Chronological Period/18th Century
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The Littlest Voyageur
$11.99 Add to cartA red squirrel stows away on a canoe to fulfill his dream of joining a group of voyageurs–men who paddle canoes filled with goods to a trading post thousands of miles away.
A Finalist for the Minnes- Author: Preus, Margi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 27 2021
- ISBN10: 0823448444
- Language: English
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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History
$21.00 Add to cartWhen Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America was deeply in debt, with its economy and dignity under attack. Pirates from North Africa’s Barbary Coast routinely captured American merchant sh
- Author: Kilmeade, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 18, 2016
- ISBN10: 0143129430
- Language: English
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
$6.95 Add to cartA timeless novel of adventure, intrigue, and romance is sparked by one man’s defiance in the face of authority…
The year is 1792. The French Revolution, driven to excess by its own triumph, has turn- Series: Signet Classics
- Author: Orczy, Emmuska
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 08 2000
- ISBN10: 0451527623
- Language: English
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Declaration of Independence
$9.95 Add to cartDrafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence summarizes America’s founding political philosophy. At once a cherished symbol of liberty and an expressi… [more below]
- Series: Books of American Wisdom
- Author: Jefferson, Thomas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: April 01 1997
- ISBN10: 1557094489
- Language: English
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America’s First Plague: The Deadly 1793 Epidemic That Crippled a Young Nation
$28.00 Read moreAs disease spread, the national government was slow to react. Soon, citizens donned protective masks and the authorities ordered quarantines. The streets emptied. Doubters questioned the science and d
- Author: Watson, Robert P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 318
- Publish Date: June 01, 2023
- ISBN10: 1538164884
- Language: English
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Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England
$19.00 Add to cartThe book that launched environmental history, William Cronon’s Changes in the Land, now revised and updated.
Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize In this landmark work of environmental history, Willia- Author: Cronon, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0809016346
- Language: English
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1789: George Washington and the Founders Create America
$28.00 Read more“[Historian Allen] recreates in this meticulous and fast-moving posthumous account the events of the pivotal year 1789 in America. It’s a superb distillation of a complex moment in U.S. history.”– Pu
- Author: Allen, Thomas B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 01, 2023
- ISBN10: 1538183099
- Language: English
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Who Was George Washington?
$6.99 Add to cartIn 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. He has been called the father of our country for leading America through its early years. Washington also served in two majo
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Edwards, Roberta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 08, 2009
- ISBN10: 0448448920
- Language: English
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1776
$35.00 Read moreAmerica’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on b… [more below]
- Author: McCullough, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 24 2005
- ISBN10: 0743226712
- Language: English
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The Federalist Papers
$8.95 Add to cartA DOCUMENT THAT SHAPED A NATION
An authoritative analysis of the Constitution of the United States and an enduring classic of political philosophy.
Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and Jo- Series: Signet Classics
- Author: Hamilton, Alexander
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: April 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0451528816
- Language: English
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A Republic of Scoundrels: The Schemers, Intriguers, and Adventurers Who Created a New American Nation
$32.00 Add to cartThe Founding Fathers are often revered as American saints; here are the stories of those Founders who were schemers and scoundrels, vying for their own interests ahead of the nation’s.
We now have a c- Author: Head, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: December 05, 2023
- ISBN10: 1639364072
- Language: English
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Loyalty
$9.99 Add to cartNewbery Medalist Avi explores the American Revolution from a fresh perspective in the story of a young Loyalist turned British spy navigating patriotism and personal responsibility during the lead-up
- Author: Avi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 20, 2023
- ISBN10: 0358672538
- Language: English
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The Whiskey Rebellion: A Distilled History of an American Crisis
$32.50 Read moreIn March 1791 Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton shocked the western frontier when he proposed a domestic excise tax on whiskey to balance America’s national debt. The law, known colloquially as th
- Author: Crytzer, Brady J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 1594164002
- Language: English
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American History: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIn a miracle of concision, Paul S. Boyer provides a wide-ranging and authoritative history of America, capturing in a compact space the full story of our nation. Ranging from the earliest Native Ameri… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Boyer, Paul S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: September 13 2012
- ISBN10: 019538914X
- Language: English
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Northanger Abbey
$25.00 Add to cartChiltern Publishing was formed in 2018 with a vision to create the most beautiful classics. Jane Austen’s original books (particularly Pride and Prejudice) from the 1800s were our inspiration. So, us
- Series: Chiltern Classic
- Author: Austen, Jane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 1, 2019
- ISBN10: 1912714272
- Language: English
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The Penguin Guide to the United States Constitution: A Fully Annotated Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Amendments, and Selections f
$15.00 Add to cartWhat is the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court really allowed to do? This unique and handy guide includes the documents that guide our government, annotated with accessible explanations from o… [more below]
- Author: Beeman, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 31, 2010
- ISBN10: 0143118102
- Language: English
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Alexander Hamilton
$40.00 Add to cartThe #1 New York Times bestseller, and the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton!
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow presents a landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding- Author: Chernow, Ron
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 832
- Publish Date: April 26, 2004
- ISBN10: 1594200092
- Language: English
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Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
$18.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Travels with George . . . is quintessential Philbrick–a lively, courageous, and masterful achievement.” —The Boston Globe Does George Washington still matter? Bestselling- Author: Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 31, 2022
- ISBN10: 0525562192
- Language: English
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Complete Writings
$16.00 Add to cartThe extraordinary writings of Phillis Wheatley, a slave girl turned published poet
In 1761, a young girl arrived in Boston on a slave ship, sold to the Wheatley family, and given the name Phillis Whea- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Wheatley, Phillis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 1, 2001
- ISBN10: 014042430X
- Language: English
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Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
$35.00 Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes the thrilling story of the Marquis de Lafayette’s lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty… [more below]
- Author: Duncan, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: August 24 2021
- ISBN10: 154173033X
- Language: English
