18th Century History Bookstore
Check out these great books about 18th century history. This bookstore is an affiliate of Barnes&Noble.com.
 Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold
A study of the life and character of the brilliant Revolutionary War general who deserted to the British for money.
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 The First Salute: A View of the American Revolution
Learn about the first official recognition of 'the sovereignty of the United States of America.'
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 Great Documents of Western Civilization
By Milton Viorst analyzes are Luther's 95 Theses, the Magna Carta, the Mayflower Compact, the Edict of Nantes, the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Versailles, & the United Nations Charter.
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 Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic
If you think politics today are a nasty business, Joanne B. Freeman will tell you that not much has changed.
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 Rise to Rebellion: A Novel of the American Revolution
Jeff Shaara brilliantly brings to life the American Revolution, creating a superb saga of the men who helped to forge the destiny of a nation.
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 Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas
This book, by Carl Becker, is an essential for any student and Historian. It helps you to understand the Declaration of Independence as a Political Document. It is the Landmark work on this important historical Document.
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 Blackwell Encyclopedia of the American Revolution
A great sourcebook on the American Revolution.
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 Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787
This book discusses the Political development of the United States by looking at the making of the United States Constitution.
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 Companion to the Study of History
This book, by Michael Stanford, is an essential for any student and Historian.
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 Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution
Learn about the men who started the American Revolution.
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 James Madison Creation
This is a history of Madison's involvement in the creation of the American Republic.
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 Radical Enlightenment: Philosophy and the Making of Modernity 1650-1750
From the Publisher:
In the wake of the Scientific Revolution, the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries saw the complete demolition of traditional structures of authority, scientific thought, and belief by the new philosophy and the philosophes, including Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau. The Radical Enlightenment played a part in this revolutionary process, which effectively overthrew all justification for monarchy, aristocracy, and ecclesiastical power, as well as man's dominance over woman, theological dominance of education, and slavery.
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 Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82
From the Publisher:
During the years when the Revolutionary War transformed thirteen former British colonies into a new nation, a horrifying epidemic of smallpox was transforming - or ending - the lives of tens of thousands of people across the American continent.
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 Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams
Dearest Friend is the biography of Abigail Adams, the unschooled minister's daughter who became the most influential woman in Revolutionary America.
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 Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire
A colorful, politically astute account of the life and times of Princess Diana's most famous relative.
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 Robinson Crusoe
Read Defoe's classic work based upon the real life adventure of Alexander Selkirk.
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 Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766
A panoramic narrative of the North American phase of the Seven Years' War.
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 Life of Samuel Johnson
In this monumental work Boswell invented the modern art of biography and supplied posterity with a gold mine of anecdotal information about the 18th century's leading man of letters.
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 The Age of Voltaire: A History of Civilization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with Special Emp
This book discusses the History of Western Europe, with special emphasis on the conflict between Religion and Philosophy.
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 A Tale of Two Cities
The Classic Dicken's work about the French Revolution.
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