books about: confederation

books about: confederation

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Confederation

American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies in the Founding of the Republic (Vintage)

Joseph J. Ellis

Vintage, 2008

The Founding Fathers, Neither Jeckels nor Hydes
This is a great addition to the history books covering the founding of our nation. Ellis covers the facts and corrects the fictions have become lore, and does so in a manner that is interesting and revealing. The Founding Fathers were neither geniuses who walked on ...

Alexander Hamilton

Ron Chernow

Penguin Press, 2004

A forgotten Founding Father!
Ron Chernow has written another well detailed and well researched biography of a man who is indeed not as well known in the formation of the government of the United States. It seems Chernow's writings lean toward people who are often misunderstood. Such is the case ...

1776

David McCullough

Simon & Schuster, 2005

The Struggle of an Infant Nation
David McCullough takes the reader back to the very first year of our Republic in 1776 which indeed is the seminal year of the existence of the United States. Not only did America sever its relations with England, it went to war with that Nation. In essence this is a ...

John Adams

David McCullough

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Fascinating and in depth...
Like another reviewer, my larger introduction to John Adams was through the 1970s musical "1776". I became aware of David McCullough after purchasing his (unrelated) book, also called "1776". When I saw "John Adams" on a bookstore shelf, I cracked it open and was ...

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Walter Isaacson

Simon & Schuster, 2004

Highly readable, non-academic treatment
Walter Isaacson's resume reads much like that of his subject; businessman, publisher, head of a non-profit society and author. One wonders where he has found the time to produce this book and the biographies of Henry Kissinger and most recently that of Albert ...

Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America

Steven Waldman

Random House, 2008

Fascinating, factual and entertaining
If you enjoy discussing history, politics and religion, you will be fascinated by this fact-based review of what the founding fathers thought and believed as they designed this country's principles of religious freedom. Well researched and documented, it moves beyond ...

Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation

Cokie Roberts

William Morrow, 2008

Ladies of Liberty
This is an excellent review of history from women's viewpoints. The recearch was very well done and events factual. I felt as if I were reliving those times with the women who shaped them. Luisa Adams especially showed her mettle in very dificult situations as, of ...

Champlain's Dream

David Hackett Fischer

Simon & Schuster, 2008

History Like It Ought to Be
I appreciate his narrative style, without an agenda or ax to grind. This history is not for the ideological nor the squeamish. It's one of those books that you don't want to end. It made me wish I could have seen North America as Champlain did--wild, fertile, a ...

Elijah of Buxton

Christopher Paul Curtis

Scholastic Press, 2007

Elijah of Buxton
*Elijah of Buxton* is an exciting historical fiction book about a boy named Elijah who is the first child born free in Buxton. It is about the Preacher who doesn't care for anyone in Buxton and who lies about everything. He tells Elijah that one type of snake is ...

The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The ...

Thomas Jefferson, Second Continental Congress, ...

Wilder Publications, 2008

The Constitution
I bought this print of the U.S. Constitution at first because my pocket Constitution had almost fallen apart. When I got it in the mail I thought it was very pretty, but I was a little surprised at how large the print was. The print IS very large - so I guess it ...

Valor's Trial: A Confederation Novel (The Confederation Novels)

Tanya Huff

DAW Hardcover, 2008

Valor's Trial: A Confederation Novel (The Confederation Novels)
Very entertaining. Like this author very much. Have purchased other books by this author. Hope this is not the last one in the series.

American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation

Jon Meacham

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007

Excellent narrative on history of public religion in the USA
American Gospel approaches the issue of religion and the state of the USA. The book focuses on some major figures and episodes in the history of the country. This is not exhaustive or comprehensive. The author chooses some topics that he thinks are indicative of the ...

Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution

Woody Holton

Hill and Wang, 2008

A Fine Revisionist Perspective on the Adoption of the Constitution, Especially Helpful in Coming to Grips with Personal Liberty
The nature of the Constitution, as well as the intention of its framers, has long been debated by historians. "Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution" offers an interesting and instructive new perspective on this debate by suggesting that what emerged ...

The Debate on the Constitution : Federalist and Antifederalist Speeches, Articles, and Letters During the ...

Library of America, 1993

Provides a complete environment for the Federalist Papers
Study of the Federalist Papers, of course included in this two volume series, is a conduit for understanding the American ethic. When the Federalist Papers are viewed as included in this chronological deliberation between the Federalists and Antifederalists, they ...

Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy

M. William Phelps

Thomas Dunne Books, 2008

Regrets and honor
Other than a few children's authors, no one has published a definitive biography of Nathan Hale for decades. M. William Phelps has now stepped in to fill the gap. Using his investigative research skills, honed as a true crime writer, Phelps has combed the archives to ...