America Uncover the shocking truth buried beneath centuries of silence in The Forgotten Chains: The Hidden History ……続きを見る

Tenacious activism by Quakers, African Americans, and antislavery evangelicals made antislavery central to the American Revolution In Let the Oppressed Go Free, Nicholas P. Wood presents the opponen……続きを見る

Since the American Revolution, scholars and citizens have often assumed that dispassionate rationality, reciprocity, and nonviolent tolerance are necessary conditions for the sustained development o……続きを見る

America tells itself a story about how it became a superpower. This book asks a harder question: Where are our numbers? Where Are Our Numbers? – United States walks through four hundred years of U.S……続きを見る

The centrality of the American Revolution in the antebellum slavery controversy In the two decades before the Civil War, free Americans engaged in “history wars” every bit as ferocious as those wage……続きを見る

This striking graphic edition adapts the first half of the New York Times bestselling The British Are Coming, the opening volume in Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson’s extraordinary tri……続きを見る

Thomas Jefferson called the Declaration of Independence “an expression of the American mind.” Not merely a document, the Declaration is the common creed of our civic life, and it inspires the shared……続きを見る

Mason of the Woods: America's First Crime Boss Samuel Mason's transformation from Revolutionary War militia captain to America's first organized crime boss reveals the brutal human costs of early Am……続きを見る

A new perspective on the cultural politics of Charles Brockden Brown The novels of Charles Brockden Brown, the most accomplished literary figure in early America, redefined the gothic genre and help……続きを見る

Experience the birth of a nation through one of the most influential documents in human history. The Declaration of Independence stands as a defining statement of freedom, justice, and the inherent ……続きを見る

Uncover America's Hidden Gems: 101 Fun Facts That Will Amaze, Entertain, and Educate You! Are you ready to dive into the thrilling, lesser-known side of American history? 101 Fun Facts About America……続きを見る

The incendiary political pamphlet that helped launch the American Revolution, introduced by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Gordon S. Wood The revolutionary fervor that sparked the American Revolut……続きを見る

Protests have long served as a vital means for individuals and communities to express their dissatisfaction with societal issues. They provide a platform for voices that may otherwise be overlooked ……続きを見る

A master historian uncovers a spellbinding story illustrating the stakes for the new nation in the American War for Independence How does a new country demonstrate to the world that it is prepared t……続きを見る

The final work by late historian Thomas N. Ingersoll on the political crisis posed by the presidential election of 1800ーthe reverberations of which are still felt today. Written by the late Thomas ……続きを見る

Travelers in Worthington, Ohio, might think they were in a New England town. Old brick buildings line the very edges of the sidewalk, and a picturesque village green is flanked by two church steeple……続きを見る

Fernando Wood was one of the most controversial figures of nineteenth-century America. His fellow New Yorkers either respected or despised him, depending whether they considered his policies benefic……続きを見る

This volume collects essays and documents from a wide selection of sourcesーmany now out of print and difficult to locateーto provide a highly readable story of the settlement and development of the……続きを見る

Published from 1835 to 1856, the Crockett almanacs were the primary force in the creation of a tall tale Davy Crockett as our country's first comic superman. In these rare almanacs, the historical C……続きを見る

Each year, more than two million visitors line up near Philadelphia's Independence Hall and wait to gaze upon a flawed mass of metal forged more than two and a half centuries ago. Since its original……続きを見る

Surprisingly, no previous book has ever explored how family life shaped the political careers of America's great Founding Fathersーmen like George Mason, Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jef……続きを見る