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1	1776 more books like this by David McCullough David McCullough is known for his scholarly yet readable accounts of historical events and people's lives. Fans of his biography of John Adams will find the same narrative skill in 1776, his history of the first year of the America's war for independence from Britain. General Washington is at the center of this history, but important too are the ... see all copies from $3.31! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	John Adams more books like this by David McCullough In his first book since "Truman", one of America's most distinguished and popular biographers breathes life into history with this compelling look at the second president of the United States, John Adams. More than just a biography, this book looks at the birth of a young republic and explores the extraordinary factors that transformed 13 colonies ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation more books like this by Joseph J Ellis This group portrait of the Founding Fathers emphasizes the sometimes intense associations and rivalries among Jefferson, Hamilton, Burr, Adams, Franklin, Madison, and Washington.The author examines six defining moments when the personal and the political collided, and shows how their distinctive styles and visions forged a new nation. A New York ... see all copies from $4.46! new only from $7.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation more books like this by Cokie Roberts Drawing upon personal correspondence, private journals, and even favored recipes, Roberts reveals the often surprising stories of the fascinating women--such as Abigail Adams, Eliza Pinckney, and Deborah Read Franklin--who fought the Revolution as valiantly as the men. see all copies from $2.62! new only from $2.62! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence more books like this by John E Ferling In this gripping chronicle of America's struggle for independence, an award-winning historian transports readers to the grim realities of that war, capturing an eight-year conflict filled with heroism, suffering, cowardice, betrayal, and fierce dedication. see all copies from $9.90! new only from $16.92! \| SVS
6	Federalist Papers, more books like this by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison The essays by Hamilton and Madison that are known collectively as the Federalist Papers comprise one of the most-studied and most-revered texts in American political writing. Written as essays in favor of the ratification of the Constitution, they provide a living guide that broadens the statements in the Constitution, and they initiate many of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.62! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Common sense more books like this by Thomas Paine Thomas Paine's classic treatise on government in general, and on life under English rule, was first published in January, 1776, and is one of the primary texts of the revolutionary period. In it, Paine argues for the need for independence from England. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic more books like this by Joseph J Ellis From the prizewinning author of the bestselling "Founding Brothers" and "American Sphinx" comes this masterly and highly ironic examination of the founding years of our country. see all copies from $11.25! new only from $14.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Washington's Crossing more books like this by David Hackett Fischer Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. Yet Washington--and many other Americans--refused to let it die. This dramatic and colorful narrative of a pivotal moment in American history--George Washington crossing the Delaware--is "highly realistic and wonderfully readable" ("The New York Times Book ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $8.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Federalist Papers more books like this by Charles Rossiter (Editor), Charles R Kesler (Introduction by) Three of the founding fathers defend their revolutionary charter--the Constitution of the United States--in these essays. Based on the original McLean edition of 1788, this edition includes copies of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. Original. see all copies from $3.98! new only from $4.42! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 more books like this by Robert Middlekauff The first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically acclaimed volume--a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize--offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutionary War and the birth of the American republic. Includes a new epilogue and an updated bibliography. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.98! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Paul Revere's Ride more books like this by David Hackett Fischer David Fischer fashions an exciting narrative that offers deep insight into the outbreak of revolution and the emergence of the American republic. Beginning in the years before the outbreak of war, Fischer illuminates the figure of Paul Revere, a man far more complex than the simple artisan and messenger of tradition. see all copies from $5.33! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Radicalism of the American Revolution more books like this by Gordon Wood In a grand and immemsely readable synthesis of historical, political, cultural, and economic analysis, a prize-winning historian depicts much more than a break with England. He gives readers a revolution that transformed an almost feudal society into a democratic one, whose emerging realities sometimes baffled and disappointed its founding fathers. see all copies from $5.75! new only from $9.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin more books like this by H W Brands This biography of Ben Franklin sees him as both a representative of the new man--the American--and an agent of historical change, whose participation was central to the debates that shaped the new nation. This book was a finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize. see all copies from $3.50! new only from $11.20! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	First Salute more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman Tuchman turns to America with a fresh new view of the events that led from the first foreign salute to the American Nationhood in 1776 to the last campaign of the Revolution five years later--the moment that inaugurated the existence of a new nation, and announced the coming of a democratic age to the Old World. 8 pages of color, 8 pages of photos ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Birth of the Republic, 1763-89 more books like this by Edmund S Morgan In one remarkable quarter-century, thirteen quarrelsome colonies were transformed into a nation. Edmund S. Morgan's classic account of the Revolutionary period shows how the challenge of British taxation started the Americans on a search for constitutional principles to protect their freedom and eventually led to the Revolution. Morgan ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.45! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams more books like this by John Adams, Lester J Cappon (Editor) An intellectual dialogue of the highest plane achieved in America, the correspondence between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson spanned half a century and embraced government, philosophy, religion, quotidiana, and family griefs and joys. First meeting as delegates to the Continental Congress in 1775, they initiated correspondence in 1777, negotiated ... see all copies from $18.97! new only from $19.73!
18 view cover	The Autobiography and Other Writings more books like this by Benjamin Franklin Through Benjamin Franklin's own words, these writings present remarkable insight into the man and his accomplishments as a writer, publisher, scientist, inventor, diplomat, and politician. Additional writings from Franklin's wife and son provide a more intimate portrait of the man who became a legend in his own time. Includes a new introduction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Rights of Man more books like this by Thomas Paine "Rights of Man, " Paine's most widely read work, is considered a classic statement of faith in democracy. First appearing in 1791, this work spoke on behalf of equality and supported social security for workers, public employment for those in need of work, and other social reforms. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America more books like this by Stacy Schiff Stacy Schiff tells the fascinating tale of Benjamin Franklin's years-long mission as special emissary to France, when he attempted to enlist the French on the side of the colonists in the Revolutionary war. Schiff follows the 70-year-old Franklin as he defines the job of ambassador and negotiates in our interests, despite being undermined back ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History more books like this by Fawn McKay Brodie An ambitious, perceptive portrayal of a complex man, this bestselling biography breaks new ground in its exploration of Jefferson's inner life. "Brodie has humanized Jefferson without in the least diminishing him".--Wallace Stegner. Photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.31! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Age of Reason more books like this by Thomas Paine Thomas Paine who was a dynamic philosophical presence in the American Revolution of 1776 wrote his last book in 1795 on an investigation and commentary of organized religion with a focus on Christianity. Paine said that his "religious duties" included doing justice, loving benevolence, and attempting to make others happy. He called himself a deist ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.27! \| SVS
23 view cover	Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution more books like this by A J Langguth This meticulously researched narrative history brings to life the American Revolution--the battles, the treacheries, the drama, and the dynamic personalities of the men who forged our freedom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.12! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Reshaping of Everyday Life, 1790-1840 more books like this by Jack Larkin "Compact and insightful. "-- "New York Times Book Review" "Jack Larkin has retrieved the irretrievable; the intimate facts of everyday life that defined what people were really like."-- "American Heritage" "Virtually all human activity in the late 18th and early 19th centuries comes in for scrutiny in this compact and insightful book." "--New York ... see all copies from $4.30! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	John Paul Jones, a sailor's biography more books like this by Samuel Eliot Morison This 1959 Pulitzer Prize-winning book vividly portrays the illustrious career of John Paul Jones, from his early training at sea in the British West Indian merchant trade to his command in the newly independent American Navy and his eventual award of flag status. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.63! \| first editions \| SVS

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