No member of America’s Founding Generation had a greater impact on the Constitution and the Supreme Court than John Marshall. For most texts, Amazon Books allows the reader to peak inside. New York Times Bestseller. These two novels tell of the great trek made to attack Quebec and the battles in upstate New York on Lakes Champlain and George. In his riveting new book, Thomas Fleming moves elegantly between the key players in this drama and shows that the outcome we take for granted was far from certain. This complete overview of the war brings all the action to life, from the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party to the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Paris. In the summer of 1777 (twelve months after the Declaration of Independence) the British launched an invasion from Canada under General John Burgoyne. After sixteen-year-old Josie Summers murders her abusive stepfather, she runs away from home disguised as a boy. These include the writing of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson’s sojourn in Paris and his first term as president. As he describes the battles, he weaves together social and political history along with the military history, bringing to life not only the charismatic leaders of the independence movement, but also their lesser-known compatriots, both patriot and loyalist, English and American, whose voices vividly convey the urgency of war. Washington’s Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge. the book offers many perceptive observations and the author succinctly summarizes the lessons derived . Published in 2005, this book explores the events of the year 1776 both in the colonies and overseas. DuVal introduces us to the Mobile slave Petit Jean, Chickasaw diplomat Payamataha, New Orleans merchant Oliver Pollock, Cajun refugee Amand Broussard, and others who found themselves emboiled in a conflict in which they had so much to gain and lose. These capable and path-breaking women not only shaped their own roles as prominent Americans and “First Ladies,” but also defined a role for women in public and private life in America. Buchanan makes the subject come alive. Stewart Jameson, a Scottish portrait painter fleeing his debtors in Edinburgh, has washed up on the British Empire’s far shores — in the city of Boston, lately seized with the spirit of liberty. Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence by John Ferling Americans know about the Boston Tea Party and “the shot heard ’round the world,” but sixteen months divided these two iconic events, a period that has nearly been lost to history. But the reality of the time was that everyday people witnessed thousands of little moments blaze into an epic conflict-for more than twenty years. In the trademark style of Howard Zinn, Raphael shifts the focus away from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to the slaves they owned, the Indians they displaced, and the men and boys who did the fighting. This is their story. Mining previously overlooked sources, James L. Nelson’s swiftly moving narrative shows that George Washington deliberately withheld knowledge of his tiny navy from the Continental Congress for more than two critical months, and that he did so precisely because he knew Congress would not approve. Captivating and inspiring, Igniting the American Revolution is thorough and nuanced in the telling of these landmark years in our nation’s history, giving equal play to the political and military affairs of both sides of the conflict. Liberty’s Exiles tells their story. The author concentrates upon the effect that Washington’s governorship had upon the course of American history. A master narrative with unprecedented historical scope, Founders will forever change our image of this most crucial moment in America’s past. Virginia was woefully unprepared for the invading British troops who sailed up the James under the direction of a recently turned Benedict Arnold. The Battle of Kings Mountain utilized guerrilla techniques―American Over Mountain Men wearing buckskin and hunting shirts and armed with hunting rifles attacked Loyalist troops from behind trees. This is narrative history at its best and most vital. A vivid, exciting account of the largest battle of the American Revolution. John Ferling offers a magisterial new history that surges from the first rumblings of colonial protest to the volcanic election of 1800. The British army launches it invasion of Manhattan Island. From the riots over a child’s murder that led to the Boston Massacre to the suspicious return of Ben Franklin, the “First American;” from the Continental Army’s first victory under George Washington’s leadership to the little known southern guerilla campaign of “Swamp Fox” Francis Marion, and the celebration of America’s first Christmas, The Patriots recreates the amazing combination of resourcefulness, perseverance, strategy, and luck that led to this country’s creation. Well, this is what you won't do: panic. Tim and the Highway Robbery: A Murder Mystery set in the American Revolution (Tim Euston, #2) by Roddy Thorleifson (Goodreads Author) 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings Davis’s dramatic narratives set the record straight, busting myths and bringing to light little-known but fascinating facts from a time when the nation’s fate hung in the balance. Alexander Hamilton’s Revolution is the first book to explore Hamilton’s critical role during the battle for independence. Spies, Patriots, and Traitors provides readers with a fascinating, well-documented, and highly readable account of American intelligence activities during the era of the Revolutionary War, from 1765 to 1783. Here, in this short-form book by New York Times bestselling historian Thomas Fleming, is the surprising story of how William and Richard Howe guaranteed British defeat and American independence by choosing peacemaking over bloodletting. Gordon S. Wood depicts a revolution that was about much more than a break from England, rather it transformed an almost feudal society into a democratic one, whose emerging realities sometimes baffled and disappointed its founding fathers. . Fresh and significant observations, including the fact that soldiers fought 238 battles on New Jersey soil (more than any other state) and that the social and political changes resulting from the war were more revolutionary than evolutionary make this accessibly written, beautifully illustrated volume appeal to the lay reader as well as scholars of New Jersey and Revolutionary War history. Through this book, Dr. Lillback, assisted by Jerry Newcombe, will reveal to the reader a newly inspirational image of General and President George Washington. In Inventing a Nation, Vidal transports the reader into the minds, the living rooms (and bedrooms), the convention halls, and the salons of Washington, Jefferson, Adams, and others. Combining compelling narrative and grand historical sweep, Forgotten Allies offers a vivid account of the Oneida Indians, forgotten heroes of the American Revolution who risked their homeland, their culture, and their lives to join in a war that gave birth to a new nation at the expense of their own. Much has been written about the colonists who took up arms during the American Revolution and the army they created. This brilliant book by Bobrick takes you through the major wars that were … The Revolutionary War in the Southern Back Country. “This is an impressive work of scholarship, but its excellent prose is equally striking. In 1779, Britain planned a strategy to finally subdue the rebellious American colonies with a minimum of additional time, effort, and blood. Pauline Maier shows us the Declaration as both the defining statement of our national identity and the moral standard by which we live as a nation. This groundbreaking book offers the first global history of the loyalist exodus to Canada, the Caribbean, Sierra Leone, India, and beyond. And for the men and women of the prosperous Becket family, the Revolution brings bitter conflict between those loyal to the crown and those with dreams of liberty. Fictionalized characters bring to life the founding fathers and the struggle of a new nation that forms its own identity. The reader is presented with a picture of life in New Jersey both separate from as well as connected to the fight for American independence and the establishment of the nation. “I never indeed thought him an honest, frank-dealing man, but considered him as a crooked gun, or other perverted machine, whose aim or stroke you could never be sure of.”―Thomas Jefferson on Aaron Burr. Paperback $3.90 $ 3. Their battle over control of the Indian borderland, that divided ground between the British Empire and the nascent United States, would come to define nationhood in North America. In an oft-told but still inspiring saga, the author opens his popular history in 1754, as a young Washington was becoming seasoned in battles against French troops seeking to encroach on British territory. Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution. The American Revolution brought scarcity, bloodshed, and danger into the life of every American. Ellis restores the cultural and political background of a newborn state that might have accounted for Washington’s astonishing career and speculates on the governor’s ambiguous position on such problems as slavery and American Indians’ sovereignty. Sharply written and highly readable, The American Revolution offers the perfect introduction to this seminal event in American history. In the summer of 1779, as the major fighting of the Revolutionary War moves to the South, a British force consisting of fewer than a thousand Scottish infantry sails to the fogbound coast of New England. The Declaration of Independence was crafted by Thomas Jefferson in June of 1776 and it provides the foundation of American political philosophy. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, by Jon Meacham is a superb biography of Jefferson. But Washington’s Spies is also a spirited, touching account of friendship and trust, fear and betrayal, amid the dark and silent world of the spy. This thoroughly researched and action-packed history will appeal to American and Canadian history buffs and military experts alike. Named a New York Times Notable Book, Empire of Liberty offers a marvelous account of this pivotal era when America took its first unsteady steps as a new and rapidly expanding nation. During the terrible winter at Valley Forge, General Washington had to decide if and when to attempt the risky inoculation of his troops. It is truly “American Scripture,” and Maier tells us how it came to be, from the Declaration’s birth in the hard and tortuous struggle by which Americans arrived at Independence to the ways in which, in the 19th century, the document itself became sanctified. Gordon S. Wood, offers a brilliant account of the early American Republic, ranging from 1789 and the beginning of the national government to the end of the War of 1812. The focus is on loyalty and personal integrity, evoking a Shakespearean tragedy that unfolds in the key relationship of Washington and Arnold. Eager to begin anew, he advertises for an apprentice, but the lad who comes knocking is no lad at all. Bunker Hill, A City, A Siege, A Revolution, Bunker Hill tells the story of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution. A tense, exciting historical account of a little known chapter of the Revolution, displaying history writing at its best. Now one of the foremost American historians offers the first serious look at the events of the night of April 18, 1775–what led up to it, what really happened, and what followed–uncovering a truth far more remarkable than the myths of tradition. Independence Lost reveals that individual motives counted as much as the ideals of liberty and freedom the Founders espoused: Independence had a personal as well as national meaning, and the choices made by people living outside the colonies were of critical importance to the war’s outcome. Upon its first publication in 2001 as the inaugural volume in The New Press People’s History series, edited by the late Howard Zinn, Ray Raphael’s magisterial A People’s History of the American Revolution was hailed by Fresh Air as “relentlessly aggressive and unsentimental.” With impeccable skill, Raphael presented a wide array of fascinating scholarship within a single volume, employing a bottom-up approach that has served as a revelation to thousands of Americans. The Quartet unmasks a myth, and in its place presents an even more compelling truth—one that lies at the heart of understanding the creation of the United States of America. Historian Thomas Fleming explains in his latest book, The Strategy of Victory, how Washington won the War of Independence against Great Britain, preserved the fledgling republic, and forged the United States Army. If never read as a youth, it is never too late to enjoy a true classic. As Wood reveals, the period was marked by tumultuous change in all aspects of American life–in politics, society, economy, and culture. A buccaneering east-coast American radical despatched to cover the revolution is hypnotised by it and his reports combined to make a book that had a huge impact in the US and beyond. You will find gems from beginning to end. The Stamp Act Crisis, originally published by UNC Press in 1953, identifies the issues that caused the confrontation and explores the ways in which the conflict was a prelude to the American Revolution. They hated political parties but parties nonetheless emerged. Had Washington not brilliantly adjusted his tactics and strategy to the war’s peculiar circumstances it is likely that the new nation would have been short-lived. 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