Colonial Period

A fascinating profile of two generals who shaped history. In 1759, after the battle on the Plains of Abraham outside Quebec City, the English general Jame...

The American family has undergone a series of transformations from its socially sanctified role as the center of society to today's private, independent uni...

One Of The Most Popular Works Of American Literature, This Charming Self-portrait Has Been Translated Into Nearly Every Language. It Covers Franklin's Life ...

Washington's rise constitutes one of the greatest self-reinventions in history. In his mid-twenties, this third son of a modest Virginia planter had ruined ...

“In December 1776, a small boat delivered an old man to France.” So begins a dazzling narrative account of Benjamin Franklin’s French mission, the most exa...

The emergence of the lower houses of assembly is a major theme in American history: their quest for power became the most significant single feature of poli...

America, how well do you know your history? Who quelled a coup d'etat by putting on a pair of reading glasses? Which U.S. senator was nearly caned to d...

Drawing on a gold mine of primary documents--including letters, diary entries, personal narratives, political speeches, broadsides, trial transcripts, and c...

In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible...

Exact reproduction of the first American-written cookbook published in the United States. Authentic recipes for colonial favorites — pumpkin pudding, wint...

A View Of The American Revolution--dust Jacket. Here The Sovereignty Of The United States Of America Was First Acknowledged -- The Golden Rock -- Beggars Of...

Told by one of our country's greatest historians, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Truman, here is the extraordinary history of the birth of our countr...

The Taking Sides Collection on McGraw-Hill Create® includes current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest an...