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Biographies Richard Brookhiser, Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington Norine Dickson Campbell, Patrick Henry John Cary, Joseph Warren Ronald W. Clark, Benjamin Franklin: A Biography James Thomas Flexner, Washington: The Indispensable Man Eva C. Hartless, Sarah Winston Syme Henry: Mother of Patrick Henry F. J. Hudleston, Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne Edward G. Lengel, General George Washington: A Military Life B. J. Lossing, Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence (reprint ed. of 1848 original, Wallbuilder Press) David McCullough, John Adams Moses Coit Tyler, Patrick Henry Henry Wiencek, An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America Boston Hiller B. Zobel, The Boston Massacre George F. Weston, Jr., Boston Ways New York Richard M. Ketchum, Divided Loyalties: How the American Revolution Came to New York Colonial Life Alice Morse Earle, Home Life in Colonial Days Colonial Dames of America, Herbs and Herb Lore of Colonial America Edmund S. Morgan, Virginians at Home: Family Life in the Eighteenth Century William Peirce Randel, The American Revolution: Mirror of a People Mara Riley, A Guide to Assembling a Woman’s Basic 18th Century Wardrobe Ted Ruddock, ed., Travels in the Colonies in 1773–1775 Described in the Letters of William Mylne C. Keith Wilbur, Revolutionary Medicine, 1700–1800 Overview Bruce Catton and William B. Catton, The Bold and Magnificent Dream: America’s Founding Years 1492–1815 Theodore Draper, A Struggle for Power: The American Revolution Alan Taylor, American Colonies War on Land Michael A. Bellesiles, Revolutionary Outlaws: Ethan Allen and the Struggle for Independence on the Early American Frontier Bruce Chadwick, The First American Army: The Untold Story of George Washington and the Men Behind America’s First Fight for Freedom John Ferling, Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence David Hackett Fischer, Paul Revere’s Ride —--Washington’s Crossing Thomas Fleming, Liberty! The American Revolution —--Washington’s Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge Allen French, The Day of Concord and Lexington Curt Johnson, Battles of the American Revolution Richard M. Ketchum, Decisive Day: The Battle for Bunker Hill —--The Winter Soldiers: The Battles for Trenton and Princeton —--Victory at Yorktown: The Campaign that Won the Revolution Edward G. Lengel, General George Washington: A Military Life Joseph Plumb Martin, Private Yankee Doodle, ed. George F. Sheer Barnet Schecter, The Battle for New York: The City at the Heart of the American Revolution George F. Scheer and Hugh F. Rankin, Rebels and Redcoats Michael Stephenson, Patriot Battles: How the War of Independence Was Fought War at Sea William M. Fowler, Jr., Rebels Under Sail: The American Navy During the Revolution Nathan Miller, Sea of Glory: A Naval History of the American Revolution Evan Thomas, John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy John Nicol (ed. by Tim Flannery), The Life and Adventures of John Nicol, Mariner French and Indian War Fred Anderson, The War that Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War Colin G. Calloway, The Scratch of a Pen: 1763 and the Transformation of North America Stephen R. Taaffe, The Philadelphia Campaign: 1777-1778 Timothy J. Todish, America’s First First World War: The French and Indian War, 1754–1763 Military Uniforms and Equipment Stuart Reid, Marko Zlatich, Soldiers of the Revolutionary War Don Troiani, Soldiers in America: 1754–1865 Native Americans Colin G. Calloway, The American Revolution in Indian Country: Crisis and Diversity in Native American Communities —--The Shawnees and the War for America Sheryl Hartman, Indian Clothing of the Great Lakes: 1740-1840 Michael G. Johnson, American Woodland Indians James H. Merrell, Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier Candy Moulton, Everyday Life Among the American Indians: 1800 to 1900 C. Hale Sipe, The Indian Chiefs of Pennsylvania Alan Taylor, The Divided Ground: Indians, Settlers, and the Northern Borderland of the American Revolution Colin F. Taylor, Native American Hunting and Fighting Skills Carl Waldman, Word Dance: The Language of Native American Culture Religion and the Founding of America Frederick A. Norwood, The Story of American Methodism William J. Federer, The Original 13: A Documentary History of Religion in America’s First Thirteen States Spies Thomas B. Allen, George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War Women in the Revolution Carol Berken, Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence Harry Clinton Green and Mary Wolcott Green, Wives of the Signers: The Women Behind the Declaration of Independence (Excerpted from The Pioneer Mothers of America, 1912; repr. by Wallbuilder Press) Cokie Roberts, Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation Fiction Allan W. Eckert, Winning of America Series -----The Frontiersmen -----Wilderness Empire -----The Conquerors -----The Wilderness War -----Gateway to Empire -----Twilight of Empire Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain Diana Gabaldon, Outlander —--Dragonfly in Amber Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen, Valley Forge Patrick O’Brian, Aubrey-Maturin Series —--Master and Commander —--Post Captain —--H.M.S. Surprise —--The Mauritius Command —--Desolation Island —--The Fortune of War —--The Surgeon’s Mate —--The Ionian Mission —--Treason’s Harbor —--The Far Side of the World Kenneth Roberts, Northwest Passage —--Arundel —--Rabble in Arms Rafael Sabatini, The Sea-Hawk —--Scaramouche —--Captain Blood: His Odyssey Jeffrey Shaara, Rise to Rebellion —--The Glorious Cause James Alexander Thom, Follow the River -----From Sea to Shining Sea -----Long Knife -----Panther in the Sky |
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MagazinesMaps Boston, 1775
The American Revolution and Its Era George Washington, Surveyor and Mapmaker Rochambeau Map Collection Maps of Early America Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection--Revolutionary America Music
Music of the American Revolution: The Birth of Liberty, Sherrill Milnes
Colonial & Revolution Songs, with historical narration by Keith and Rusty McNeil. 2 disc set. (WEM Records, Riverside, CA, 1989) Sing We All Merrily: A Colonial Christmas, Linda Russell & Company (Flying Fish Records, Chicago, Ill., 1986) 
Videos
John Adams, starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney. HBO, 2008
Biography--George Washington: Founding Father. A&E Home Video. 2004 Founding Brothers. A&E Home Video. 2002 George Washington, starring Barry Bostwick. 1984 Johnny Tremain. Disney Studios. Originally broadcast in 1957 The Last of the Mohicans, starring Daniel Day Lewis and Madeline Stowe. 1992 Liberty—The American Revolution. PBS. 2004 Master and Commander—The Far Side of the World, starring Russell Crowe, 2003 The Patriot, starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger. 2000 
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The header image is a detail view from The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759, by Nicholas Pocock.
