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Colonial America and The American Revolution
Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History) by David Hackett Fischer 21.00*
Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. George Washington lost ninety percent of his army and was driven across the Delaware River. Panic and despair spread through the states. Yet, as David Hackett Fischer recounts in this riveting history, Washington--and many other Americans--refused to let the Revolution die. Gentleman
Revolutionary : Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution by Richard Brookhiser 18.20
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He may have been a rake, but he appears to have been a lovable and admirable
one-a thoughtful lover (greatly loved in return by women, including Talleyrand's
mistress, whom he shared with the Frenchman), a keen observer of history,
an early opponent of slavery, and an optimistic and unembittered man despite
grievous bodily injuries. More important, he played key roles in the nation's
first years. Paul
Revere and the World He Lived in by Esther Forbes $11.20
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This vivid account of the life and times of Paul Revere was first published
in 1942 to great acclaim and a Pulitzer Prize. An elegant storyteller and
expert historian, Edith Forbes paints a memorable portrait of American
colonial history and of this most legendary of revolutionary heroes -- "not
merely one man riding one horse on a certain lonely night of long ago,
but a symbol to which his countrymen can yet turn."
John
Paul Jones : Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy
by Evan Thomas $18.87 *
Jones, despite his too brisk manner, was a true success, if not genius,
as a naval captain. Early in the Revolutionary War, he captured a shipload
of winter uniforms destined for General Burgoyne’s army in Canada, which
instead warmed General Washington’s troops as they swept across the Delaware
to defeat British at Princeton and Trenton.
John
Adams by David McCullough $24.50
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Overshadowed by the lustrous presidents Washington and Jefferson, who bracketed
his tenure in office, Adams emerges from McCullough's brilliant biography
as a truly heroic figure--not only for his significant role in the American
Revolution but also for maintaining his personal integrity in its strife-filled
aftermath. McCullough spends much of his narrative examining the troubled
friendship between Adams and Jefferson, who had in common a love for books
and ideas but differed on almost every other imaginable point. Reading
his pages, it is easy to imagine the two as alter egos. (Strangely, both
died on the same day, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.)
But McCullough also considers Adams in his own light, and the portrait
that emerges is altogether fascinating.
