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1812: The War That Forged A Nation |
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A Benjamin Franklin Reader |
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Collected writings of Benjamin Franklin. |
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A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American
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Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 |
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A deep dive into the contentious election of 1800. |
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A terrific biography on our first Secretary of the Treasury. |
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An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves and the
Creation of America |
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A modern history of our first president. |
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An informative history of the Revolutionary War. |
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Battles of the Revolutionary War, 1775-1781 |
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A history of the major engagements of the Revolutionary War. |
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life |
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A great biography of Benjamin Franklin. |
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation |
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A short, concise read, on our Founding Fathers. |
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General Washington's Christmas Farewell |
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An interesting narrative on Washington's Farewell address to his
troops. |
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Henry Adams and the Making of America |
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His Excellency: George Washington |
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A great modern biography, of or first president. |
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Jefferson and Madison: The Great Collaboration |
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A great book on the collaboration of these Founding Fathers. |
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Jefferson the Virginian (Volume 1) |
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Dumas Malone's, Jefferson biography is amazing. |
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Jefferson and the Rights of Man (Volume 2) |
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Dumas Malone's, Jefferson biography is amazing. |
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Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty (Volume 3) |
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Dumas Malone's, Jefferson biography is amazing. |
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Jefferson the President First Term (Volume 4) |
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Dumas Malone's, Jefferson biography is amazing. |
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Jefferson the President Second Term (Volume 5) |
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Dumas Malone's, Jefferson biography is amazing. |
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Jefferson and His Time: The Sage of Monticello (Volume 6) |
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Dumas Malone's, Jefferson biography is amazing. |
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It's a McCullough! - What else needs to be said? |
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John Jay: Founding Father |
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Negro President: Jefferson and the Slave Power |
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A new look at the contradictions of Jefferson. |
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Six Frigates: The Epic History of the founding of the U.S.
Navy |
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This is an excellent book on the
founding of the U.S. Navy. It does include lots of technical
details. |
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The Creation of the American Republic 1776-1787 |
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The First American: The Life and Time of Benjamin Franklin |
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An interesting read on the life, and times, of Benjamin
Franklin. |
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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution |
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A terrific analysis of the causes of the our rupture with
England. |
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The Last of our Fathers: James Madison |
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A terrific biography of Madison - a Founding Father. |
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The Spirit of Seventy-Six |
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Henry Steele Commager and Richard B. Morris |
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The War of the Revolution (2 Volumes) |
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The authoritative history of our Revolutionary War. |
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Thomas Paine: Collected Writings |
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Thomas Paine and Eric Foner, Editor |
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The collected works of Thomas Paine. |
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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and
the Opening of the American West |
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An authoritative narrative of the Lewis and Clark exbidition.
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A great history on Washington's crossing of the Delaware.
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