2,409円 Yes, they make rather an odd couple-but, truly, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) and Fiske Kimball (1888-1955) are the Johnson and Boswell of the story of American architecture. If not for Dr. Fiske Kimball, we might never have known that Thomas Jefferson was an architect. Though he was hailed as a b...

496円 One of the most famous revolutions in history, the American Revolution (1775-1783) was the political upheaval in which 13 distinct colonies in North America banded together to cast off British rule, forming the United States of America. After the shot heard round the world on April 19, 1775, at t...

280円 *Includes Revere's firsthand account of his midnight ride.*Includes Longfellow's famous poem, Paul Revere's Ride.*Includes pictures of Revere and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. "Out started six officers,...

5,638円 Indian peoples made some four hundred treaties with the United States between the American Revolution and 1871, when Congress prohibited them. They signed nine treaties with the Confederacy, as well as countless others over the centuries with Spain, France, Britain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas,...

380円 *Weaves the lives of John and Samuel Adams into one entertaining and educational narrative.*Includes several quotes and writings from both John and Samuel. *Analyzes their relationship, political collaboration and later political rivalry*Includes pictures of John, Samuel, and important people, pl...

3,549円 The settlers of New Netherland were obligated to uphold religious toleration as a legal right by the Dutch Republic's founding document, the 1579 Union of Utrecht, which stated that "everyone shall remain free in religion and that no one may be persecuted or investigated because of religion." For...

1,491円 This bundle book is a compilation of four of KidCaps top selling history books; it is the first in a two-part volume. The first volume presents the following subjects in an easy to understand format that kids love: *Jamestown *The Continental Convention *The Louisiana Purchase *The Lewis and Clar...

164円 According to Wikipedia: "Francis Parkman (September 16, 1823 November 8, 1893) was an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life and his monumental seven-volume France and England in North America. These works are still valued as hist...

1,491円 This bundle book is a compilation of four of KidCaps top selling history books; it is the second in a two-part volume. The first volume presents the following subjects in an easy to understand format that kids love: *Trail of Tears *The Pony Express *The Underground Railroad *The Calif...

5,496円 George Washington's Mount Vernon brings together--for the first time--the details of Washington's 45-year endeavor to build and perfect Mount Vernon. In doing so it introduces us to a Washington few of his contemporaries knew, and one little noticed by historians since. Here we meet the planter/p...

933円 From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of William Cooper's Town comes a dramatic and illuminating portrait of white and Native American relations in the aftermath of the American Revolution. The Divided Ground tells the story of two friends, a Mohawk Indian and the son of a colonial clergyman, wh...

777円 "At once a penetrating work of literary analysis and a riveting historical narrative." -Nathaniel Philbrick Merging maritime adventure and early colonial history, A Brave Vessel charts a little-known chapter of the past that offers a window on the inspiration for one of Shakespeare's greatest wor...