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Although the first enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown in 1619, European slavery in America began more than a century before. In a work distinguished not only by its original research but by its “passionate prose” (James F. Brooks), historian Linford Fisher demonstrates how the...

Experience the gritty reality of colonial rebellion, a military history where ordinary citizens defied a global empire. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive narrative transports you directly to blood-soaked battlefields and freezing winter encampments. Feel the suspense of an underdog...

Transform your daily commute into an intense journey through the military history that sparked the American Revolution. This immersive narrative transports you to the treacherous Ohio Valley of the 1750s, where competing crowns and powerful Native nations collided in a devastating struggle for...

Dive into an immersive military history of the gritty rebellion that shattered a global empire to forge a new republic. Perfect for your daily commute or focused learning, this fast-paced narrative transforms dry dates into a tense, character-driven struggle for survival. Witness the radical...

Experience the gripping military history and political rebellion that transformed divided colonies into a new nation. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive historical narrative captures the rising tensions between everyday citizens and the mighty British Empire. Feel the raw energy of a...

First published in 1930, it remains unsurpassed for the range and depth of its coverage, extending from social, geographical, and economic factors to the events, personalities, and conflicts that shaped the history of this nation. The Growth of the American Republic also stands among historical writings as a paragon of readability, clarity, and accessibility.

From rumors of lost Amazonian cities of gold to the silver running through the mountains of Bolivia, hopes for dazzling wealth fueled the imperial fantasies of the Tudors and Stuarts. Stories of treasure ships and the feats of privateers from Francis Drake to Walter Raleigh have become...

In the summer of 1775, as the American Revolution was still taking shape, a group of frontier riflemen gathered near Shepherdstown, Virginia, and began walking east. Their destination was Cambridge, Massachusetts, where the American army was forming outside Boston. Their journey would become known as the Bee Line March — a swift and demanding movement from the Potomac country toward the heart of the colonial rebellion. These men were not polished soldiers marching from a great city. They were farmers, hunters, woodsmen, and riflemen from the edge of the frontier.

Discover the remarkable history of the Lewis and Clark Expedition... In 1800, less than 25 years after it became an independent nation, the United States faced a new threat on its western border. To the west lay a vast area known as the Louisiana Territory, which was under Spanish control. The United States had negotiated treaties with Spain that allowed small numbers of US settlers and traders to enter the territory, to use the Mississippi River for navigation, and to trade through the Spanish port of New Orleans.

New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan Island, 1746. One evening, a handsome young stranger off the boat from England pitches up to a counting house on Golden Hill Street, with a compelling proposition -- he has an order for a thousand pounds in his pocket that he wishes to cash. But can...

In 1664, England decided to invade the Dutch-controlled city of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. Charles II and his brother, the Duke of York, had dreams of empire, and their archrivals, the Dutch, were in the way. But Richard Nicolls, the military officer who led the English flotilla bent on destruction, changed his strategy once he encountered Peter Stuyvesant, New Netherland’s canny director general.

What did it really take to build a nation? "The land of the free and the home of the brave" didn't just happen. It was forged through rebellion, sacrifice, and the leadership of extraordinary men and women willing to challenge an empire. In Leaders of the American Revolution, discover the people who helped shape the United States—from renowned founders such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin to the overlooked patriots and heroines whose contributions changed history.

America’s bestselling biographer reveals the origins of the most revolutionary sentence in the Declaration of Independence, the one that defines who we are as Americans—and explains how it should shape our politics today. “Isaacson uses a jeweler’s loupe to scan what gives his snappy...

As the United States reaches its 250th anniversary, the country is preparing to spend another year retelling the official story: the Founding Fathers, the Civil War, the Greatest Generation, and the moon landing. But behind every famous moment stood millions of forgotten heroes—soldiers, spies, inventors, builders, mothers, immigrants, scientists, and ordinary citizens whose hidden stories shaped the nation alongside the names you already know. This is the celebration America has owed them for 250 years. Discover American history through the people who actually built it.

The Great Lakes fur trade spanned two centuries and thousands of miles, but the story of one particular family, the Cadottes, illuminates the history of trade and trapping while exploring under-researched stories of French-Ojibwe political, social, and economic relations. Multiple generations of Cadottes were involved in the trade, usually working as interpreters and peacemakers, as the region passed from French to British to American control.

A superbly illustrated study of the Native Americans’ last major effort to drive the English colonists out of New England. King Philip's War was the result of over 50 years' tension between the native inhabitants of New England and its colonial settlers as the two parties competed for land and...

The latest book from the author of Evangelism: For the Care of Souls.

The Spurgin family of North Carolina experienced the cataclysm of the American Revolution in the most dramatic ways—and from different sides. This engrossing book tells the story of Jane Welborn Spurgin, a patriot who welcomed General Nathanael Greene to her home and aided Continental forces while her loyalist husband was fighting for the king as an officer in the Tory militia. 

“Audiobook narrator Johnny Heller has a brisk, ardent manner, moving through events at a spirited trot, conveying the urgency and high stakes of Revere’s mission.”—The Washington Post Timed for the 250th anniversary of one of America’s most famous founding events: Paul Revere’s...

I am born on November 22, 1744, in Weymouth, Massachusetts. My name is Abigail Smith. Maybe my last name will change when I’m older. My family owns four slaves. Phoebe is a slave who takes care of me while I am a child. When I grow up, I want to teach our slaves to read and write, give them freedom, and pay them to work for me. I do not believe in slavery for men or ladies.