History - United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)

"A rousing tale of frontier daring and ingenuity, better than legend on every front." -- Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy SchiffA Goodreads Most Anticipated Book In his first work of narrative nonfiction, Matthew Pearl, bestselling author of acclaimed novel The Dante Club, explores the little-known...

A collection of essential documents from American history, now with a creatively embroidered cover. The U.S. Constitution and Other Key American Writings is a collection of the crucial documents that established the United States. In addition to the Constitution, readers can study supplementary texts...

This wide-ranging collection of important documents, speeches, legal rulings, and other writings shaped the United States into what it is today. The U.S. Constitution and Other Writings is a collection of the crucial documents, speeches, and other writings that shaped the United States. In...

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, this volume brings together the two key documents that forged a new nation and continue to define its ideals, now in a beautiful gift edition for the Union Square & Co. Signature...

Often cited, seldom read, always essential: here is the complete U.S. Constitution demystified and explained by an acclaimed historian. Thoughtful and nuanced, lively and highly readable, it is the ultimate political fact-checking source for every American. "Raphael's annotations are written with such clarity. Indeed,...

Embark on a profound journey through the veiled pathways of hope and resilience with The Underground Railroad.This book pierces the shroud of myths surrounding one of history's most clandestine escapes to freedom. Uncover the true stories of courage that fueled the Underground Railroad. Navigate...

A Wall Street Journal Spring Books 2024 Selection: "What to Read This Spring" An Extraordinary Portrait of America's Beloved Female Founder and First Lady Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, was an eyewitness to America's founding, and helped guide the new nation through her...

A Wall Street Journal Spring Books 2024 Selection: "What to Read This Spring" An Extraordinary Portrait of America's Beloved Female Founder and First Lady Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, was an eyewitness to America's founding, and helped guide the new nation through her...

A clarion call for taking back the American Revolution from the far right, published for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence Who gets to claim the legacy of the American Revolution and the mantle of patriotism that goes along with it? In...

The United States Constitution and Bill of Rights (1787-1789) is a foundational document of American democracy. Written by delegates attending the Constitutional Convention, a gathering intended to revise the system of government established under the Articles of Confederation, The Constitution of the United States...

In this audacious recasting of the American Revolution, distinguished historian Gary Nash offers a profound new way of thinking about the struggle to create this country, introducing readers to a coalition of patriots from all classes and races of American society. From millennialist preachers...

The Wealth of Nationsby Adam Smith It is symbolic that Adam Smith's masterpiece of economic analysis, The Wealth of Nations, was first published in 1776, the same year as the Declaration of Independence. In his book, Smith fervently extolled the simple yet enlightened notion...

Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of the rise of, and the principles behind, modern capitalism. Written in clear and incisive prose, The Wealth of Nations articulates the concepts...

From a preeminent legal scholar, a "fascinating" and "masterful" (Wall Street Journal) history of the American Constitution's formative decades When the US Constitution won popular approval in 1788, it was the culmination of thirty years of passionate argument over the nature of government. But...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we...

The untold story of how America's declaration of independence hinged on seven critical months in 1776 and the courageous votes that changed the world forever. This gripping account reveals the precarious path to American independence through a series of pivotal dates that history has...

A groundbreaking, important recovery of history; the overlooked story--fully explored--of the critical aspect of America's Revolutionary War that was fought in the South, showing that the British surrender at Yorktown was the direct result of the southern campaign, and that the battles that emerged...

A groundbreaking recovery of history; the overlooked story of the battles of America's Revolutionary War that were fought--and won--in the South. "Incisively and carefully written, splendidly paced, and supported by a mine of primary and secondary sources." --The Wall Street Journal The famous battles...

Thomas Jefferson has been reinvented more than perhaps any American president in history. In the nineteenth century, slavery's defenders invoked Jefferson's defense of states' rights while abolitionists drew on his antislavery writings in support of their cause. After the Civil War, Jefferson's reputation declined...

The myth and the reality of Ethan Allen and the much-loved Green Mountain Boys of Vermont--a "surprising and interesting new account...useful, informative reexamination of an often-misunderstood aspect of the American Revolution" (Booklist). In the "highly recommended" (Library Journal) Those Turbulent Sons of Freedom, Wren...