Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America's Independence
By: Carol Berkin
3.99
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
The American Revolution was a home-front war that brought scarcity, bloodshed, and danger into the …
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1. Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution
By: Kathleen DuVal
3.87
Format: 435 pages, Hardcover
A rising-star historian offers a significant new global perspective on the Revolutionary War with t… read more
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2. Washington's Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution
By: Patrick K. O'Donnell
4.16
Format: 463 pages, Hardcover
In August 1776, little over a month after the Continental Congress had formally declared independen… read more
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3. Washington's Crossing
By: David Hackett Fischer
4.15
Format: 564 pages, Hardcover
Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A power… read more
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"Until Washington crossed the Delaware, the triumph of the old order seemed inevitable. Thereafter, things would never be the same again."-David Hackett Fischer, Washington's Crossing
"Americans tended to think of war as something that had to be done from time to time, for a particular purpose or goal. They fought not for the sake of fighting but for the sake of winning."-David Hackett Fischer, Washington's Crossing
4. The Memory Thief
By: Emily Colin
3.72
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
Reminiscent of On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah, readers will adore Emily Colin’s unique and beauti… read more
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"I was empty... [and Aidan] gave me hope ... gave me back myself. ... [He] filled me. He reminded me of what it was like to feel passionate about what I did, who I was with. ... [He] showed me what it…"-Emily Colin, The Memory Thief
"I wasn't in love with Aidan's wife but I am in love with the idea of caring about someone like that, so you’d alter the pattern of your life and become a better person. ... I want to find someone who…"-Emily Colin, The Memory Thief
"You don't really love me, or you never would have treated me like you did. You were just afraid of letting me go. There’s a difference, and no one knows that better than I do. We were both afraid of …"-Emily Colin, The Memory Thief
5. The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of the Empire (The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History)
By: Andrew O'Shaughnessy
4.17
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
A unique account of the American Revolution, told from the perspective of the leaders who conducted… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- american revolution
- american revolutionary war
- nonfiction
6. God of Liberty: A Religious History of the American Revolution
By: Thomas S. Kidd
3.50
Format: None pages,
Before the Revolutionary War, America was a nation divided by different faiths. But when the war fo… read more
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7. 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
By: Roger Crowley
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Now in trade paperback, a gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
8. Martha Washington: An American Life
By: Patricia Brady
3.89
Format: None pages, Paperback
With this revelatory and painstakingly researched book, Martha Washington, the invisible woman of A… read more
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9. Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution
By: Simon Schama
4.18
Format: None pages,
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10. Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America's Independence
By: Carol Berkin
3.99
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
The American Revolution was a home-front war that brought scarcity, bloodshed, and danger into the … read more
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11. The First Queen of England: The Myth of "Bloody Mary"
By: Linda Porter
3.47
Format: 185 pages, Hardcover
In this groundbreaking new biography of "Bloody Mary," Linda Porter brings to life a queen best rem… read more
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12. Liar & Spy
By: Rebecca Stead
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
When seventh grader Georges (the Sis silent) moves into a Brooklyn apartment building, he meets Saf… read more
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13. Paul Revere's Ride
By: David Hackett Fischer
3.59
Format: 251 pages, Paperback
Paul Revere's midnight ride is a legendary event in American history - yet it has been largely igno… read more
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14. The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861
By: Don E. Fehrenbacher , None , David Morris Potter
3.45
Format: None pages, Paperback
"David M. Potter's magisterial The Impending Crisis is the single best account to date of the comin… read more
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15. West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776
By: Claudio Saunt
3.51
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this unique history of 1776, Claudio Saunt looks beyond the familiar story of the thirteen colon… read more
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16. Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married
By: Nancy Rubin Stuart
3.80
Format: 8 pages, Hardcover
The story of two Revolutionary-era teenagers who defy their Loyalist families to marry radical patr… read more
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17. Liberty's Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750-1800
By: Mary Beth Norton
4.33
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
First published in 1980 and recently out of print, Liberty's Daughters is widely considered a landm… read more
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18. Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
3.88
Format: 461 pages, Hardcover
HOW DID AMERICA BEGIN? This simple question launches acclaimed author Nathaniel Philbrick on an … read more
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"W"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
"The moment any of them gave up on the difficult work of living with their neighbors--and all of the compromise, frustration, and delay that inevitably entailed--they risked losing everything."-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
"Faint not, poor soul, in God still trust; Fear not the things thou suffer must; For, whom he loves he doth chastise, And then all tears wipes from their eyes. William Bradford Plymouth Colony Governor"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
"For all they had suffered during those first terrible winters in America, their best years were behind them, in Leiden. Never again would they know the same rapturous sense of divine fellowship that …"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
19. Going Rogue: An American Life
By: Lynn Vincent , Sarah Palin , None
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Going Rogue is the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir from Sarah Palin, one of America's most bel… read more
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20. Van Gogh's Ear: The True Story
By: None
3.84
Format: 223 pages,
On a dark night in Provence in December 1888 Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. It is an act that ha… read more
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21. How to Be a Victorian
By: Ruth Goodman
3.19
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Step into the skin of your ancestors . . . We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert, but … read more
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22. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
By: Harriet Ann Jacobs
3.85
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
The true story of an individual's struggle for self-identity, self-preservation, and freedom, Incid… read more
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24. Myne Owne Ground: Race and Freedom on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1640-1676
By: T.H. Breen , Stephen Innes
3.75
Format: 263 pages, Paperback
Concentrating on the lives of blacks who achieved freedom, this book describes how, against formida… read more
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25. Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different
By: Gordon S. Wood
3.67
Format: 220 pages, Hardcover
Even when the greatness of the founding fathers isn't being debunked, it is a quality that feels ve… read more
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26. Across The Wide And Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary Of Hattie Campbell
By: Kristiana Gregory
0.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Now that we're in the North Platte River Valley the air feels dry and thin. My lips are so chapped … read more
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27. The Relic Master
By: Christopher Buckley
3.62
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Christopher Buckley, "one of the funniest writers in the Eng… read more
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28. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
By: Karen Abbott
3.64
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Karen Abbott, the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and "pioneer of sizzl… read more
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29. In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
By: Mona Chollet
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches is a celebration by an acclaimed French feminist of the witch … read more
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"En somme, si on voulait être cohérent, il faudrait soit lever le pied sur l'éducation des filles, soit intégrer à leur formation un sérieux entraînement à la guérilla contre le patriarcat, tout en s'…"-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
"No obstante, algunas mujeres, vivan o no con hombres, se sientan o no llamadas por una vocación, encuentran otro modo de evitar ser engullidas por el papel de la devota sirvienta: no tener hijos; dar…"-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
"Certaines, cependant, qu'elles vivent avec les hommes ou pas, qu'elles se sentent ou non requises par une vocation, trouvent un autre moyen d'échapper à l'engloutissement dans le rôle de la servante …"-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
"Il serait temps que les femmes - souvent si peu sûres d'elles, de leurs capacités, de la pertinence de ce qu'elles ont à apporter, de leur droit à une vie pour elles-mêmes - apprennent à se défendre …"-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
30. A Short History of Ireland, 1500-2000
By: John Gibney
3.73
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
A brisk, concise, and readable overview of Irish history from the Protestant Reformation to the daw… read more
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31. The Waltham Murders
By: Susan Zalkind
3.09
Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition
A crusade to find a killer becomes a gripping, intensely personal investigation into a shocking col… read more
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