America's 250th Anniversary

🎆 July 4, 2026, marks 250 years from the signing of the Declaration of Independence 📜

Celebrate the Semiquincentennial with these books! 🗽

Updated June 4, 2026
Westchester Library System Mount Pleasant Public Library
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The Federalist papers : Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
Hamilton, Alexander/ Madison, James/ Jay, John/ Beeman, Richard (EDT)
Paper Book
The constitutional convention, meeting in Philadelphia to amend the Articles of Confederation, first rebelled against its own orders, and then invited the country to rebel against its own government.
The soul of America : the battle for our better angels
Meacham, Jon
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear. "Gripping and inspiring, The Soul of...
The British Are Coming : The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
Atkinson, Rick.
Paper Book
Winner of the George Washington Prize Winner of the Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History Winner of the Excellence in American History Book Award Winner of the Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award From the bestselling...
The rediscovery of America : native peoples and the unmaking of U.S. history
Blackhawk, Ned
Ebook

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