Random House New Releases - History - Modern - 18th Century

Fort William Henry 1757 by Ian Castle

2013-11-19T00:30:00-05:00

Fort William Henry 1757
Written by Ian Castle

Trade Paperback, 96 pages | Osprey Publishing | History - United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775); History - Modern - 18th Century; History - Military - United States | $21.95 | 978-1-78200-274-1 (1-78200-274-X)

This book details the French and Indian War massacre by Iroquois of British and colonial troops in the Hudson River Valley that was fictionalized in The Last of the Mohicans.

After the British garrison of Fort William Henry in the colony of New York surrendered to the besieging army of the French commander the Marquis de Montcalm in August 1757, it appeared that this particular episode of the French and Indian War was over. The spirited defence by Lt. Col. Munro of the 35th Regiment secured the British and Colonial troops the full honours of war, allowing them to march away with colours flying.
What happened next became the most infamous incident of the war - the 'massacre' of Fort William Henry. As the garrison prepared to march for Fort Edward a flood of enraged Native Americans swept over the column, unleashing an unstoppable tide of slaughter. The incident forms an integral part of James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel The Last of the Mohicans. It is this version, later dramatically reconstructed in the film versions of the story, that has coloured our view of the incident to this day. But what really happened?
As part of a wide-ranging British strategy, Colonial troops were dispatched to the southern end of Lake George in 1755. At the subsequent battle of Lake George, these troops repulsed a French attack before commencing construction of a fort close by: Fort William Henry. Developments on other fronts in 1756 meant little occurred at the fort that year, but in 1757 it became a focal point for French ambition. Its garrison withstood an initial siege in March, but the French returned in August with a large army, and, following a siege conducted along formal European lines, the British garrison surrendered and marched away - only to be swept up in the most infamous incident of the French and Indian War.
Much new research on this campaign - including some fascinating archaeological work - has taken place over the last 20 years and yet, for many, it is still the image created by Cooper's novel that colours our understanding of what happened at Fort William Henry. This new study will update that view.

Rocque's Map of Georgian London, 1746 by John Rocque

2013-09-17T00:30:00-05:00

Rocque's Map of Georgian London, 1746 Detailed street map
Written by John Rocque

Non-traditional book, 4 pages | Old House | History - Great Britain; History - Modern - 18th Century; Reference - Atlases | $39.95 | 978-1-908402-54-7 (1-908402-54-7)

Mapped out in 1746, Rocque’s survey of London was the most detailed of its time, and is charmingly and attractively illustrated. Produced over two sheets, it also offers enough detail for local historians and genealogists and is a fascinating portrait of Britain’s capital at the beginning of the Industrial Age.

The map is folded within a sleeve in a keepsake portfolio package which features an authentic period cover and an explanation of the map's historical significance.

Mr Darcy's Guide to Courtship by Emily Brand

2013-07-23T00:30:00-05:00

Mr Darcy's Guide to Courtship The Secrets of Seduction from Jane Austen's Most Eligible Bachelor
Written by Emily Brand

eBook, 224 pages | Shire | History - Great Britain; History - Modern - 18th Century; Humor - Topic - Relationships | $10.95 | 978-1-908402-83-7 (1-908402-83-0)

Inspired by the works of Jane Austen, the amusingly tongue-in-cheek Mr Darcy’s Guide to Courtship is written from the perspective of Pride and Prejudice’s Mr. Darcy and closely based on real Regency advice manuals. It is a hilarious and irreverent picture of the social mores of the period and of how men thought about women – and sheds amusing light on men of the modern age, too! Readers can dip into different sections for Darcy's views on a myriad of issues, including "What Females Want", "The Deceptions of Beautiful Women" and “Winning Their Affections, Flattery, Making Conversation, and Flirting!" Also included are sections written by Pride and Prejudice’s Miss Caroline Bingley and Mr Darcy’s correspondence with famous Regency figures including the Duke of Wellington.

Frederick the Great by Liesl Schillinger

2013-07-23T00:30:00-05:00

Frederick the Great
Written by Nancy Mitford
Introduction by Liesl Schillinger

Trade Paperback, 288 pages | NYRB Classics | Biography & Autobiography - Royalty; Biography & Autobiography - Military; History - Modern - 18th Century | $15.95 | 978-1-59017-623-8 (1-59017-623-5)

The Prussian king Frederick II (1712–1786) is perhaps best known for successfully defending his tiny country against the three great European powers of France, Austria, and Russia during the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763), a feat that allowed Great Britain to limit its engagement on the Continent and emerge as the world’s leading colonial power, as summed up in William Pitt’s famous claim that “America was won in Germany.”

But in his youth, tormented by a spectacularly cruel and dyspeptic father, this future military genius was drawn first to the flute and French poetry, and throughout his long life counted nothing more important than the company of good friends and great wits. This was especially evident in his longstanding, loving, and vexing relationship with Voltaire. An absolute ruler allergic to pomp, a nonhunter who wore no spurs, a reformer of great zeal who maintained complete freedom of the press and religion and cleaned up his country’s courts, a fiscal conservative and patron of the arts, the builder of the rococo palace Sanssouci and improver of the farmers’ lot, maddening to his rivals but beloved by nearly everyone he met, Frederick was—notwithstanding a penchant for merciless teasing—arguably the most humane of enlightened despots.

In Frederick the Great, a richly entertaining biography of one of the eighteenth century’s most fascinating figures, Nancy Mitford’s trademark wit and charm find the ideal subject.

Frederick the Great by Liesl Schillinger

2013-07-23T00:30:00-05:00

Frederick the Great
Written by Nancy Mitford
Introduction by Liesl Schillinger

eBook | NYRB Classics | Biography & Autobiography - Royalty; Biography & Autobiography - Military; History - Modern - 18th Century | $15.95 | 978-1-59017-642-9 (1-59017-642-1)

French Musketeer 1622-1775 by Graham Turner

2013-07-23T00:30:00-05:00

French Musketeer 1622-1775
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Graham Turner

Trade Paperback, 63 pages | Osprey Publishing | History - Modern - 17th Century; History - Modern - 18th Century; History - France | $18.95 | 978-1-78096-861-2 (1-78096-861-2)

In 1884 the French novelist Alexandre Dumas published The Three Musketeers, followed by Twenty Years After (1845) and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (1847-50). This trilogy of works, reproduced in countless forms and media, most recently in a Hollywood film of 2011, has ensured the perpetual popularity of the unit known to history as the King's Musketeers of the Guard.
Dumas based his work on a genuine memoir by an officer of the Musketeers, Memoires de M. D'Artagnan, capitaine lieutenant de la première compagnie des Mousquetaires du Roi, which was published in 1700, and the historical truth is as fascinating as the legends created by Dumas. The King's Musketeers were formed in 1622 and abolished in 1775. It was populated by young men of noble birth, but often of poorer means, and the Musketeers served as a form of military academy that enabled such men to qualify for a commission in the regular army. In the 1760s, the young Marquis de Lafayette gained his first military training in the Musketeers. However, this was no schoolroom and the Musketeers served in all the major battles and campaigns of the period, including all the battles of the Wars of the Spanish and Austrian Succession. Their reputation for bravery was well deserved, and the units suffered horrendous casualties at a number of these encounters. This title will delve behind the fiction to reveal the true history of this most colorful and flamboyant of units.

French Musketeer 1622-1775 by Graham Turner

2013-07-23T00:30:00-05:00

French Musketeer 1622-1775
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Graham Turner

eBook, 64 pages | Osprey Publishing | History - Modern - 17th Century; History - Modern - 18th Century; History - France | $14.95 | 978-1-78096-863-6 (1-78096-863-9)

The works of French novelist Alexandre Dumas have been reproduced time and again on stage and screen. Based on a genuine memoir by an officer named D’Artagnan, Dumas published The Three Musketeers. The King’s Musketeers were formed in 1622 and were populated by young men of noble birth, but often of poorer means. The Musketeers served as a form of military academy, which enabled these men to qualify for commission into the regular army, but the academy was not just a schoolroom - the Musketeers served in all major battles and campaigns of the period; their reputation for bravery was well deserved.This title explores the history behind the legends created by Dumas. Drawing on historical and fascinating accounts the truth of this most colourful and flamboyant of units is revealed.

Revolutionary Summer by Joseph J. Ellis

2013-06-04T00:30:00-05:00

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American Independence
Written by Joseph J. Ellis

Hardcover, 240 pages | Knopf | History - United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); History - Modern - 18th Century; History - Revolutionary | $26.95 | 978-0-307-70122-0 (0-307-70122-0)

A distinctive portrait of the crescendo moment in American history from the Pulitzer-winning American historian, Joseph Ellis.

The summer months of 1776 witnessed the most consequential events in the story of our country’s founding. While the thirteen colonies came together and agreed to secede from the British Empire, the British were dispatching the largest armada ever to cross the Atlantic to crush the rebellion in the cradle. The Continental Congress and the Continental Army were forced to make decisions on the run, improvising as history congealed around them. In a brilliant and seamless narrative, Ellis meticulously examines the most influential figures in this propitious moment, including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Britain’s Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe. He weaves together the political and military experiences as two sides of a single story, and shows how events on one front influenced outcomes on the other.
Revolutionary Summer tells an old story in a new way, with a freshness at once colorful and compelling.

Revolutionary Summer by Joseph J. Ellis

2013-06-04T00:30:00-05:00

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American Independence
Written by Joseph J. Ellis

eBook, 240 pages | Knopf | History - United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); History - Modern - 18th Century; History - Revolutionary | $13.99 | 978-0-385-34962-8 (0-385-34962-9)

From the Hardcover edition.

Revolutionary Summer by Joseph J. Ellis

2013-06-04T00:30:00-05:00

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American Independence
Written by Joseph J. Ellis

Trade Paperback, 400 pages | Random House Large Print | History - United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); History - Modern - 18th Century; History - Revolutionary | $27.00 | 978-0-8041-2090-6 (0-8041-2090-0)

From the Hardcover edition.

Revolutionary Summer by Stefan Rudnicki

2013-06-04T00:30:00-05:00

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American Independence
Written by Joseph J. Ellis
Read by Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged Compact Disc | Random House Audio | History - United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); History - Modern - 18th Century; History - Revolutionary | $35.00 | 978-0-307-94375-0 (0-307-94375-5)

From the Hardcover edition.

Revolutionary Summer by Stefan Rudnicki

2013-06-04T00:30:00-05:00

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American Independence
Written by Joseph J. Ellis
Read by Stefan Rudnicki

Unabridged Audiobook Download | Random House Audio | History - United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800); History - Modern - 18th Century; History - Revolutionary | $17.50 | 978-0-307-94376-7 (0-307-94376-3)

From the Hardcover edition.

Guilford Courthouse 1781 by Adam Hook

2013-05-21T00:30:00-05:00

Guilford Courthouse 1781 Lord Cornwallis's Ruinous Victory
Written by Angus Konstam
Illustrated by Adam Hook

eBook, 96 pages | Osprey Publishing | History - Military; History - Modern - 18th Century; History - Reference | $15.95 | 978-1-4728-0398-6 (1-4728-0398-1)

By the Spring of 1781, the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) had dragged on for almost six years and the outcome still hung in the balance. When the British commander Lord Cornwallis launched his invasion of North Carolina in early 1781, his objective was to destroy General Nathaniel Greene’s American army. At Guilford Courthouse on 15 March 1781 the two armies met. In a desperately hard-fought battle the small but professional British army succeeded in fighting its way through three separate lines of American troops – but at a dreadful cost. Cornwallis lost over a quarter of his command. When news of the ‘victory’ reached Britain, a politician remarked; ‘Another such victory would ruin the British army’.

The Party of Humanity by Peter Gay

2013-05-08T00:30:00-05:00

The Party of Humanity
Written by Peter Gay

eBook | Knopf | History - Modern - 18th Century; History - France; Political Science - Social Services & Welfare | $16.99 | 978-0-307-83143-9 (0-307-83143-4)

THE ENLIGHTENMENT has long been the victim of uninformed or hostile criticisms. Even so respected a source as the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary defines the Enlightenment as “shallow and pretentious intellectualism, unreasonable contempt for authority and tradition,” thus collecting in one sentence most of our current prejudices. In this provocative book—at once a scholarly study and a vigorous polemic—Peter Gay sets out to shatter old myths, to sort out illusion from reality, and to restore the men of the Enlightenment—Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot—to the esteem they deserve.
The nine related essays in The Party of Humanity fall into three divisions: three are on Voltaire, presenting the great philosophe as a tough-minded, realistic man of letters who tried to reshape his world, rather than as merely brittle and shallow wit. Then, three essays characterize the French Enlightenment as a whole, and seek for the unity underlying the diversity of tempers and attitudes among its leaders. The last three, which include Mr. Gay’s well-known critique of Carl Becker’s The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth Century Philosophers, are polemics against widely accepted views of the Enlightenment. The longest chapter here is a detailed examination of Rousseau, the philosopher, and of his reputation among his interpreters.
What all nine essays have in common, apart from their portrayal of the philosophes as serious and engage partisans of humanity, is that they are all essays in the “social history of ideas”; they all treat ideas as inseparable from the specific social and cultural setting from which they emerge and which they affect.

The Enlightenment by Anthony Pagden

2013-04-23T00:30:00-05:00

The Enlightenment And Why It Still Matters
Written by Anthony Pagden

Hardcover, 528 pages | Random House | History - Modern - 18th Century; History - Europe; Philosophy - Movements - General | $32.00 | 978-1-4000-6068-9 (1-4000-6068-0)

One of our most renowned and brilliant historians takes a fresh look at the revolutionary intellectual movement that laid the foundation for the modern world.

Liberty and equality. Human rights. Freedom of thought and expression. Belief in reason and progress. The value of scientific inquiry. These are just some of the ideas that were conceived and developed during the Enlightenment, and which changed forever the intellectual landscape of the Western world. Spanning hundreds of years of history, Anthony Pagden traces the origins of this seminal movement, showing how Enlightenment concepts directly influenced modern culture, making possible a secular, tolerant, and, above all, cosmopolitan world.

Everyone can agree on its impact. But in the end, just what was Enlightenment? A cohesive philosophical project? A discrete time period in the life of the mind when the superstitions of the past were overthrown and reason and equality came to the fore? Or an open-ended intellectual process, a way of looking at the world and the human condition, that continued long after the eighteenth century ended? To address these questions, Pagden introduces us to some of the unforgettable characters who defined the Enlightenment, including David Hume, the Scottish skeptic who advanced the idea of a universal “science of man”; François-Marie Arouet, better known to the world as Voltaire, the acerbic novelist and social critic who challenged the authority of the Catholic Church; and Immanuel Kant, the reclusive German philosopher for whom the triumph of a cosmopolitan world represented the final stage in mankind’s evolution. Comprehensive in his analysis of this heterogeneous group of scholars and their lasting impact on the world, Pagden argues that Enlightenment ideas go beyond the “empire of reason” to involve the full recognition of the emotional ties that bind all human beings together. The “human science” developed by these eminent thinkers led to a universalizing vision of humanity, a bid to dissolve the barriers past generations had attempted to erect between the different cultures of the world.

A clear and compelling explanation of the philosophical underpinnings of the modern world, The Enlightenment is a scintillating portrait of a period, a critical moment in history, and a revolution in thought that continues to this day.

Praise for The Enlightenment

“For those who recognize the names Hegel, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Voltaire, and Diderot but are unfamiliar with their thought, [Anthony] Padgen provides a fantastic introduction, explaining the driving philosophies of the period and placing their proponents in context. . . . Padgen’s belief that the Enlightenment ‘made it possible for us to think . . . beyond the narrow worlds into which we are born’ is clearly and cogently presented.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“The Enlightenment really does still matter, and with a combination of gripping storytelling about colorful characters and lucid explanation of profound ideas, Anthony Pagden shows why.”—Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and The Blank Slate

“Reading Anthony Pagden’s The Enlightenment: And Why It Still Matters is an enlightenment in itself. The larger-than-life thinkers and talkers of eighteenth-century Europe have been blamed for everything from taking the magic out of life to making Auschwitz possible, but here, in sparkling style, Pagden shows us not only how their ideas made mankind modern but also what our world might have been like without them. Everyone interested in where the West came from should read this book.”—Ian Morris, author of Why the West Rules—For Now

The Enlightenment by Anthony Pagden

2013-04-23T00:30:00-05:00

The Enlightenment And Why It Still Matters
Written by Anthony Pagden

eBook, 528 pages | Random House | History - Modern - 18th Century; History - Europe; Philosophy - Movements - General | $15.99 | 978-0-679-64531-3 (0-679-64531-4)

Louisbourg 1758 by Patrice Courcelle

2013-04-23T00:30:00-05:00

Louisbourg 1758 Wolfe's first siege
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle

eBook, 96 pages | Osprey Publishing | History - Military; History - Modern - 18th Century; History - Military - Strategy | $15.95 | 978-1-4728-0310-8 (1-4728-0310-8)

Osprey's study of James Wolfe's siege of Louisbourg during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Louisbourg represented a major threat to Anglo-American plans to invade Canada. Bypassing it would leave an immensely powerful enemy base astride the Anglo-American lines of communication – Louisbourg had to be taken. Faced with strong beach defences and rough weather, it took six days to land the troops, and it was only due to a stroke of daring on the part of a young brigadier named James Wolfe, who managed to turn the French beach position, that this was achieved. The story is largely based on firsthand accounts from the journals of several participants, including French Governor Drucour's, whose excellent account has never been published.

Monongahela 1754#55 by Stephen Walsh

2013-04-23T00:30:00-05:00

Monongahela 1754#55 Washington's defeat, Braddock's disaster
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Stephen Walsh

eBook, 96 pages | Osprey Publishing | History - Military; History - Military - Strategy; History - Modern - 18th Century | $15.95 | 978-1-4728-0314-6 (1-4728-0314-0)

On 9 July 1755 amid the wilderness of North America, Britain suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in her history. General Braddock’s army, a mixture of British regulars and American militia, was shattered, losing over 900 men from a force of 1,300. Braddock was killed and the remnants of his army rescued by his aide, Colonel George Washington. The origins of this defeat can be traced back to the death of a junior French officer little more than a year before in a relatively minor skirmish with a party of Virginian militia commanded by the same George Washington. René Chartrand examines the subsequent chain of events that ultimately sparked a world war.

The Crisis of the European Mind by J. Lewis May

2013-04-09T00:30:00-05:00

The Crisis of the European Mind 1680-1715
Written by Paul Hazard
Translated by J. Lewis May
Introduction by Anthony Grafton

eBook, 480 pages | NYRB Classics | History - Modern - 17th Century; History - Modern - 18th Century; Philosophy - History, Criticism, Surveys | $18.95 | 978-1-59017-639-9 (1-59017-639-1)

Paul Hazard’s magisterial, widely influential, and beloved intellectual history offers an unforgettable account of the birth of the modern European mind in all its dynamic, inquiring, and uncertain glory. Beginning his story in the latter half of the seventeenth century, while also looking back to the Renaissance and forward to the future, Hazard traces the process by which new developments
in the sciences, arts, philosophy, and philology came to undermine the stable foundations of the classical world, with its commitment to tradition, stability, proportion, and settled usage. Hazard shows how travelers’ tales and archaeological investigation widened European awareness and acceptance of cultural difference; how the radical rationalism of Spinoza and Richard Simon’s new historical exegesis of the Bible called into question the revealed truths of religion; how the Huguenot Pierre Bayle’s critical dictionary of ideas paved the way for Voltaire and the Enlightenment, even as the empiricism of Locke encouraged a new attention to sensory experience that led to Rousseau and romanticism. Hazard’s range of knowledge is vast, and whether the subject is operas, excavations, or scientific experiments his brilliant style and powers of description bring to life the thinkers who thought up the modern world.

The Crisis of the European Mind by J. Lewis May

2013-04-09T00:30:00-05:00

The Crisis of the European Mind 1680-1715
Written by Paul Hazard
Translated by J. Lewis May
Introduction by Anthony Grafton

Trade Paperback, 480 pages | NYRB Classics | History - Modern - 17th Century; History - Modern - 18th Century; Philosophy - History, Criticism, Surveys | $18.95 | 978-1-59017-619-1 (1-59017-619-7)

Random House New Releases - History - Modern - 18th Century

Fort William Henry 1757 by Ian Castle

Fort William Henry 1757 Written by Ian Castle

Rocque's Map of Georgian London, 1746 by John Rocque

Rocque's Map of Georgian London, 1746 Detailed street mapWritten by John Rocque

Mr Darcy's Guide to Courtship by Emily Brand

Mr Darcy's Guide to Courtship The Secrets of Seduction from Jane Austen's Most Eligible BachelorWritten by Emily Brand

Frederick the Great by Liesl Schillinger

Frederick the Great Written by Nancy Mitford Introduction by Liesl Schillinger

Frederick the Great by Liesl Schillinger

Frederick the Great Written by Nancy Mitford Introduction by Liesl Schillinger

French Musketeer 1622-1775 by Graham Turner

French Musketeer 1622-1775 Written by Rene Chartrand Illustrated by Graham Turner

French Musketeer 1622-1775 by Graham Turner

French Musketeer 1622-1775 Written by Rene Chartrand Illustrated by Graham Turner

Revolutionary Summer by Joseph J. Ellis

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American IndependenceWritten by Joseph J. Ellis

Revolutionary Summer by Joseph J. Ellis

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American IndependenceWritten by Joseph J. Ellis

Revolutionary Summer by Joseph J. Ellis

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American IndependenceWritten by Joseph J. Ellis

Revolutionary Summer by Stefan Rudnicki

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American IndependenceWritten by Joseph J. Ellis Read by Stefan Rudnicki

Revolutionary Summer by Stefan Rudnicki

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American IndependenceWritten by Joseph J. Ellis Read by Stefan Rudnicki

Guilford Courthouse 1781 by Adam Hook

Guilford Courthouse 1781 Lord Cornwallis's Ruinous VictoryWritten by Angus Konstam Illustrated by Adam Hook

The Party of Humanity by Peter Gay

The Party of Humanity Written by Peter Gay

The Enlightenment by Anthony Pagden

The Enlightenment And Why It Still MattersWritten by Anthony Pagden

The Enlightenment by Anthony Pagden

The Enlightenment And Why It Still MattersWritten by Anthony Pagden

Louisbourg 1758 by Patrice Courcelle

Louisbourg 1758 Wolfe's first siegeWritten by Rene Chartrand Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle

Monongahela 1754#55 by Stephen Walsh

Monongahela 1754#55 Washington's defeat, Braddock's disasterWritten by Rene Chartrand Illustrated by Stephen Walsh

The Crisis of the European Mind by J. Lewis May

The Crisis of the European Mind 1680-1715Written by Paul Hazard Translated by J. Lewis May Introduction by Anthony Grafton

The Crisis of the European Mind by J. Lewis May

The Crisis of the European Mind 1680-1715Written by Paul Hazard Translated by J. Lewis May Introduction by Anthony Grafton

Fort William Henry 1757
Written by Ian Castle

Rocque's Map of Georgian London, 1746 Detailed street map
Written by John Rocque

Mr Darcy's Guide to Courtship The Secrets of Seduction from Jane Austen's Most Eligible Bachelor
Written by Emily Brand

Frederick the Great
Written by Nancy Mitford
Introduction by Liesl Schillinger

Frederick the Great
Written by Nancy Mitford
Introduction by Liesl Schillinger

French Musketeer 1622-1775
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Graham Turner

French Musketeer 1622-1775
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Graham Turner

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American Independence
Written by Joseph J. Ellis

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American Independence
Written by Joseph J. Ellis

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American Independence
Written by Joseph J. Ellis

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American Independence
Written by Joseph J. Ellis
Read by Stefan Rudnicki

Revolutionary Summer The Birth of American Independence
Written by Joseph J. Ellis
Read by Stefan Rudnicki

Guilford Courthouse 1781 Lord Cornwallis's Ruinous Victory
Written by Angus Konstam
Illustrated by Adam Hook

The Party of Humanity
Written by Peter Gay

The Enlightenment And Why It Still Matters
Written by Anthony Pagden

The Enlightenment And Why It Still Matters
Written by Anthony Pagden

Louisbourg 1758 Wolfe's first siege
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle

Monongahela 1754#55 Washington's defeat, Braddock's disaster
Written by Rene Chartrand
Illustrated by Stephen Walsh

The Crisis of the European Mind 1680-1715
Written by Paul Hazard
Translated by J. Lewis May
Introduction by Anthony Grafton

The Crisis of the European Mind 1680-1715
Written by Paul Hazard
Translated by J. Lewis May
Introduction by Anthony Grafton