History Bestsellers

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"The
Declaration of Independence" by John Trumbull (mural in the
Capitol Building, Washington D.C.)
These
United Colonies: The American War of Independence
by
Jennifer Brainard
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The
American Revolution
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History Books

American
Revolution Book Pick
Benjamin
Franklin:
An American LIfe
by Walter Isaacson

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a
great new biography of this fascinating "founding
father"
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HistoryWiz
Book Pick
His
Excellency: George Washington
by Joseph Ellis

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Pulitzer
Prize winning Author Joseph J. Ellis says in this
new biography that Americans see their first president
on dollar bills, quarters, and Mount Rushmore, but
only as "an icon--distant, cold, intimidating."
Ellis gives us a fresh portrait.
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History
Maker
Meriwether
Lewis

The
official leader of the Lewis and Clark expedition,
surviving the expedition in defiance of the odds,
returned home to commit suicide.
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