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  • The Houstouns of Georgia

    by Edith Johnston ...
    Series Book 11 - Georgia Open History Library
    The Houstouns of Georgia shares the history of one of the oldest families in Georgia, showcasing its influential members and reflecting on the effect of one family throughout the state's history. Established by Sir Patrick Houstoun, who accompanied James Oglethorpe and helped him lay the foundations of the colony, the Houstoun family has called Georgia home since its inception. Over two hundred ... Read more

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  • John Adams

    by David McCullough ...
    In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot -- "the colossus of independence," as Thomas Jefferson called him -- who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second President of the United States and saved the country ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • The First American

    The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin

    by H. W. Brands ...
    **PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • Benjamin Franklin, perhaps the pivotal figure in colonial and revolutionary America, comes vividly to life in this “thorough biography of ... America’s first Renaissance man” (The Washington Post) by the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War."The authoritative Franklin biography for our time.” —Joseph J. Ellis, author ... Read more

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  • The Loyal Son

    The War in Ben Franklin's House

    by Daniel Mark Epstein ...
    The dramatic story of a founding father, his illegitimate son, and the tragedy of their conflict during the American Revolution—from the acclaimed author of The Lincolns.Ben Franklin is the most lovable of America’s founding fathers. His wit, his charm, his inventiveness—even his grandfatherly appearance—are legendary. But this image obscures the scandals that dogged him throughout his life. In ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Benjamin Franklin in London

    The British Life of America's Founding Father

    by George Goodwin ...
    Series series The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History
    An "enthralling" chronicle of the nearly two decades the statesman, scientist, inventor, and Founding Father spent in the British imperial capital (BBC Radio 4, Book of the Week).For more than a fifth of his life, Benjamin Franklin lived in London. He dined with prime ministers, members of parliament, even kings, as well as with Britain's most esteemed intellectuals—including David Hume, Joseph ... Read more

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  • The Story of the Negro

    by Booker T. Washington ...
    The Story of the Negro is a history of Americans of African descent before and after slavery. Originally produced in two volumes, and published here for the first time in one paperback volume, the first part covers Africa and the history of slavery in the United States while the second part carries the history from the Civil War to the first part of the twentieth century. Booker T. Washington was ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Up from Slavery

    Enriched edition. Memoir of the Visionary Educator, African American Leader and Influential Civil Rights Activist

    by Booker T. Washington, Darren Matthews ...
    Booker T. Washington's 'Up from Slavery' is a seminal autobiography that provides a detailed account of his journey from being enslaved to becoming one of the most prominent African American leaders of his time. The book is written in a simple and direct style, reflecting Washington's practical approach to dealing with the systemic challenges faced by African Americans in the post-Civil War era. ... Read more

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  • Patrick Henry

    Champion of Liberty

    by Jon Kukla ...
    “A brilliant orator, a firebrand for freedom and individual rights, Henry stands as an American luminary, and Kukla’s magisterial biography shines the glow of achievement on subject and author alike” (Richmond Times Dispatch). Patrick Henry restores its subject, long underappreciated in history as a founding father, to his seminal place in the story of American independence.Patrick Henry is best ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • Bryan Prince's Underground Railroad 2-Book Bundle

    My Brother's Keeper / One More River to Cross

    by Bryan Prince ...
    Award-winning author Bryan Prince portrays the experiences of slaves and former slaves in these compelling histories of the Underground Railroad and American Civil War. This special two-book collection includes:My Brother’s Keeper: African Canadians and the American Civil WarThe stirring story of African Canadians who had fled slavery and oppression in the United States but returned to enlist in ... Read more

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  • The Fabulous History of the Dismal Swamp Company

    A Story of George Washington's Times

    by Charles Royster ...
    From historian Charles Royster--winner of the Francis Parkman, Bancroft, and Lincoln prizes--comes the history of one of eighteenth-century America's most fantastic land speculation deals: William Byrd's scheme to develop 900 square miles of swamp on the Virginia-North Carolina border and create fabulous wealth for himself and other shareholders, including George Washington.Royster scrupulously ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Stamp Act Crisis

    Prologue to Revolution

    by Edmund S. Morgan, Helen M. Morgan ...
    Series series Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
    'Impressive! . . . The authors have given us a searching account of the crisis and provided some memorable portraits of officials in America impaled on the dilemma of having to enforce a measure which they themselves opposed.' — New York Times'A brilliant contribution to the colonial field. Combining great industry, astute scholarship, and a vivid style, the authors have sought 'to recreate two ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Franklin

    The Essential Founding Father

    by James Srodes ...
    Historian and biographer James Srodes tells Benjamin Franklin's incredible life story, making full use of the previously neglected Franklin papers to provide the most riveting account yet of the journalist, scientist, polilician, and unlikely adventurer. From London, Paris, Philadelphia to his numerous romantic liaisons, Franklin's life becomes a panorama of dramatic history. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD