In this landmark work of history, the National Book Award—winning author of American Sphinx explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals–Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison–confronted the overwhelming challenges before them to set the course for our nation.The United States was more a fr...more
A New York Times Bestselling AuthorA Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Author 1776 is the story of the Revolutionary War during the nation's tumultuous beginning, and those who, at great sacrifice, fought for what we assume to be our rightful heritage and precious ideals. This is narrative history at its best, bringing to life an extraordinary per...more
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER TIME BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second President o...more
When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on atop-secret patriotic mission. Disguised as a boy, she manages to smuggle amessage to General George Washington. "An unusually fine historical novel forthis age level."--Booklist.
He was not perfect. Far from it. He loved another man's wife. On the battlefield, he lost more often than he won. But in 1776 a big, determined man from Virginia was the perfect leader for his nation and his time - as a general, a president, and a symbol of a dream......CITIZEN WASHINGTON. In this extraordinary work of historical fiction, th...more
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