Browse Books: History / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)

The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West (Paperback) By David McCullough $18.00 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	Washington: A Life (Paperback) By Ron Chernow $22.00 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	The U.S. Constitution and Other Key American Writings (Word Cloud Classics) (Paperback) By Founding Fathers $16.99 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now
Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy (Hardcover) By Nathaniel Philbrick $30.00 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	Common Sense and Selected Works of Thomas Paine (Word Cloud Classics) (Paperback) By Thomas Paine $18.99 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	The Wealth of Nations (Modern Library Classics) (Paperback) By Adam Smith, Robert B. Reich (Introduction by) $16.00 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now
Selected Works of Alexander Hamilton (Word Cloud Classics) (Paperback) By Alexander Hamilton $18.99 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country (Hardcover) By Thomas E. Ricks $29.99 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America (Paperback) By Stacy Schiff $21.99 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now
The Taking of Jemima Boone: Colonial Settlers, Tribal Nations, and the Kidnap That Shaped America (Hardcover) By Matthew Pearl $27.99 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (Paperback) By Gordon S. Wood $18.00 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now	Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise ofD emocracy (Paperback) By Andro Linklater $17.95 Add to Wish List On Our Shelves Now

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Banned or challenged books - a small selection

The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale (Pantheon Graphic Library) By Art Spiegelman Cover Image

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story By Nikole Hannah-Jones (Created by), The New York Times Magazine (Created by), Caitlin Roper (Editor), Ilena Silverman (Editor), Jake Silverstein (Editor) Cover Image

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi Cover Image

A Light in the Attic By Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image

Halloween Books

Vegetables in Halloween Costumes By Jared Chapman Cover Image

Something Wicked This Way Comes: A Novel By Ray Bradbury Cover Image

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Three Books to Chill Your Bones: All 3 Scary Stories Books with the Original Art! By Alvin Schwartz, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator) Cover Image

A Halloween Scare in St. Louis By Eric James, Marina Le Ray (Illustrator) Cover Image

Edgar Allan Poe: Collected Works (Leather-bound Classics) By Edgar Allan Poe, A. J. Odasso (Introduction by) Cover Image

Stranger Things: Heroes and Monsters (Choose Your Own Adventure) By Rana Tahir, Patrick Spaziante (Illustrator), Katherine Spaziante (Illustrator) Cover Image

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