Revolutionary category: 2684 books
Daniel Morgan
Revolutionary Rifleman
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Over the vast distances and rough terrain of the Revolutionary War, the tactics that Daniel Morgan had learned in Indian fighting--the thin skirmish line, the stress upon individual marksmanship, the hit-and-run mobility--were an important element of his success as a commander. He combined this success...
by Thomas Paine
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 1995
Thomas Paine was the first international revolutionary. His Common Sense was the most widely read pamphlet of the American Revolution, while his Rights of Man sent out a clarion call for revolution throughout the world. This collection brings together Paine's most powerful political writings in the...
Latin America Diaries
The Sequel to The Motorcycle Diaries
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
"A wonderful glimpse into the maturing mind of a great man and a vital companion to the previous Che diaries."-Michael McCaughan, The Irish Times"Guevara . . . chronicles labor uprisings and resistance against the influences and interests of the US and its intelligence operations. Guevara's passions...
My Life with Che
The Making of a Revolutionary
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2008
Che Guevara's first wife, Hilda Gadea, paints a personal portrait of the legendary figure, revealing his lesser known side as a romantic wanderer, a philosopher and doting suitor and father. Ernesto Guevara and Hilda Gadea met in Guatemala as members of the political-exile community. Later they were...
Essential Works of Lenin
"What Is to Be Done?" and Other Writings
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Among the most influential political and social forces of the twentieth century, modern communism rests firmly on philosophical, political, and economic underpinnings developed by Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, later known as Lenin. In this volume, comprising the four works generally considered his most...
Sister Revolutions
French Lightning, American Light
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2000
What the two great modern revolutions can teach us about democracy today.
In 1790, the American diplomat and politician Gouverneur Morris compared the French and American Revolutions, saying that the French "have taken Genius instead of Reason for their guide, adopted Experiment instead...
Liberty on the Waterfront
American Maritime Culture in the Age of Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
Through careful research and colorful accounts, historian Paul A. Gilje discovers what liberty meant to an important group of common men in American society, those who lived and worked on the waterfront and aboard ships. In the process he reveals that the idealized vision of liberty associated with...
The First American Revolution
Before Lexington and Concord
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
The original rebels: “Brings into clear focus events and identities of ordinary people who should share the historic limelight with the Founding Fathers.” —Publishers Weekly
According to the traditional telling, the American Revolution began with “the shot heard ’round the world.”...
by Joseph Galloway
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
One of the most famous revolutions in history, the American Revolution (1775-1783) was the political upheaval in which 13 distinct colonies in North America banded together to cast off British rule, forming the United States of America. After the shot heard round the world on April 19, 1775, at the Battle...
by James Thacher
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
One of the most famous revolutions in history, the American Revolution (1775-1783) was the political upheaval in which 13 distinct colonies in North America banded together to cast off British rule, forming the United States of America. After the shot heard round the world on April 19, 1775, at the Battle...
by Henry Freeman
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2017
What kind of impact does a battle and siege from more than 200 years ago have on the world today? Yorktown held the key to the end of the American Revolution and allowed America to become not only a sovereign nation, but also set the stage for it to become a world power, worth keeping an eye on.
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Taming Democracy
"The People," the Founders, and the Troubled Ending of the American Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2007
Americans are fond of reflecting upon the Founding Fathers, the noble group of men who came together to force out the tyranny of the British and bring democracy to the land. Unfortunately, as Terry Bouton shows in this highly provocative first book, the Revolutionary elite often seemed as determined...
Twelve Who Ruled
The Year of Terror in the French Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
The Reign of Terror continues to fascinate scholars as one of the bloodiest periods in French history, when the Committee of Public Safety strove to defend the first Republic from its many enemies, creating a climate of fear and suspicion in revolutionary France. R. R. Palmer's fascinating narrative...
The French Revolution
Faith, Desire and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
The French Revolution was one of the greatest events in world history, filled with remarkable characters and dramatic events. From its beginning in 1789 to the Reign of Terror in 1793–94, and through the ups and downs of the Directory era that followed, the Revolution showed humanity at its optimistic...