General Books


James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights (Pivotal Moments in American History) Best Price: $8.91 I think you have to be very interested in politics (as I am) to enjoy this book. It was a...	Freedom's Prophet: Bishop Richard Allen, the AME Church, and the Black Founding Fathers Best Price: $21.82 Surprisingly, despite Richard Allen's towering achievements, no modern biography of his life and...	Seeds of Discontent: The Deep Roots of the American Revolution, 1650-1750 Best Price: $16.88 Rev Carr has provided a written gift for those who appreciate the never ending responsibility of...	The First Salute Best Price: $3.44 I'm a little baffled by the review from "Chris" that says this book is tight. Tight??...	George Washington's Sacred Fire Best Price: $16.20 This book clears the air from a lot of revisionist historians who are trying to blurr how...



The Unredeemed Captive: A Family Story from Early America Best Price: $7.00 This is an insightful and educational book about the early Puritan society as they struggle for...	The Age of Lincoln Best Price: $8.58 I had the profound experience of reading The Age of Lincoln. It is a great gift to all of us....	Plymouth Colony: Its History and People My husband & I are both descended from The Mayflower - He from William Brewster &...	Sex and Conquest : Gendered Violence, Political Order and the European Conquest of the Americas Best Price: $14.88 trexler's study of preconquest sexuality is thorough and thought-provoking. he investigates...	White People, Indians, and Highlanders: Tribal People and Colonial Encounters in Scotland and America Best Price: $24.23 In nineteenth century paintings, the proud Indian warrior and the Scottish Highland chief appear...



The Legacy of the Civil War Best Price: $8.00 As the centennial of the Civil War approached Life magazine asked Robert Penn Warren to write an...	Cabeza de Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America (Zia Book) Best Price: $5.00 The tale begins with the shipwrecking of 300 plus Spaniards who survive a hurricane, washing...	The River Where America Began: A Journey Along the James Best Price: $5.35 This history book was very informative. I was born in the area. Very detailed summary of...	Liberty and Freedom: A Visual History of America's Founding Ideas (America: a Cultural History) Best Price: $5.88 If it weren't so massive, this might be a decent beach read. Unfortunately, while Fischer's...	The Age Of Fighting Sail: The Story of the Naval War of 1812 Best Price: $11.26 An insightful view of the war viewed from both sides and various aspects (not just naval...

Warman's Civil War Weapons Best Price: $4.44 The weapons of the Confederate soldiers and Union Army, a commanding presence 140 years ago, are...	Defying Empire: Trading with the Enemy in Colonial New York Best Price: $18.81 Defying Empire provides gripping evidence that the city of New York has not changed much in the...	Three Years With Quantrill: A True Story Told by His Scout John McCorkle (Western Frontier Library, Vol 60) Best Price: $8.99 This easy-to-read book provides a unique perspective on guerilla battle tactics and how the...	Fort Abraham Lincoln: Dakota Territory Best Price: $13.59 Discover one of America's most important 19th century forts. Initially constructed for infantry...	The Battle of Gettysburg: A Guided Tour Best Price: $5.20 The book was small, but great! It filled in all the blanks and gave an excellent tour of the...

1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving Best Price: $8.99 Since none of us were there, none of us exactly what happened and even if we had been there, we...	Light and the Glory, The: 1492-1793 Best Price: $13.59 Did Columbus believe that God called him west to undiscovered lands? Does American democracy owe...	William Bradford: Plymouth's Faithful Pilgrim Best Price: $3.95 I chose this book to round out a study of the early colonies for my 4th and 6th grade boys. I...	The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity Best Price: $8.99 I recently read this book for a Colonial American History class and unfortunately had to write a...	The Constitution of the United States: An Introduction, Revised and Updated Edition (Mentor) Best Price: $2.17 I was less than impressed with this "analysis" of our Constitution. This guy was a...

American Heretic: Theodore Parker and Transcendentalism Best Price: $7.95 Transcendentalism has never been easy to define, all the more so because its two most well-known...	Central Africans, Atlantic Creoles, and the Foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660 Best Price: $15.99 This book shows that the first generation of Africans taken to English and Dutch colonies before...	The Alcoholic Republic: An American Tradition Best Price: $12.79 What I liked: The author used many humorous stories to make his point, keeping the book both...	American Holocaust: The Conquest of the New World Best Price: $12.95 "In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue...and discovered America....	Men of Fire: Grant, Forrest, and the Campaign That Decided the Civil War Best Price: $3.98 I found this book to be well written and interesting. The author obviously is a good writer...

Alexander Hamilton, American Best Price: $4.79 Interesting, because of its interesting subject. However, it could have been better written,...	Blood Money, The Civil War and the Federal Reserve Best Price: $8.99 This is a good book, if you can ignore the pro-southern stance of the writer. I enjoyed it.	Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism Best Price: $2.94 "Infamous Scribblers" was a fantastic read. Newspapers haven't changed much since...	Call of Duty: The Sterling Nobility of Robert E. Lee (Leaders in Action Series) Best Price: $10.48 I've read a number of civil war books. Lee is represented in this book and others as a...	A Description of New Netherland (The Iroquoians and Their World) Best Price: $28.80 This edition of A Description of New Netherland provides the first complete and accurate...

The Age of Federalism: The Early American Republic, 1788-1800 Best Price: $18.25 I should point out this review is based on the first edition of the book, not the one here...	Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars Best Price: $6.05 Pretty good and smoothly written, but seems a wee too much on the novelistic side for serious...	Confederate Struggle For Command: General James Longstreet and the First Corps in the West (Texas A&M University Military History Series) Best Price: $21.74 An author's first book presents many problems for the reading public. Since histories do not...	Roanoke: Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colony Best Price: $2.58 I was looking for a book about what happened to the Roanoke colonists. I heard this was the...	In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 Best Price: $6.66 Dense is good when publishing for other scholars. Dense can be tedious for "commercial...

Painter in a Savage Land: The Strange Saga of the First European Artist in North America Best Price: $15.01 PAINTER IN A SAVAGE LAND; THE STRANGE SAGA OF THE FIRST EUROPEAN ARTIST IN NORTH AMERICA is a...	Freedom Just Around the Corner: A New American History: 1585-1828 Best Price: $3.53 This is very simply the best one volume history available of early American history. McDougall...	The Road to Disunion: Volume II: Secessionists Triumphant, 1854-1861 (Road to Disunion) Best Price: $14.22 Here is history in the grand manner, a powerful narrative peopled with dozens of memorable...	The Insanity File: The Case of Mary Todd Lincoln Best Price: $12.30 THis was great book, with a lot of historical value. We have all heard the stories about Mary...	Battles Of The Revolutionary War: 1775-1781 (Major Battles and Campaigns Series) Best Price: $11.57 For those wanting to learn more about some of the key battles of the Revolutionary War, this...

Plantation Mistress on the Eve on the Civil War: The Diary of Keziah Goodwyn Hopkins Brevard, 1860-1861 (Women's Diaries and Letters of the South) Best Price: $11.83 Reflects the events leading up to the Civil War and records of everyday	First Generations: Women in Colonial America Best Price: $8.89 So many history books are dry and difficult to read. This was the exact opposite. Carol Berkin...	Pirate Coast, The: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805 Best Price: $8.97 I enjoyed this book for its detailed insights into a short but decisive era of naval diplomacy...	Lexington and Concord: The Beginning of the War of the American Revolution Best Price: $8.00 "Lexington and Concord" is a reprint of Arthur Bernon Tourtellot masterful and long...	Benjamin Franklin and the Politics of Improvement (The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-C) Best Price: $26.75 This fascinating book explores Benjamin Franklin?s social and political thought. Although...

George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides Best Price: $3.00 This is a great book for elementary and middle school wanting to learn about the revolution. ...	Tobacco: A Cultural History of How an Exotic Plant Seduced Civilization Best Price: $8.00 I really do not understand the objections that other reviewers had to this book. Gately put...	Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (And How We the People Can Correct It) Best Price: $13.01 Thank you Dr. Levinson for a genuinely thoughtful argument concerning our constitution and its...	The Harvey Girls: Women Who Opened the West Best Price: $5.99 I had heard of Fred Harvey and the Harvey Girls and their role in civilizing the American West,...	The Origins of American Politics Best Price: $8.55 This brief book is the text of 3 lectures delivered by Bailyn in the late 1960s. The title is a...

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Colonial Period