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On November 26, 1791, George Washington convened his department secretaries―Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph―f...

Winner of the 2020 George Washington Prize. The George Washington Prize is one of the nations’ largest and most prestigious literary awards. Rick A...

Best of the Best from Virginia Cookbook: Selected Recipes from Virginia's Favorite Cookbooks by Gwen McKee – Ring-bound – Copyright 2013 – ISBN 978...

The Trees of North America: Michaux and Redoute's American Masterpiece. Copyright 2017. ISBN: ‎ 978-0-7892-1276-4. Hardcover‎ 392 pages. François-A...

By Erica Armstrong Dunbar & Kathleen Van Cleve. George and Martha Washington’s Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away. ISBN 978-1-5344-1617-8. ...

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...

Edited by Richard W. Stephenson and Marianne M. McKee. ISBN 978-0-88490-191-2. Copyright 2000. Hardcover with 337 pages. Large size: 15" x 11". Inc...

John Dickinson of Pennsylvania and Delaware was a pivotal leader in the American colonies' resistance to British rule. Though his Quaker-inspired o...

“Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution: The True Story of Robert Townsend and Elizabeth” by Claire Bellerjeau and Tiffany Yecke Brooks, Forew...

"Experiencing Mount Vernon: Eyewitness Accounts, 1784-1865". Edited by Jean B. Lee. ISBN 0-8139-2515-0. Copyright 2006. Softcover with 227 pages. I...

Good Night Virginia (Good Night Our World) Board book – Illustrated, June 1, 2008 by Adam Gamble (Author), and Joe Veno (Illustrator) - ISBN 978-...

The Birds of America by John James Audubon – Hardcover – Copyright 2021 – ISBN 978-3791379142 This stunning edition of one of the most celebrated a...

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

By Helen Bryan. ISBN 0-471-15892-5. Copyright 2002. Hardcover with 417 pages. Meet one of the best known and least understood figures of the Americ...

By Edward J. Larson. ISBN 978-0-8139-3898-1. Copyright 2016. Hardcover with 139 pages including notes and index. Pulitzer Prize winning author Edwa...

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

Experience Audubon’s masterful bird engravings in a compact, gem-like format! This Tiny Folio™ edition features all 435 of Audubon’s hand-colored...

The master of the visual mash-up returns with his signature idiosyncratic take on the Constitution.R. Sikoryak is the master of the pop culture pas...

“Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Time of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton.” By Tilar J Mazzeo. ISBN:  978-1-5011-6634-1. Copyright 2019. S...

Who Was Betsy Ross? Paperback – Illustrated, December 26, 2014 by James Buckley Jr. (Author), Who HQ (Author), and John O'Brien (Illustrator) - I...

Hello, Virginia! Board book – Picture Book, October 8, 2019 – by Martha Day Zschock (creator) – ISBN 978-1938700835. Explore the beauty of Virgin...

Cognella Press proudly presents the release of "Remember the First Ladies: The Legacies of America's History-Making Women" authored by Diana B. Car...

Is democracy in trouble, perhaps even dying? Pundits say so, and polls show that most Americans believe that their country’s system of governance i...

Female Genius: Eliza Harriot and George Washington at the Dawn of the Constitution by Mary Sarah Bilder – Hardcover – Copyright 2022 – ISBN 97808...

The Story of Presidents - Board Book - - ISBN 978-1667200330 - Copyright 2022 Meet a few of the nation’s greatest presidents in this fun board book...

All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Niles. Hardcover with 389 pages. Copyright 2021. ISBN: 978-19...

Hero of Two Worlds - The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by Mike Duncan. ISBN 978-1-54173033-5. Copyright 2021. Hardcover 504 pages. ...

  In Lineage, historian Karin Wulf explores how genealogy in eighteenth-century America was more than a record of ancestry—it was a powerful force ...

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

An apt gift for oenophiles everywhere, this book includes chapters on the development of wine production, from the use of casks to bottles to the s...

A fascinating look at how art and artists helped shape revolutionary ideals during the American Revolution. Historian Zara Anishanslin tells the in...

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

“George Washington: The Political Rise of America's Founding Father.” By David O. Stewart. ISBN: 9780451488985. Copyright 2021. Softcover 576 pages...

Past and Prologue: Politics and Memory in the American Revolution by Michael D. Hattem. Hardcover. Copyright 2020. ISBN: 9780300234961. How Ameri...

How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A. by Marjorie Priceman – Paperback – Picture Book – Copyright 2013 – ISBN 9780385752930 Fancy a slic...

The South's Best Butts: Pitmaster Secrets for Southern Barbecue Perfection by Matt Moore – Paperback – Copyright 2017 – ISBN 978-0848751852 In The ...

  Timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of one of America’s most iconic founding moments—Paul Revere’s legendary midnight ride—The Ride offe...

Master photographers Robert Lisak and David Ottenstein have created an unprecedented photographic portrait of all 50 US state capitol buildings, sh...

Runaway: The Daring Escape of Ona Judge by Ray Anthony Shepard. Hardcover – Picture Book. Copyright 2021. ISBN: 978-0374307042. A powerful poe...

50 States of Love is a poetic celebration of the United States, highlighting the beauty and uniqueness of each state while celebrating the love tha...

On the 250th anniversary of American independence, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Edward J. Larson offers a compact yet powerful history of 1776—...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham introduces America’s essential founding documents in an elegant and timeless volume. In the winter...

From the award-winning team behind The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, and The Roosevelts comes a richly illustrated, human-centered history of America’...

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

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Residence comes an intimate, behind-the-scenes portrait of the true power brokers at 1600 Penn...

The bestselling author of The Pursuit of Liberty shows how the opposing constitutional visions of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton have defi...

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