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

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Who set the mysterious fire that burned down much of New York City shortly after the British took the city during the Revolutionary War?   "An elegant, reader-friendly example of assiduously researched, carefully written American history that feels definitive."-...

In unprecedented and gripping detail, one of Britain's foremost naval historians explores a crucial period in the making of the modern world.

Cassandra Pybus adds greatly to the work of [previous] scholars by insisting that slaves stand at the center of their own history . . . Her 'biographies' of flight expose the dangers that escape entailed and the courage it took to risk all for freedom. Only by measuring those dangers can the...

In the rows of august marble busts that commemorate the American Revolution, we have lost sight of the true radical spirit of the longest and most disruptive upheaval in our history, argues distinguished American historian Gary B. Nash. In this brilliant reexamination of the swirl of ideology,...

George Robert Twelves Hewes, a Boston shoemaker who participated in such key events of the American Revolution as the Boston Massacre and the Tea Party, might have been lost to history if not for his longevity and the historical mood of the 1830's. When the Tea Party became a leading symbol of the...

A history from the first colonists' defense against Indian attacks to the firing of the "shot heard around the world"

This carefully researched, clearly written account of a lesser-known but vital aspect of the American war for independence chronicles exciting ship-to-ship battles; Benedict Arnold's efforts to build a fleet in Lake Champlain; the harassment of British ships by privateers; David Bushnell's sub-mari

This study considers the subtle and frequently confused relationship of armed force and political control in the British Empire before the American Revolution. It also clarifies a number of points of controversy and uncertainty about the causes of the American Revolution. Originally...

William Livingston's American Revolution explores how New Jersey's first governor guided the daily operations of a revolutionary-era government and examines the complex nature of the conflict, including the limits of patriot governance and the ways in which wartime experiences affected the...