An illuminating study of the intertwined lives of the founders of the American republic--John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington...

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The Federalist Papers
by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Clinton Rossiter (Editor), Charles R. Kesler (Introduction)

This is a new edition of the classic text, the papers of Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison written in support of the then-proposed Constitution of the United States. In addition to the supplementary materials provided (including a copy of the Constitution and an Index of Ideas), this revised edition also contains a new introduction, historical glossary, selected bibliography, the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.  Amazon Review.

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Setting the World Ablaze : Washington, Adams, Jefferson and the American Revolution
by John E. Ferling

So many books have already been published about the American Revolution as well as about Washington, Adams, and Jefferson. Ferling brilliantly analyzes all three towering figures within a specific historical context, to be sure, but also in terms of each other. He creates and then explores a matrix of juxtapositions between and among them, comparing and contrasting all three in relation to each other but also in relation to the historical context on which each had such a profound impact... Amazon Review.

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The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates
by Ralph Ketcham 

These often intense and fiery speeches made by the Anti-Federalists or the detractors of the Constitution (as it was being written and then debated) are powerful, passionate and sharp enough to make one feel these words were meant to be weapons, i.e., the front line defense of the freedom and liberty we so easily take for granted today... Amazon Review

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Angel in the Whirlwind : The Triumph of the American Revolution
by Benson Bobrick

A disparate group of settlers, spread from New England to Georgia, agreed on little in the mid-eighteenth century. This fascinating history tells the story of how they eventually conquered the enemy, England, while it reminds readers just how divided the colonies really were. 3 maps.  Amazon.

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Patriots : The Men Who Started the American Revolution
by A. J. Langguth

This meticulously researched narrative history brings to life the American Revolution--the battles, the treacheries, the drama, and the dynamic personalities of the men who forged our freedom.  Amazon.

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The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas
by John Buchanan

Chronologically connecting events from the siege of Charleston in April 1780, to the battle of Guilford Courthouse, almost a year later, Buchanan carefully weaves politics, battles and personalities into one of the fascinating stories of American independence."  Roanoke Times

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The Cousins' Wars : Religion, Politics, and the Triumph of Anglo-America
by Kevin P. Phillips

This is an elegant and provocative book...Phillips not only seeks out the religious foundations of political differences but finds an underlying Anglo-America that has not only endured despite these wars but has decisively reshaped the modern world..."  Publisher

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Thomas Paine : Collected Writings : Common Sense / The Crisis / Rights of Man / The Age of Reason / Pamphlets, Articles, and Letters (Library of America)
by Thomas Paine, Eric Foner (Editor)

Thomas Paine's greatness lied in his ability to take the abstract ideas of the American Revolution and make them graspable by all of his time, while infusing them with the moral passion that they truly deserved. Paine is one of the great masters of ideas taken into action... Amazon.

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A History of the American Revolution
by John R. Alden

I found the book excellent to begin my research into the Revolution and found it to be fair and balanced for both sides.  Having a major in Us History and needing a book for History: Revolutions, Alden was a treasure to have stumbled upon. Amazon Review.

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Battles of the Revolutionary War, 1775-1781 (Major Battles and Campaign's)
by W. J. Wood

This is one of the best books on the battles of the American Revolution. having much of the smell of gunpowder about it, the author tells a straightforward tale of courage, hardship, defeat, and, finally, victory by an army of hard-bitten Continentals who became professionals through endurance, deadly on the job training, and the leadership of some of the best combat commanders in American history.  Amazon Review.

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Saratoga : Turning Point of America's Revolutionary War
by Richard M. Ketchum

This is a relatively new book, and it is an excellent history of the series of battles, the campaign, that was the turning point of the American Revolution. Seldom does a British armed force surrender; in the Revolution two did-at Yorktown and at Saratoga.  Amazon Review.

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The Day the American Revolution Began: 19 April 1775
by William H. Hallihan

The shot heard round the world traveled at slightly less than the speed of sound, as the news of its firing took four days to travel from Lexington Green to New York, five days to Philadelphia, and more than five weeks to distant London.  William H. Hallahan follows the news--and the reactions it provoked--in The Day the American Revolution Began.  Amazon Review.

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The Winter Soldiers : The Battles for Trenton and Princeton
by Richard M. Ketchum

Every school child knows that Washington crossed the Delaware and it was a big deal. Not many know why. Including me, until I read the book. Now I understand why he is so revered. This book is well written and inspiring.  Amazon Review.

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The Glorious Cause : The American Revolution, 1763-1789
by Robert Middlekauff

Many histories of the American Revolution are written as if on stained glass, with George Washington's forces of good battling King George III's redcoat devils. The actual events were, of course, far more complex than that, and Robert Middlekauff undertakes the difficult task of separating the real from the mythic with great success... Amazon Review

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Radicalism of the American Revolution
by Gordon S. Wood

Perhaps, as is often noted, the American Revolution was not as convulsive or transforming as its French and Russian counterparts. Yet this sparkling analysis from Wood (History/Brown Univ.; ed., The Rising Glory of America, 1971) impressively argues that it was anything but conservative... Kirkus Reviews

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Paul Revere's Ride
by David Hackett Fischer

The book is meticulously researched and extremely thorough. Hackett's history of Paul Revere, British General Gage and all the surrounding times, people, places and events pulls together what was happening just prior to the Revolutionary War.  Not only is it wonderful as a history book, but it's a fun and interesting read; if all history books were so interesting, fewer history students would be bored.  Amazon Review.

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Redcoats and Rebels : The American Revolution Through British Eyes
by Christopher Hibbert

Historian Hibbert corrects many fallacies that exist in the history of the American Revolution and portrays the realities of a war in which the British rarely lost a battle until the French helped the rebels defeat Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781. Captures the flavor, energy, and language of the period with colorful anecdotes and quotations. 16 pages of illustrations and maps.  Amazon Review.

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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
by Bernard Bailyn

This is probably the finest book on the American Revolution published in the second half of the twentieth century. No-one can truly claim to understand the Revolution without having read this book in its entirety. In it, Mr. Bailyn gives a full and thorough analysis of the causes and perceptions of the Revolution on both sides of the Atlantic... Amazon Review.

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Decisive Day : The Battle for Bunker Hill
by Richard M. Ketchum

Mr. Ketchum uses maps, drawings, and first hand accounts to provide a view of the Battle of Bunker Hill that is missed in most books on the Revolution. The details give the reader a true sense of what happened. An excellent research tool.  Amazon Review.

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George Washington's War:  The Saga of the American Revolution
by Robert Leckie

The author of Delivered from Evil and None Died in Vain brings us this third dramatic narrative of a climactic event in American history. Starting with a history of the causes of the break between the colonies and England, Leckie traces the course of events to the British surrender at Yorktown--in solid history that reads like fiction.

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The Birth of the Republic, 1763-89 (The Chicago History of American Civilization)
by Edmund Sears Morgan, Daniel J. Boorstin

In one remarkable quarter-century, thirteen quarrelsome colonies were transformed into a nation. Edmund S. Morgan's classic account of the Revolutionary period shows how the challenge of British taxation started the Americans on a search for constitutional principles to protect their freedom and eventually led to the Revolution... Amazon Review.

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Inheriting the Revolution:  The First Generation of Americans
by Joyce Oldham Appleby

An excellent historical analysis of post American Revolution cultural and character regional developments responsible for much of the future general nature -- religious, economic, and social -- of both male and female Americans. It gives what might be considered a "true" picture of early 19th century U.S. history, not one that has been "cleaned up" to protect ancestry. It is a profound, in-depth work of the true scholar and historian to be thoroughly enjoyed. One learns much from such historical preparation.  Amazon Review.

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Revolutionary War on Wednesday
by Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)

The Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to Colonial America. They arrive just as General George Washington is planning the crossing of the Delaware. Before they know it, Jack and Annie are in a boat with the Father of Our Country as history is made!

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The Long Fuse : How England Lost the American Colonies, 1760-1785
by Don Cook

Drawn from a multitude of primary sources, including personal correspondence and political memos, this narrative account of the political blunders that led Britain into the American Revolution throws new light on this colorful age and its players, from William Pitt and King George III to Ben Franklin and a young John Adams.  Amazon Review.

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A Battlefield Atlas of the American Revolution
by Craig L. Symonds

This atlas is a must for armchair generals. The stunning graphics and battle inclusiveness make it a must have!

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A Devil of a Whipping: The Battle of Cowpens
by Lawrence E. Babits

It's easy to forget that the British won most of the battles during the American Revolution. The Americans certainly carried the day at Saratoga and Yorktown, but they were beaten again and again by their enemy elsewhere--and often badly. So it's especially odd that the Battle of Cowpens, fought in South Carolina on January 17, 1781, isn't better remembered in American imagination... Amazon Review.

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The Voices of 1776 : The Story of the American Revolution in the Words of Those Who Were There
by Richard Wheeler (Editor), Bruce Catton

An excellent book for anyone interested in obtaining detail, from a participant's viewpoint, that most history books lack. If anyone would enjoy time traveling, he would enjoy chapter 31 which focuses on John Paul Jones and the famous battle which made him legendary. The troubles that one faced during battles aboard wooden vessels was amazing, and, simultaneously amusing! A must read for those interested in the thinking process of the participants. Chapter 31 was my favorite chapter of the whole book and I strongly recommend it to any navy personnel who has or wants a future in the navy.  Amazon Review.

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Battlefield Ghosts
by B. Keith Toney

Riveting, contemporary tales of haunts on America's Revolutionary & Civil War battlefields. Witness a once-in-a-lifetime phantom battle at Kernstown, Virginia, hear the piercing cries of the War Eagle at Vicksburg, or salute the spectral lieutenant guarding Fort Pulaski. These eyewitness accounts will keep you spellbound from cover to cover. Amazon Reveiw.

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