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  • The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713-1763

    by Paul W. Mapp ...
    Series series Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
    A truly continental history in both its geographic and political scope, The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713–1763 investigates eighteenth-century diplomacy involving North America and links geographic ignorance about the American West to Europeans' grand geopolitical designs. Breaking from scholars' traditional focus on the Atlantic world, Paul W. Mapp demonstrates the centrality of ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

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  • Common Sense

    by Thomas Paine ...
    "Common Sense" is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the east coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries that declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States of America.Thomas Paine (1737 - 1809) was an English-American ... Read more

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  • The Life of George Washington

    All Five Volumes in a Single File

    by John Marshall ...
    The classic biography by John Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. According to Wikipedia: "George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731 – December 14, 1799) served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and as the commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783. Because of his significant role in the revolution ... Read more

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  • The People of New France

    by Allan Greer ...
    This book surveys the social history of New France. For more than a century, until the British conquest of 1759-60, France held sway over a major portion of the North American continent. In this vast territory several unique colonial societies emerged, societies which in many respects mirrored ancien regime France, but which also incorporated a major Aboriginal component.Whereas earlier works in ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Fort William Henry 1755–57

    A battle, two sieges and bloody massacre

    by Ian Castle ...
    Series Book 260 - Campaign
    An illustrated history of the French siege of Fort William Henry in 1757 and the most infamous incident of the French-Indian War: the massacre that inspired the book The Last of the Mohicans.After the British garrison of Fort William Henry in the colony of New York surrendered to the besieging army of the French commander Marquis de Montcalm in August 1757, it appeared that this particular episode ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Glory, Passion, and Principle

    The Story of Eight Remarkable Women at the Core of the American Revolution

    by Melissa Lukeman Bohrer ...
    Much has been written of the brave deeds, acts of heroism, and intellectual prowess of the men who drafted the Declaration of Independence over two hundred years ago, yet almost no attention has been paid to the extraordinary women of that time -- women who helped found our nation with courage, sacrifice, and intellect equal to any of the famed male politicians of 1776.Glory, Passion, and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Mayflower Bastard

    A Stranger Among the Pilgrims

    by David Lindsay ...
    "Combines the dash and intuition of a daring novelist with a scrupulous regard for [sources] . . . to produce an unusual and moving work of history." —Richard F. Snow, Editor and Chief, American HeritageDavid Lindsay, researching old records to learn details of the life of his ancestor, Richard More, soon found himself in the position of the Sorcerer's Apprentice—wherever he looked for one item, ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Politics of Fashion in Eighteenth-Century America

    by Kate Haulman ...
    Series series Gender and American Culture
    In eighteenth-century America, fashion served as a site of contests over various forms of gendered power. Here, Kate Haulman explores how and why fashion — both as a concept and as the changing style of personal adornment — linked gender relations, social order, commerce, and political authority during a time when traditional hierarchies were in flux.In the see-and-be-seen port cities of Boston, ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • For Adam's Sake: A Family Saga in Colonial New England

    A Family Saga in Colonial New England

    by Allegra di Bonaventura ...
    “A work of astonishing ingenuity, intellectual and emotional depth, and (most of all) brilliant writing.”—John Demos, author of The Unredeemed CaptiveIn the tradition of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s classic, A Midwife’s Tale, comes this groundbreaking narrative by one of America’s most promising colonial historians. Joshua Hempstead was a well-respected farmer and tradesman in New London, Connecticut. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America

    by Benjamin L. Carp ...

    $21.99 USD

  • Pilgrims and Puritans

    by Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier ...
    Series Book 1997 - The Drama of American History Series
    History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and ... Read more

    $5.39 USD

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  • Constance

    A Story of Early Plymouth

    by Patricia Clapp ...
    "An absorbing historical romance."—Booklist"Constance is an engaging, high-spirited heroine . . . A fine historical novel written with verve and fresh imagination."—Horn BookRunner-up for the National Book Award for Children's Literature in 1969, Constance is a classic of historical young adult fiction, recounting the daily life, hardships, romances, and marriage of a young girl during the early ... Read more

    $10.99 USD