America at 250: History of the American Revolution nonfiction for adults

Celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary by checking out some history books about the American Revolution. Browse this list for titles available at the Sussex County Library System.

Updated February 10, 2026
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The cause the American Revolution and its discontents, 1773-1783
Ellis, Joseph J. author.
Paper Book
In one of the most "exciting and engaging" (Gordon S. Wood) histories of the American founding in decades, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph J. Ellis offers an epic account of the origins and clashing ideologies of America's revolutionary era, recovering a war more brutal, and more...
Our first civil war patriots and loyalists in the American Revolution
Brands, H. W. author.
Paper Book
"A fast-paced, often riveting account of the military and political events leading up to the Declaration of Independence and those that followed during the war ... Brands does his readers a service by reminding them that division, as much as unity, is central to the founding of our nation."--...
American rebels how the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy families fanned the flames of revolution
Sankovitch, Nina author.
Paper Book
Nina Sankovitch's American Rebels explores, for the first time, the intertwined lives of the Hancock, Quincy, and Adams families, and the role each person played in sparking the American Revolution. Before they were central figures in American history, John Hancock,...
Valiant ambition George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the fate of the American Revolution
Philbrick, Nathaniel author.
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller Winner of the George Washington Prize A surprising account of the middle years of the American Revolution and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold, from the New York Times bestselling author of...
Independence lost lives on the edge of the American Revolution
DuVal, Kathleen
Paper Book
In an entirely new, global perspective on the Revolutionary period, Kathleen DuVal reveals personal stories such as that of Irish trader Oliver Pollock, Scottish plantation owners James and Isabella Bruce, and Creek leader Alexander McGillivray for whom the American Revolution was more complicated...
George Washington's secret six the spy ring that saved the American Revolution
Kilmeade, Brian
Paper Book
When General George Washington beat a hasty retreat from New York City in August 1776, many thought the American Revolution might soon be over. Instead, Washington rallied - thanks in large part to a little-known, top-secret group called teh Culper Spy Ring. Washington realized that he...

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