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  • For the People, For the Country

    Patrick Henry's Final Political Battle

    by John A. Ragosta ...
    In 1799, at the behest of President George Washington, Patrick Henry came out of retirement to defend the Constitution that he had once opposed and to thwart Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, whom Washington accused of putting party over country and threatening the fragile union. For the People, For the Country tells the remarkable story of how the most eloquent public speaker of the American ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

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  • Religious Freedom

    Jefferson's Legacy, America's Creed

    by John A. Ragosta ...
    Series series Jeffersonian America
    For over one hundred years, Thomas Jefferson and his Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom have stood at the center of our understanding of religious liberty and the First Amendment. Jefferson’s expansive vision—including his insistence that political freedom and free thought would be at risk if we did not keep government out of the church and church out of government—enjoyed a near consensus ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • Wellspring of Liberty

    How Virginia's Religious Dissenters Helped Win the American Revolution and Secured Religious Liberty

    by John A. Ragosta ...
    Before the American Revolution, no colony more assiduously protected its established church or more severely persecuted religious dissenters than Virginia. Both its politics and religion were dominated by an Anglican establishment, and dissenters from the established Church of England were subject to numerous legal infirmities and serious persecution. By 1786, no state more fully protected ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Wellspring Of Liberty : How Virginia's Religious Dissenters Helped Win The American Revolution And Secured Religious Liberty

    by John A. Ragosta ...
    Before the American Revolution, no colony more assiduously protected its established church or more severely persecuted religious dissenters than Virginia. Both its politics and religion were dominated by an Anglican establishment, and dissenters from the established Church of England were subject to numerous legal infirmities and serious persecution. By 1786, no state more fully protected ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

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    For the People, For the Country

    Patrick Henry’s Final Political Battle

    by John A. Ragosta ...
    Narrated by Christopher Douyard ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours

    In 1799, at the behest of President George Washington, Patrick Henry came out of retirement to defend the Constitution that he had once opposed and to thwart Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, whom Washington accused of putting party over country and threatening the fragile union. For the People, For the Country tells the remarkable story of how the most eloquent public speaker of the American ... Read more

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  • Rival Visions

    How Jefferson and His Contemporaries Defined the Early American Republic

    by Dustin Gish, Eran Shalev, Darren Staloff, Armin Mattes, Daniel Dreisbach, John A. Ragosta, Christa Dierksheide, Peter S. Onuf, Professor Jean Yarbrough, PhD0, Daniel Klinghard1, Charles F. Hobson2 ...
    Series series Jeffersonian America
    The emergence of the early American republic as a new nation on the world stage conjured rival visions in the eyes of leading statesmen at home and attentive observers abroad. Thomas Jefferson envisioned the newly independent states as a federation of republics united by common experience, mutual interest, and an adherence to principles of natural rights. His views on popular government and the ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Patrick Henry

    Proclaiming a Revolution

    by John Ragosta ...
    Series series Routledge Historical Americans
    Often referred to as "the voice of the Revolution," Patrick Henry played a vital role in helping to launch the revolt of the American colonies against British rule. An early and compelling Revolutionary orator, Henry played an active part in the debates over the founding of the United States. As a leading anti-federalist, he argued against the ratification of the Constitution, and at the state ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • The Founding of Thomas Jefferson's University

    Edited by John A. Ragosta, Peter S. Onuf, Andrew J. O’Shaughnessy ...
    Series series Jeffersonian America
    Established in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the University of Virginia was known as "The University" throughout the South for most of the nineteenth century, and today it stands as one of the premier universities in the world. This volume provides an in-depth look at the founding of the University and, in the process, develops new and important insights into Jefferson’s contributions as well as into ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • The American Revolution at 250

    Twenty-Four Historians Reflect on the Founding

    by Brendan McConville, Annette Gordon-Reed, Eliga Gould, Christa Dierksheide, Professor Nicholas Guyatt, PhD, Professor Robert G. Parkinson, Professor Marlene L. Daut, Ph.D, Allison Bigelow, Peter S. Onuf, T. H. Breen, Professor Rosemarie Zagarri, PhD, John A. Ragosta, Lindsay M. Chervinsky, Professor Woody Holton, Professor Lauren Duval, Ricardo Herrera, Joanne B. Freeman, Bertrand Van Ruymbeke, Andrew M. Davenport, Patrick Griffin, Katherine Carté, Dr. Michael A. McDonnell, PhD, Teresa R Pollak ...
    Series series The Revolutionary Age
    The preeminent historians of the founding era speak their mind on the anniversary of the United States’ birthIn these powerful and personal essays, some of the most celebrated historians of the American Revolutionary era reflect on the meaning of 1776 to the nation in 2026, offering fresh insights and food for thought on every page. They tackle the most pressing topics that Americans debated in ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • European Friends of the American Revolution

    by Marie-Jeanne Rossignol, Julia Osman, Paul Gilje, Victor Enthoven, Olivier Chaline, Jean-Marie Kowalski, Dr. Kathleen DuVal, PhD, Gonzalo Quintero Saravia, Timothy Walker0, Robert Rhodes Crout1, Munro Price2 ...
    Series series The Revolutionary Age
    Europe’s crucial contribution to the achievement of American independence.American independence would not have been achieved without diplomatic, financial, and military support from Europe. And without recognition from powerful European nations, the young country would never have assumed an independent status "amongst the powers of the earth." This collection of essays not only offers new glimpses ... Read more

    $31.09 USD

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    John Quincy Adams, Slavery, and the Civil War

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    "Anyone who wants to understand the United States' racial divisions will learn a lot from reading Kaplan's richly researched account of one of the worst periods in American history and its chilling effects today in our cities, legislative bodies, schools, and houses of worship." — St. Louis Post-DispatchThe acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan returns with a controversial exploration of how Abraham ... Read more

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  • Plain, Honest Men

    The Making of the American Constitution

    by Richard Beeman ...
    In May 1787, in an atmosphere of crisis, delegates met in Philadelphia to design a radically new form of government. Distinguished historian Richard Beeman captures as never before the dynamic of the debate and the characters of the men who labored that historic summer. Virtually all of the issues in dispute—the extent of presidential power, the nature of federalism, and, most explosive of all, ... Read more

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