American History Books

In The Permanent Resident, historian Philip Levy explores how George Washington’s life and legacy have been shaped by both scholarly research and p...

American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation 1765-1795, by Edward J. Larson - Copyright 2023 - ISBN 9780393882209 - Hardcover...

Spy Sites of Washington, DC: A Guide to the Capital Region's Secret History by Robert Wallace – Paperback – Copyright 2017 – ISBN 978-1626163768 Wa...

Feeding Washington's Army: Surviving the Valley Forge Winter of 1778 by Ricardo A. Herrera  – Copyright 2022 – ISBN 9781469667317 – Hardcover. In t...

Edited by Philip J. Schwarz. ISBN 0-931917. Copyright 2001. Softcover with 182 pages including 53 black and white illustrations.     George Washing...

"George Washington's Liberty Key: Mount Vernon's Bastille Key: the Mystery and Magic of Its Body, Mind, and Soul" by William J. Bahr. ISBN: 9781537...

This engaging, informative, and richly illustrated introduction to George Washington's landscape at Mount Vernon contains essays by Adam T. Erby, M...

On September 19, 1796, George Washington published his famous Farewell Address, announcing his decision not to seek a third term as president. In t...

A perfect companion to the bestselling Constitution of the United States of America, this elegant pocket-sized hardcover honors the 39 men who sign...

2023 George Washington Prize Finalist In Female Genius, historian Mary Sarah Bilder uncovers the groundbreaking story of Eliza Harriot Barons O...

Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad. By Ellen Levine. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. ISBN 978-0-439-77733-9. Copyright 20...

By Joseph J. Ellis. In softcover ISBN 0-375-70524-4. Copyright 2000. 288 pages including notes and index. In this landmark work of history, Ellis, ...

By Alan and Donna Jean Fusonie. ISBN 0-931917-28-X. Copyright 1998.   Softcover with 66 pages.   The first in a series of books celebrating the lif...

“Presidential Inaugural Addresses.” By Editors of Canterbury Classics. ISBN:  978-1-68412-662-0. Copyright 2019. Pliable leather-like cover. 416 pa...

The British are Coming (Young Reader's Edition) by Rick Atkinson - Copyright 2022 - Hardcover, 224 pages - ISBN 978-1250800589 How did the United S...

Who set the mysterious fire that burned much of New York City shortly after the British took control during the Revolutionary War? In The Great Fir...

Misinformation Nation by Jordan E. Taylor - Copyright 2022 - ISBN 9781421444499 - Hardcover, 288 pages. Runner-up of the American Journalism Histor...

Mount Vernon presents a stunning replica of George Washington’s personal copy of Acts of Congress 1789, a historic volume that played a key role in...

The Great Contradiction by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Joseph J. Ellis offers a profound and unflinching exploration of the moral and politica...

Uncover the gripping true story of a secret plot to assassinate George Washington in the early days of the American Revolution. The First Conspirac...

The Last Adieu recounts the summer of 1824, when the aging Marquis de Lafayette returned to America for the first time in forty years. Once a young...