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The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783

by Joseph Ellis

History: Europe – Great Britain – Georgian Era – (1714 – 1837)History: Native American

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Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy

by Nathaniel Philbrick

History: United States – General Political Science: American Government – Executive Branch

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The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist

by Marcus Rediker

Religion: Christianity – Quaker Social Science: Slavery

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Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82

by Elizabeth Fenn

History: Social History

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The Taking of Jemima Boone: Colonial Settlers, Tribal Nations, and the Kidnap That Shaped America

by Matthew Pearl

History: Native American

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Brothers at Arms: American Independence and the Men of France and Spain Who Saved It

by Larrie D. Ferreiro

History: General (History)

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Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom

by Russell Shorto

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Pulpit and Nation: Clergymen and the Politics of Revolutionary America

by Spencer W. McBride

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American Republics: A Continental History of the United States 1783 – 1850

by Alan Taylor

History: Modern – 19th Century History: United States – 19th Century

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The Indispensables: The Diverse Soldier-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware

by Patrick K. O'Donnell

History: Military – United States History: United States – State & Local – Middle Atlantic (DC. DE. MD. NJ. NY. PA.)

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Winning Independence: The Decisive Years of the Revolutionary War, 1778-1781

by John Ferling

History: Military – Strategy History: United States – State & Local – South (AL. AR. FL. GA. KY. LA. MS. NC. SC. TN. VA. WV)

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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West

by David McCullough

History: United States – 19th Century History: United States – State & Local – Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)

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The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840

by Akhil Reed Amar

History: United States – 19th Century History: United States – Colonial Period (1600 – 1775)

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The Howe Dynasty: The Untold Story of a Military Family and the Women Behind Britain’s Wars for America

by Julia Flavell

Biography & Autobiography: Women (Biography)History: Europe – Great Britain – Georgian Era – (1714 – 1837)

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West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776

by Claudio Saunt

History: Native American History: North American

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The Framers’ Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution

by Michael J. Klarman

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Light-Horse Harry Lee: The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary Hero – The Tragic Life of Robert E. Lee’s Father

by Ryan Cole

Biography & Autobiography: Military History: United States – 19th Century

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The Drillmaster of Valley Forge: The Baron de Steuben and the Making of the American Army

by Paul Douglas Lockhart

Biography & Autobiography: Military History: Military – United States

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Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times

by Joel Richard Paul

Biography & Autobiography: Historical Law: Legal History

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1774: The Long Year of Revolution

by Mary Beth Norton

History: Modern – 18th Century History: United States – Colonial Period (1600 – 1775)

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You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington

by Alexis Coe

Biography & Autobiography: Biography – Historical Biography & Autobiography: Presidents & Head of States

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Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

by Mike Duncan

Biography & Autobiography: Historical History: Europe – France

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Madison’s Hand: Revising the Constitutional Convention

by Mary Sarah Bilder

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Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution

by Nathaniel Philbrick

History: Military – United States History: United States – State & Local – New England (CT MA ME NH RI VT)

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The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777

by Rick Atkinson

History: Europe – Great Britain – Georgian Era – (1714 – 1837)History: Military – United States

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“Most Blessed of the Patriarchs”: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination

by Annette Gordon-Reed & Peter S. Onuf

Biography & Autobiography: Presidents & Head of States History: United States – 19th Century

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The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution

by Benjamin Carp

History: Europe – Great Britain – Georgian Era – (1714 – 1837)History: United States – State & Local – Middle Atlantic (DC. DE. MD. NJ. NY. PA.)

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A Deserving Brother: George Washington and Freemasonry

by Mark Tabbert

Biography & Autobiography: General (Biography)History: United States – Colonial Period (1600 – 1775)

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Cornwallis: Soldier and Statesman in a Revolutionary World

by Richard Middleton

Biography & Autobiography: Military History: Europe – Great Britain – Georgian Era – (1714 – 1837)

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Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution

by Eric Jay Dolin

History: Maritime History & Piracy History: Military – Naval

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The Founders’ Fortunes: How Money Shaped the Birth of America

by Willard Randall

Biography & Autobiography: Historical Political Science: Constitutions

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The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams

by Stacy Schiff

Biography & Autobiography: Historical Biography & Autobiography: Political (Biography)

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The Sewing Girl’s Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America

by John Wood Sweet

Biography & Autobiography: Historical Law: Legal History

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James Madison: America’s First Politician

by Jay Cost

Biography & Autobiography: Presidents & Head of States Political Science: American Government – Executive Branch

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Liberty Is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution

by Woody Holton

History: Military – United States

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Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution

by H.W. Brands

Biography & Autobiography: Presidents & Head of States History: United States – Colonial Period (1600 – 1775)

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The Chiefs Now in This City: Indians and the Urban Frontier in Early America

by Colin Calloway

History: Americas (North Central South West Indies)History: Native American

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The Will of the People: The Revolutionary Birth of America

by T.H. Breen

History: Military – United States History: Social History

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Underwriters of the United States: How Insurance Shaped the American Founding

by Hannah Farber

Business & Economics: Insurance – General History: World – General

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Aristocratic Education and the Making of the American Republic

by Mark Boonshoft

Education: Administration – General Education: History (Education)

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First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country

by Thomas Ricks

Biography & Autobiography: Presidents & Head of States Philosophy: History & Surveys – Ancient & Classical

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Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership

by Edward J. Larson

Biography & Autobiography: Political (Biography)Biography & Autobiography: Presidents & Head of States

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Henry Knox’s Noble Train: The Story of a Boston Bookseller’s Heroic Expedition That Saved the American Revolution

by William Hazelgrove

History: Military – Strategy History: Military – United States

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James Monroe: A Life

by Tim McGrath

Biography & Autobiography: Presidents & Head of States History: United States – 19th Century

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Surviving Genocide: Native Nations and the United States from the American Revolution to Bleeding Kansas

by Jeffrey Ostler

History: Native American History: United States – 19th Century

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The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution

by Lindsay M. Chervinsky

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The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington

by Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch

Biography & Autobiography: Military Political Science: Intelligence & Espionage

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The Virginia Dynasty: Four Presidents and the Creation of the American Nation

by Lynne Cheney

Biography & Autobiography: Presidents & Head of States History: United States – State & Local – South (AL. AR. FL. GA. KY. LA. MS. NC. SC. TN. VA. WV)

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