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1	1776 more books like this by David McCullough (Read by) add to wishlist 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 $1.99! new only from $3.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	To Try Men's Souls: A Novel of George Washington and the Fight for American Freedom more books like this by Newt Gingrich, Dr. William R Forstchen, Ph.D., Albert S Hanser add to wishlist After two bestselling series examining the Civil War and WWII, Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen have turned their sharp eye for detail on the Revolutionary War. Their story follows three men with three very different roles to play in history: General George Washington, Thomas Paine, and Jonathan Van Dorn, a private in Washington's army. The ... see all copies from $13.50! new only from $17.39! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation more books like this by Cokie Roberts add to wishlist Explores the lives of women who helped shape the United States, profiling such key figures as Abigail Adams, Eliza Pinkney, Dolley Payne Madison, Deborah Read Franklin, and Catherine Littlefield Greene. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Rise to Rebellion more books like this by Jeff Shaara add to wishlist More than a powerful portrait of the people and purpose of the American Revolution, "Rise to Rebellion" is a fictionalized account of history's most pivotal events: The Boston Tea Party, the battle of Concord, and of Bunker Hill. The author of the bestselling "Gods and Generals" and "The Last Full Measure" reveals with new immediacy how ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 more books like this by Robert Middlekauff add to wishlist 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. Beginning with the French and Indian War and continuing to the election of George Washington as first ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Johnny Tremain more books like this by Esther Forbes add to wishlist Set in Boston on the brink of the American Revolution, this historical novel tells of observant 14-year-old silversmith apprentice Johnny Tremain, who, due to a bad burn on his hand, must give up silversmithing. Noticing the unrest in the city, Johnny becomes a dispatch rider for the Committee of Public Safety and is soon caught up in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.23! \| first editions \| SVS
7	A Breath of Snow and Ashes more books like this by Diana Gabaldon add to wishlist In the sixth installment of the blockbuster time-traveling romantic saga known as the Outlander series, Scotsman Jamie Fraser attempts to cheat fate as the American Revolution approaches. In 1772, as unrest grows in the 13 colonies, the governor of North Carolina asks Jamie to secure the colony for the British. Thanks to his 20th-century American ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation more books like this by Kenneth C Davis add to wishlist The author of the phenomenal "New York Times" bestseller "Don't Know Much About History" presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that shaped the nation's destiny and character. see all copies from $2.07! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different more books like this by Gordon S Wood add to wishlist From "the most respected among all scholars of the colonial and Revolutionary periods"--"Washington Post World," comes a marvelous group portrait of the Founding Fathers, rich with insight into what shaped these particular men. see all copies from $2.18! new only from $5.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Radicalism of the American Revolution more books like this by Gordon Wood add to wishlist 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 $3.19! new only from $10.75! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 more books like this by Gordon S Wood (Preface by) add to wishlist This volume describes the evolution of political thought from the Declaration of Independence to the ratification of the Constitution and in the process greatly illuminates the origins of the present American political system. In a new preface, he discusses the debate over republicanism that has developed since the book's original publication by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.65! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution more books like this by Simon Schama add to wishlist Tens of thousands of blacks in America at the start of the Revolutionary War escaped from farms, plantations, and cities to reach the British who offered the promise of emancipation in return for military service. Schama follows their odyssey through the war and into inhospitable Nova Scotia where thousands were betrayed. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Distant Beacon more books like this by Janette Oke, T Davis Bunn add to wishlist The fourth installment of the bestselling Song of Acadia series finds that Anne's sorrow over her husband's death has been eased by the discovery of his heritage in the Harrow family and by her marriage to a brilliant young theologian. However, Nicole is as restless as ever and has decided to return to the American colonies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The American Revolution: A History more books like this by Gordon S Wood add to wishlist Wood makes new the story of how and why the American colonies grew apart from and broke with their mother country, establishing a fundamentally new experiment in government. Writing with elegance and authority, he awakens readers to the drama and contingency of those long-ago events and teases out the process of mutation that led to the formation ... see all copies from $2.96! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	My Brother Sam is Dead more books like this by James Lincoln Collier add to wishlist In this novel set during the American Revolutionary war, a family living in a loyal Tory town faces adversity when one son joins the rebel army. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Birth of the Republic, 1763-89 more books like this by Professor Edmund S Morgan add to wishlist 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 $7.88! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence more books like this by John E Ferling add to wishlist In this gripping chronicle of America's struggle for independence, award-winning historian John Ferling transports readers to the grim realities of that war, capturing an eight-year conflict filled with heroism, suffering, cowardice, betrayal, and fierce dedication. As Ferling demonstrates, it was a war that America came much closer to losing than ... see all copies from $5.85! new only from $12.54! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution more books like this by Kay Moore, Daniel O'Leary (Illustrator) add to wishlist In a lively question-and-answer format, this book reveals what life was like--especially for children--during the Revolutionary War. By the author of "If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War". Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.15! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Tolivers Secret more books like this by Esther Wood Brady add to wishlist When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on a top-secret Patriot mission. Disguised as a boy, she manages to smuggle a message to General George Washington. Booklist calls this stirring, fast-paced adventure "an unusually fine historical novel for this age level". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy more books like this by Evan Thomas add to wishlist Noted biographer of R.F.K., Thomas here turns toward the sea to chronicle the life and times of the legendary seafarer, from his birth in the lowlands of Scotland to his death in Paris. JOHN PAUL JONES, like ROBERT KENNEDY, A LIFE, transports readers into that age, fleshing out the historical and cultural context that made Jones an iconic figure. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Patriots more books like this by A J Langguth add to wishlist George Washington. John Adams. Samuel Adams. Ben Franklin. Thomas Jefferson. Patrick Henry. They were the heroes, revolutionaries who risked everything. In this scrupulously researched narrative history, Langguth brings them alive with vivid portraiture and actual dialogue from their letters and speeches. Illustrated. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Arundel more books like this by Professor Kenneth Roberts add to wishlist This is the classic series from Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novelist Kenneth Roberts, all featuring characters from the town of Arundel, Maine. Arundel follows Steven Nason as he joins Benedict Arnold in his march to Quebec during the American Revolution. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Glorious Cause more books like this by Jeff Shaara add to wishlist This sequel to "Rise to Rebellion" continues the story of America's war for independence. "Told with emotion, energy, and historical precision . . . Shaara reaches new heights here, with a narrative that's impossible to put down."--"Publishers Weekly" starred review. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	April Morning more books like this by Howard Fast add to wishlist The story of one day in the life of a young American boy in colonial Lexington, the day on which he joined the militia and saw his father shot down by the British. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart more books like this by Kristiana Gregory add to wishlist Eleven-year-old Abigail Jane Stewart records the despair and hope of the difficult winter between 1777-1778--when she witnessed George Washington readying his young soldiers on the frozen fields of Valley Forge. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.21! \| first editions \| SVS

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