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Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
x, 467 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The War Before Independence transports readers into the violent years of 1775 and 1776, with the infamous Battle of Bunker Hill {u2013} a turning point in the Revolution {u2013} and the snowy, wind-swept march to the frozen ground at the Battle of Quebec, ending with the exciting conclusion of the Boston Campaign. Meticulous research and new material drawn from letters, diaries, and investigative research throws open the doors not only to familiar...
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
276 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Band of Giants brings to life the founders who fought for our independence in the Revolutionary War. Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin are known to all; men like Morgan, Greene, and Wayne are less familiar. Yet the dreams of the politicians and theorists only became real because fighting men were willing to take on the grim, risky, brutal work of war. We know Fort Knox, but what about Henry Knox, the burly Boston bookseller who took over the American...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
207 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Packed with anecdotes, sidebars, time lines, and illustrations by Anna DiVito, this title, gives young readers a comprehensive look at the birth of our nation.
Author
Series
Guts and glory volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A fierce group of rebels who will never surrender. An empire with an army that has never known defeat. And a war that changed the world forever.
Author
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, a revolutionary woman who, like her new nation, struggled to define herself in the wake of war, betrayal, and tragedy. Tells not just as the wronged wife at the center of a political sex scandal - but also as a founding mother who shaped an American legacy in her own right.-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"An authoritative biography of founding father Patrick Henry that restores him to his important place in our history and explains the formative influence on his thought and character of Virginia, where he lived all his life."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
593 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The year is 1729, and Resolute Talbot and her siblings are captured by pirates, taken from their family in Jamaica, and brought to the New World. Resolute and her sister are sold into slavery in New England and taught the trade of spinning and weaving. When Resolute finds herself alone in Lexington, Massachusetts, she struggles to find her way in a society that is quick to judge a young woman without a family. As the seeds of rebellion against England...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this beautifully written novel of historical fiction, bestselling author Susan Holloway Scott tells the story of Alexander Hamilton's wife, Eliza--a fascinating strong-willed heroine in her own right and a key figure in one of the most gripping periods in American history."-- Provided by publisher.
Daughter of a respected general, Elizabeth Schuyler was captivated by Alexander Hamilton, a charismatic, ambitious aide to George Washington. They...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cobbs's (Broken Promises) second novel is a fictionalized biography that will appeal to both biography fans and general fiction readers. Cobbs's tale of Alexander Hamilton's life concentrates mostly on his wooing of future wife Elizabeth Schuyler. But it's when he is contemplating the future of a newly independent nation and questioning the morality of mankind that the story feels most alive. Beginning in 1768 and ending in 1854, the novel alternates...
Author
Series
Daughters of the Mayflower volume 4
Publisher
Barbour Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
251 pages : genealogy chart ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Faith Jackson and Matthew Weber are both working covertly to aid the Patriot cause. But will they be willing to sacrifice all for their fledgling country?A brand new series for fans of all things related to history, romance, adventure, faith, and family trees. Spies Work Together for the Patriot Cause Faith Jackson is a wealthy widow, friend of George Washington, and staunch supporter of the Patriot cause. Matthew Weber is friends with both Ben Franklin...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xix, 360 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Biography of Mary Ball Washington, George Washington's mother. Places her life as an orphan, a young wife in rural Virginia, a slaveholder, a widow, and mother to the first president in the context of the changing economic circumstances and cultural values of colonial Virginia and a young nation"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
x, 429 pages : map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A British-perspective chronicle of the Boston Tea Party and other events that led up to the American Revolution traces three years of volatile politics, personalities and economics on both sides of the conflict.
Drawing on careful study of primary sources from Britain and the United States, this new account of the Boston Tea Party and the origins of the American Revolution shows how a lethal blend of politics, personalities, and economics led to...