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Books on Political History
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The Federalist Papers on audiotape
Source: Amazon
Author: Jay, Madison, and Hamilton
- Understanding The Federalist Papers is essential to understanding American politics. But reading them is rather slow-going sometimes. Listening could be much, much easier.
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Churchill: A Study in Greatness
Source: Amazon
Author: Geoffrey Best
City: London, Country: United Kingdom
- From an Amazon reader: "There are, at least, three reasons which qualify the book as splendid: First, it is magnificently written, so it's a pleasure to read. Second, it condenses the life of W.C. in just over 300 pages, which is a notable feat considering such a rich and interesting life (of course most of the details cannot be dealt with), and, third, wherever the author comes across a historically conflictive subject -- for example the battle of Gallipoll -- he gives a balanced opinion." (2001)
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Founding Fathers: Uncommon Heroes
Source: Steven W. Allen
E-mail: dave@allen.net
- The stories of our Founding Fathers, including their lives, families, friends, and personalities, instead of just the dry facts. (2002)
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Source: Amazon
Author: Joseph J. Ellis
- "Ellis explains the personal, face-to-face nature of early American politics -- and notes that the members of the revolutionary generation were conscious of the fact that they were establishing precedents on which future generations would rely." (2000)
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John Adams
Source: Amazon
Author: David McCullough
- The runaway bestseller. "Here a preeminent master of narrative history takes on the most fascinating of our founders to create a benchmark for all Adams biographers. With a keen eye for telling detail and a master storyteller's instinct for human interest, McCullough resurrects the great Federalist (1735-1826)." --Publishers Weekly (May 2001)
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Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution
Source: Amazon
Author: A.J. Langguth
- "With meticulous research and page-turning suspense, 'Patriots' brings to life the American Revolution -- the battles, the treacheries, and the dynamic personalities of the men who forged our freedom. ... From the secret meetings of the Sons of Liberty to the final victory at Yorktown and the new Congress, 'Patriots' vividly re-creates one of history's great eras." (1989)
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The Wit and Wisdom of the Founding Fathers
Source: Amazon
Author: Paul M. Zall
- A book of great quotes from Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. (1998)
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The Green Flag: A History of Irish Nationalism
Source: Amazon
Author: Robert Kee
Country: Ireland
- "Covering Irish history from the beginnings of Irish Nationalism through 1973, Robert Kee's treatment ranges from the Protestant Plantations through Wolfe Tone and the Great Famine to the founding of the Fenian Movement and the Irish Free State. His authoritative and comprehensive history is masterly in its detail and judicious analysis" (2001)
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Notes on the State of Virginia
Source: Amazon
Author: Thomas Jefferson; edited by William Peden
- In addition to Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Virginia," this text also includes notes to help elucidate the issues at hand and fill in some historical details.
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To Serve and Collect: Chicago Politics and Police Corruption from the Lager Beer Riot to the Summerdale Scandal: 1855-1960
Source: Amazon
Author: Richard Lindberg
City: Chicago, State: IL
- From an Amazon reader: "I'm an avowed Chicago history buff and found references in this book that simply cannot be found anywhere else. The bibliography alone has led to me several other books on the topic, which is appreciated. Really brought the city to life, and made you want to search out the street corners in question." (1998)
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Common Sense (Penguin Classics Edition)
Source: Amazon
Author: Thomas Paine
- "These are the times that try men's souls," begins Thomas Paine's first Crisis paper, the impassioned pamphlet that helped ignite the American Revolution. Published in Philadelphia in January of 1776, Common Sense sold 150,000 copies almost immediately.
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The Sacred Fire of Liberty: James Madison and the Founding of the Federal Republic
Source: Amazon
Author: Lance Banning
- This book describes Madison as a passionate democrat who held strong reservations about federalism and government centralization, not as a dry political pragmatist. (1998)
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The Boston Irish: A Political History
Source: Amazon
Author: Thomas H. C'Connor
City: Boston, State: MA
- "'The dean of Boston historians' ... earns that title, embodying as he does the best aspects of the two Irish strains -- openess and loyalty." --New York Times
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Partisans and Redcoats: The Southern Conflict That Turned the Tide of the American Revolution
Source: Amazon
Author: Walter B. Edgar
- "Though sometimes underestimated in standard histories, the American South was of critical importance as a theater of battle in the Revolutionary War .... The war came early to this valuable terrain, first in the form of open combat between Whigs and Tories, then with the arrival of a large British task force that seized Charleston and other ports." (2001)
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American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence
Source: Amazon
Author: Pauline Maier
- Maier's major contribution is her assertion that the Declaration grew more out of contemporary American experience than on European Enlightenment thought. (1997)
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Radicalism of the American Revolution
Source: Amazon
Author: Gordon S. Wood
- "Perhaps, as is often noted, the American Revolution was not as convulsive or transforming as its French and Russian counterparts. Wood's contention [is] that the Revolution was 'the most radical and far-reaching event in American history.'" --Kirkus Reviews (1991)
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The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates
Source: Amazon
Author: edited by Ralph Ketcham
- The Federalist Papers influenced the colonies to adopt the U.S. Constitution. Who were the anti-federalists? Men such as Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine. What impact did they have on the debate? They gave us the Bill of Rights and a more solid, lasting Constitution.
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The Federalist Papers -- In Modern Language: Indexed for Today's Political Issues
Source: Amazon
Author: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay; edited by Mary Webster
- A new "must-have" reference work on the old "must-have" set of essays that argued in support of the newly proposed Constitution. Some of the most important political opinion writing in history.
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The Debate on the Constitution
Source: Amazon
Author: edited by Bernard Bailyn
- A treasure of "Federalist and Antifederalist Speeches, Articles, and Letters During the Struggle over Ratification." Bailyn captures the spirit and the substance of the intense battle over the future of the American Republic. (1993)
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