The Radicalism of the American Revolution

8 best books like The Radicalism of the American Revolution (Gordon S. Wood): Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766, Battle Cry of Freedom, The Mismeasure of Man, Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet, Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation, The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861, The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln, Henry Clay: The Essential American

Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766

Author	Fred Anderson
ISBN	0375706364

In this vivid and compelling narrative, the Seven Years' War–long seen as a mere backdrop to the American Revolution–takes on a whole new significance. Relating the history of the war as it developed, Anderson shows how the complex array of forces brought into conflict helped both to create Britain’s...

Battle Cry of Freedom

Author

James M. McPherson

Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War.

James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and...

The Mismeasure of Man

Author	Stephen Jay Gould
ISBN	0393314251

The definitive refutation to the argument of The Bell Curve.

How smart are you? If that question doesn't spark a dozen more questions in your mind (like "What do you mean by 'smart,'" "How do I measure it" and "Who's asking?"), then The Mismeasure of Man, Stephen Jay Gould's masterful demolition...

Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet

Author	Bill McKibben
ISBN	0805090568

Our old familiar globe is suddenly melting, drying, acidifying, flooding, and burning in ways that no human has ever seen. We've created, in very short order, a new planet, still recognizable but fundamentally different. We may as well call it Eaarth.

That new planet is filled with new binds...

Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation

Author	John Ehle
ISBN	0385239548

One of the many ironies of U.S. government policy toward Indians in the early 1800s is that it persisted in removing to the West those who had most successfully adapted to European values. As whites encroached on Cherokee land, many Native leaders responded by educating their children, learning English,...

The Impending Crisis: America Before the Civil War, 1848-1861

Author	David M. Potter
ISBN	0061319295

“David M. Potter’s magisterial The Impending Crisis is the single best account to date of the coming of the Civil War.” —Civil War History

“The magnum opus of a great American historian.” —Newsweek

Now in a new edition for the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, David...

The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln

Author	Sean Wilentz
ISBN	0393058204

In this magisterial work, Sean Wilentz traces a historical arc from the earliest days of the republic to the opening shots of the Civil War. One of our finest writers of history, Wilentz brings to life the era after the American Revolution, when the idea of democracy remained contentious, and Jeffersonians...

Henry Clay: The Essential American

Author

David S. Heidler

The epic life and times of one of the most important political figures in our history.
 
He was the Great Compromiser, a canny and colorful legislator and leader whose life mirrors the story of America from its founding until the eve of the Civil War. Speaker of the House, senator, secretary...