Revolutionary Period 1775 1800 category: 1601 books
by James R. Gaines
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2008
"Gaines has a deft understanding of the Washington-Lafayette relationship ... [and] a knack for wielding substantial research with aplomb."—San Francisco Chronicle
This book tells the story of the French and American Revolutions in a single, thrilling narrative that shows just how...
Liberty's First Crisis
Adams, Jefferson, and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
“Slack engagingly reveals how the Federalist attack on the First Amendment almost brought down the Republic . . . An illuminating book of American history.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
In 1798, with the United States in crisis, President John Adams and the Federalists in control of...
A Sovereign People
The Crises of the 1790s and the Birth of American Nationalism
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
The momentous story of how George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and John Adams navigated the crises of the 1790s and in the process bound the states into a unified nation
Today the United States is the dominant power in world affairs, and that status seems assured. Yet in the decade following...
Mr. President
How and Why the Founders Created a Chief Executive
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
The little-known story of the dramatic political maneuverings and personalities behind the creation of the office of the president, with ramifications that continue to this day.
On June 1, 1787, when the Federal Convention first talked of establishing a new executive branch, James Wilson moved...
by Richard Brookhiser
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
A vivid portrait of the "Father of the Constitution"
James Madison led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history, and his story--although all too often overshadowed by his more celebrated contemporaries--is integral to that of the nation. Madison helped to shape our...
by Mark Lardas
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
Despite his lack of formal military training, George Washington may be one of history's must underrated commanders. Building an army virtually from scratch, he defeated the pre-eminent military power of his day. Although, he made mistakes, especially early in the war when he composed over-complicated...
by Jon Kukla
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2009
From the acclaimed author of A Wilderness So Immense comes a pioneering study of Thomas Jefferson's relationships with women, both personal and political.
The author of the Declaration of Independence, who wrote the words “all men are created equal,” was surprisingly uncomfortable with...
by Gordon S. Wood
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2005
From the most respected chronicler of the early days of the Republic—and winner of both the Pulitzer and Bancroft prizes—comes a landmark work that rescues Benjamin Franklin from a mythology that has blinded generations of Americans to the man he really was and makes sense of aspects of his life...
Hamilton's Curse
How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution--and What It Means for Americans Today
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2008
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton--two of the most influential Founding Fathers--were also fierce rivals with two opposing political philosophies and two radically different visions for America.
While Jefferson is better remembered today, it is actually Hamilton’s political legacy that...
by Robert V. Remini
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Robert V. Remini's prize-winning, three-volume biography Life of Andrew Jackson won the National Book Award on its completion in 1984 and is recognized as one of the greatest lives of a U.S. President. In this meticulously crafted single-volume abridgment, Remini captures the essence of the life and...
The Constitutional Convention
A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
In 1787, the American union was in disarray. The incompatible demands of the separate states threatened its existence; some states were even in danger of turning into the kind of tyranny they had so recently deposed. A truly national government was needed, one that could raise money, regulate commerce,...
Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson : A Study in Character
A Study in Character
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 1999
This book restores Aaron Burr to his place as a central figure in the founding of the American Republic. Abolitionist, proto-feminist, friend to such Indian leaders as Joseph Brant, Burr was personally acquainted with a wider range of Americans, and of the American continent, than any other Founder...
by Marshall B. Davidson
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019
One-third of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence were not of English stock. Eight were first-generation immigrants. It was in recognition of the mixed European background of so many Americans that John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson proposed that the seal of the United...
by David B. McCoy
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. George Washington – a figure synonymous with American history. His image is known worldwide, marked on American currency, postage stamps – even a state is named after him. George Washington in an Hour explores the man beneath the symbol. This...