Presents the story of the year of the birth of the United States of America. This book tells two stories: how a group of squabbling, disparate colonies became the United States, and how the British Empire tried to stop them. It features a cast of amazing characters from George III to George Washington, to soldiers and their families.

A true story of Washington Crossing the Delaware - how George Washington saved the faltering American Revolution with daring attack at Christmas 1776.

A Pulitzer-winning study of the intertwined lives of the founders of America: Adams, Burr, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison and Washington. It argues that the checks and balances permitting the infant republic to endure were primarily rooted in the interaction of leaders with diverse values.

George Washington's will decreed that all his slaves were to be freed; an action that has fuelled controversy, speculation and intrigue ever since. This work explores the founding father's engagement with slavery at various stages of his life. It also recounts the moral transformation that culminated in the emancipation of his slaves.

Provides balanced portraits of leadership during the American Revolution. This text includes concise essays on the American generals - Washington, Nathanael Greene, Benedict Arnold and Lafayette - as well as British generals - Thomas Gage, Sir William Howe and Charles Lord Cornwallis.

In this gripping chronicle of America's struggle for independence, award-winning historian John Ferling transports readers to the grim realities of that war, capturing an eight-year conflict filled with heroism, suffering, cowardice, betrayal, and fierce dedication. As Ferling demonstrates, it was a war that America came much closer to losing than is now usually remembered. General George ...

One of the master stylists of American literature, Gore Vidal now provides us with his uniquely irreverent take on America's founding fathers, bringing them to life at key moments of decision in the birthing of the nation.

Ask most Americans why their forefathers started the Revolution and they'll likely mention no taxation without representation or the belief in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as inalienable rights. From the seeds of dissent through the long fight to glorious victory, this book brings to lights the story of America's revolution.

George Washington was the first president of the United States. This illustrated book introduces toddlers to the life of Washington and the concept of the presidency.

In this account of the Seven Years' War, Fred Anderson demonstrates that the conflict was more than just a peripheral squabble that anticipated the American Revolution, changing the character of British Imperialism with the mother country trying to reshape terms of empire and the colonists' place.

This book identifies, describes, and provides access information 250 publicly accessible sites that commemorate the life and legacy of the first president of the United States. This book provides travellers with a roadmap to retrace many of the events and to experience many of the places that made up the life of this notable man. Section one provides a brief but unusual biography of George ...

While history has immortalised George Washington, it has largely forgotten those who helped to propel him to such greatness - the 32 men who served as his aides-de-camp. This book asserts that Washington relied heavily on these men for help in formulating policy and strategy.

'What is the moment in history that you would like to have witnessed - and why?' - is the question that the authors posed to twenty historians. This book presents their answers. It is of interest to readers of history.

George Washington was not only America's first president, but one of the greatest presidents. Washington was also a successful farmer and the general who won the freedom for his country. This book is for children of ages 4-8.

Maryland and Delaware troops sacrificed themselves to cover Washington's retreat from Long Island in one of the most desperate battles in American history.

This title examines the full range of explanations for past-life recall. It includes fascinating stories and case histories from around the world, as well as intriguing theories about the relationship between body and soul, from general social beliefs about past lives to questions about karma.