Revolutionary Period 1775 1800 category: 1601 books
George Washington
The American Presidents Series: The 1st President, 1789-1797
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
A premier leadership scholar and an eighteenth-century expert define the special contributions and qualifications of our first president
Revolutionary hero, founding president, and first citizen of the young republic, George Washington was the most illustrious public man of his time, a man...
Benjamin Rush
Patriot and Physician
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
The only full biography of Benjamin Rush, an extraordinary Founding Father and America's leading physician of the Colonial era
While Benjamin Rush appears often and meaningfully in biographies about John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin, this legendary man is presented as little...
by Joseph J. Ellis
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2007
From the first shots fired at Lexington to the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, Joseph J. Ellis guides us through the decisive issues of the nation’s founding, and illuminates the emerging philosophies, shifting alliances, and personal and...
Jefferson and Hamilton
The Rivalry That Forged a Nation
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
A spellbinding history of the epic rivalry that shaped our republic: Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and their competing visions for America.
From the award-winning author of Almost a Miracle and The Ascent of George Washington, this is the rare work of scholarship that offers us irresistible...
The Three Lives of James Madison
Genius, Partisan, President
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
A sweeping reexamination of the Founding Father who transformed the United States in each of his political “lives”—as a revolutionary thinker, as a partisan political strategist, and as a president
“In order to understand America and its Constitution, it is necessary to understand James...
by George Washington
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation is the name of a list best known as a school writing exercise of George Washington, who became the first president of the United States of America. Most of the rules have been traced to a French etiquette manual, dating from the...
by Edward Cary
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2018
For any readers who have visited Union Square in New York, maybe you have seen a bronze statue standing among the trees of the park. It represents a tall young man, in the close-fitting uniform of an American General of the Revolution. He is erect and with his right hand he clasps a sword against...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
In this ebook, we’re going to discuss some of the major milestones of the American Revolution namely the Treaty of Paris, the Stamp and Townshend Acts, the Continental Congress and finally, the Declaration of Independence. The age-appropriate writing style and complementing images make this resource fun to read. Get a copy today.
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2019
The struggles experienced during the American Revolution gave birth to personalities and organizations that now mark history books. In this learning resource, you will read about these people and what they did. You will also read about some important facts about the American Revolution, such as why and how it happened. Get a copy today.
Saratoga
Turning Point of America's Revolutionary War
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
In the summer of 1777 (twelve months after the Declaration of Indepence) the British launched an invasion from Canada under General John Burgoyne. It was the campaign that was supposed to the rebellion, but it resulted in a series of battles that changed America's history and that of the world. Stirring...
Scars of Independence
America's Violent Birth
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
**A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE
A magisterial new work that rewrites the story of America's founding**
The American Revolution is often portrayed as an orderly, restrained rebellion, with brave patriots defending their noble ideals against an oppressive empire. It’s...
In the Hurricane's Eye
The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Nathaniel Philbrick is a masterly storyteller. Here he seeks to elevate the naval battles between the French and British to a central place in the history of the American Revolution. He succeeds, marvelously."--The New York Times Book Review
The...
Summary and Analysis of Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring
Based on the Book by Alexander Rose
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Washington’s Spies tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Alexander Rose’s book.
Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.
This...
First Founding Father
Richard Henry Lee and the Call to Independence
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Before Washington, before Jefferson, before Franklin or John Adams, there was Lee--Richard Henry Lee, the First Founding Father
Richard Henry Lee was first to call for independence, first to call for union, and first to call for a bill of rights to protect Americans against government tyranny....