Colonial Period 1600 1775 category: 1137 books
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...
The Hunters of Kentucky
A Narrative History of America's First Far West, 1750-1792
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2011
The Hunters of Kentucky covers a wide range of frontier existence, from daily life and survival to wars, exploits, and even flora and fauna. the pioneers and their lives are profiled in biographical sketches, giving a rich sampling of the personalities involved in the United States' westward expansion....
by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison & John Jay
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Unfortunately, one of the best known aspects of Alexander Hamiltons (1755-1804) life is the manner in which he died, being shot and killed in a famous duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. But Hamilton became one of the most instrumental Founding Fathers of the United States in that time, not only in helping...
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2012
*Includes nearly 20 pictures of the important people, places, and events in Washington's life. *Includes a section discussing some of the enduring myths of Washington's life and legacy. *Includes a Table of Contents. A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of historys most influential figures,...
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
*Includes pictures of John, John Quincy, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes several letters and diary entries from both men and Abigail Adams. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.John Adams has become one of the more popular presidents...
Empire at the Periphery
British Colonists, Anglo-Dutch Trade, and the Development of the British Atlantic, 1621-1713
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2011
Throughout history the British Atlantic has often been depicted as a series of well-ordered colonial ports that functioned as nodes of Atlantic shipping, where orderliness reflected the effectiveness of the regulatory apparatus constructed to contain Atlantic commerce. Colonial ports were governable...
by Alexander Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2015
Unfortunately, one of the best known aspects of Alexander Hamilton’s (1755-1804) life is the manner in which he died, being shot and killed in a famous duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. But Hamilton became one of the most instrumental Founding Fathers of the United States in that time, not only in helping...
by Alexander Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2015
Unfortunately, one of the best known aspects of Alexander Hamilton’s (1755-1804) life is the manner in which he died, being shot and killed in a famous duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. But Hamilton became one of the most instrumental Founding Fathers of the United States in that time, not only in helping...
by Alexander Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2015
Unfortunately, one of the best known aspects of Alexander Hamilton’s (1755-1804) life is the manner in which he died, being shot and killed in a famous duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. But Hamilton became one of the most instrumental Founding Fathers of the United States in that time, not only in helping...
by Alexander Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2015
Unfortunately, one of the best known aspects of Alexander Hamilton’s (1755-1804) life is the manner in which he died, being shot and killed in a famous duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. But Hamilton became one of the most instrumental Founding Fathers of the United States in that time, not only in helping...
by Alexander Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2015
Unfortunately, one of the best known aspects of Alexander Hamilton’s (1755-1804) life is the manner in which he died, being shot and killed in a famous duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. But Hamilton became one of the most instrumental Founding Fathers of the United States in that time, not only in helping...
Home Rule
Households, Manhood, and National Expansion on the Eighteenth-Century Kentucky Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
On America’s western frontier, myths of prosperity concealed the brutal conditions endured by women, slaves, orphans, and the poor. As poverty and unrest took root in eighteenth-century Kentucky, western lawmakers championed ideas about whiteness, manhood, and patriarchal authority to help stabilize...
by Burton Alva Konkle
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
James Wilson (1742 1798) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution. A leading legal theorist, he was one of...
by Eugene Lawrence
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
This short piece describes the city and life in the city during the evacuation and occupations of the American Revolution.