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Love
and Hate in Jamestown:
John
Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New
Nation
by
David A. Price
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book on the colony of Jamestown |
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The
American Revolution
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Adams by David
McCullough
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more information
An
excellent biography, rich in detail and original sources.
2002
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on David McCullough
Pulitzer
Prize Winner 2003 |
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Ellis
tells us about the conflicts which divided the "founding
fathers" of The United States.
2000 Pulitzer
Prize for History 2001 |
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The
Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention
Debate
edited
by Ralph Ketcham
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The
dissenting opinions of Patrick Henry and others who
saw the Constitution as a threat to our hard-won rights
and liberties- the papers and debates, with cross-references
to The
Federalist Papers.
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Loyalists of the Revolution
by Christopher New
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a
fascinating book about a little-understood group -
the loyalists during the American Revolution who remained
loyal to the British crown on principle and were willing
to fight for their beliefs |
American
Colonies
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Alan Taylor
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Taylor
examines the complex mix of peoples, events, and influences
that shaped the New World
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Redcoats
and Rebels
by Christopher Hibbert
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This
is a different way of looking at the American war
of Independence for Americans. British historian Hibbert,
with a lively style, tells the story of the British
and loyalist perspective.
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A
Leap in the Dark
by John Ferling
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an excellent history of the American revolutionary
era combining scholarship with great writing
le, tells the story of the British and loyalist perspective.
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The
Adams-Jefferson Letters
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The
fascinating correspondence between John Adams and
Thomas Jefferson spanned half a century and embraced
government, philosophy, religion, and family griefs
and joys.
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Alexander
Hamilton
by Ron Chernow
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a
bestseller by Ron Chernow, whom the New
York Times called "as elegant an architect of
monumental histories as we've seen in decades" - he
brings to life one of the most important figure in American
history, who never attained the presidency, but who
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